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| (1971) coach for the Packers |
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| (1967) AFL vs. NFL largest tv audience for sporting event. Greenbay beat Kansas City. |
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| Yankee pitcher- 5straight world series. he also went to OSU. |
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| what were the 2 curses of the world series? |
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BIlly goat curse- the team lost because the goat was not allowed in the stadium
curse of the bambino- red sox sells babe ruth to the yankees and the red sox didn't win a world series till 2004 |
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| what were the 2 curses of the world series? |
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BIlly goat curse- the team lost because the goat was not allowed in the stadium
curse of the bambino- red sox sells babe ruth to the yankees and the red sox didn't win a world series till 2004 |
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| north american soccer league |
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| in 1968 17 teams. a year later 12 teams folded. |
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| where did the washington redskins come from? |
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founded by George Preston Marshall
he was rascislast to integrate team in 1962. |
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| who was the first black manager? |
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| brooklyn GM signed Jackie Robinson to his team. |
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| brooklyn GM signed Jackie Robinson to his team. |
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| greatest pitcher in baseball history. first black to be in hall of fame. |
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-negro national league (1920-31) ended by geat depression.
-2nd negro national league (1933-49)
-negro american league (1937) |
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| 1st black guy to win heavyweight boxing title in 1908 |
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| who was the first black guy to play in major league baseball? |
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| 1st female sports anchor? |
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| 1st women to do play-by-play? |
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Gayle Sirens
- Pam Ward is doing basketball now. |
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| what is he clubhouse issue? |
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Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda (1977) agreed to let Melissa Ludtke in the locker room. Bowie Kuhn over ruled him.
Ludtke sued and won her case a year later. |
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| how does the super bowl summerize american values? |
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its aggressive and strictly regulated.
fight between males using violonce and technology. |
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| how did the super bowl get its name? |
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| Lamar Hunt saw his daughters super ball. other possible names were the big one and the final game. |
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yankees- pitched perfect game against brooklyn
- had to strikout ou's Dave Mitchell to end game. |
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| when was the first world series? |
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| 1901 boston american beat pittsburgh pirates. |
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| who was the first team to change mascot name? |
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| Dartmouth indian- big green |
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| Veeck's 3 word philosophy |
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| broke the 50 year color barrier played with broolyn dodgers |
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he was a black babe ruth
-2nd black in hall of fame. |
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| founder of negro national league. |
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| he fought jack johnson and lost. |
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| he wouldn't allow his team on the field against moses fleetwood walker. |
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| first league to allow women in? |
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| (1985) MLB had open door policy. |
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| first woman to write national baseball column? |
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| what is the actual playing time of the super bowl? |
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| who is the dean of american women sportswriters? |
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