Can you name the last names shared by these athletes and musicians?

Athlete	Last Name	Musician
Had lots of hits in the 70s; not welcome in the Hall of Fame		Had lots of hits in the 80s; welcome to the jungle
Nicknamed 'Mr. October'		Nicknamed 'The King of Pop'
Doesn't want no trouble, just wants to do the Super Bowl Shuffle		Kissed a girl and liked it, hopes her boyfriend doesn't mind it
NBA player: Nets, 2008-Present		Starred in 'The Wedding Planner,' also a singer/dancer
Flashy dunker whose career peaked circa 2001 with the Raptors		Flashy frontman whose career peaked circa 2001 with the Backstreet Boys
Canadian pro wrestler; wore pink sunglasses		Canadian pop singer; wore sunglasses at night
Switch-hitting SS; went from San Diego to St Louis in the 80s		'Switch'-singing MC, went from Philadelphia to Bel-Air in the 80s
Penguins captain; can't grow a moustache		Former Byrds members; has an excellent moustache
Seven NHL teams; played with Hull in the 90s		Six #1 hits; played with Hall since the 70s
Won 12 Grand Slam titles as a single; 1987 Tennis Hall of Fame inductee		Won 15 Grammies as a guitarist; 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee
High-flying snowboarder known for his long red hair		Singer-guitarist known for his red head-to-toe ensembles
Smooth pitcher; 2 Cy Young wins		'Smooth' guitarist; 10 Grammy wins
Texas Ranger; 2008's Glove of Gold		Buffalo Springfield; 1972's 'Heart of Gold'
Running back, Miami Dolphins		'Running Up That Hill' English singer
Took over for Brett Favre as Packers QB in 2008		Took over for Freddy Mercury as 'Queen' singer in 2005
NBA player: Nuggets, 2003-2011; Knicks, 2011-Present		Latin singer, known for tropical salsa hits
Played at historic Fenway Park; drafted as a Marine in WWII		Played at the historic Grand Ole Opry; not drafted in WWII due to back problems
American cyclist; Tour de France with Yellow Jersey		'American Idiot'; toured the world with Green Day

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Same Last Name: Athletes & Musicians Quiz

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Created Jun 5, 2011 in Entertainment
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	MarciniakUCF:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 21:32 GMT		16 points
	Should have used Brewers outfielder Corey Hart.

	bookworm75:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 22:11 GMT		8 points
	This is a DAMN good quiz.

	Lovenkrands:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 22:38 GMT		14 points
	Rogers (Kenny,Kenny) seems a rather obvious one to add.

	torerodrizzle:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 22:43 GMT		6 points
	Great hilarious clues. 5 Sporcles

	azk3000:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 22:45 GMT		9 points
	Could have had Santana (Carlos, Carlos) too.

	ShabamShabam:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 22:56 GMT		5 points
	Fantastic, fantastic clues!

	MrCaliChicago:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 23:17 GMT		22 points
	5 globes for the "can't grow a mustache" hint alone.

	waffle35:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 23:36 GMT		7 points
	I thoroughly enjoyed this quiz! And just like MrCaliChicago who has the comment above me, the Sidney Crosby joke about not growing a mustache made me laugh a bit. Great Quiz Mattomic!

	barnztormre:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 23:39 GMT		3 points
	When I saw "Super Bowl Shuffle" I was hoping that the answer was LB Jim Morrissey and there was a similar Smiths-related pun across from it. Because Moz rules.

	Ulkomaalainen:	Jul 9th, 2012 at 23:41 GMT		3 points
	While same name athletes would be a nice addition, I am not quite sure whether they could keep up with - and this actually is what I want to say - the absolutely excellent style of the "parallel hints".

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	ChileNoseJam:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 00:10 GMT		-4 points
	Did anyone else get Rose by guessing Rosewall for the tennis clue?

	MrsSchiebel:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 00:24 GMT		4 points
	Great quiz! One small nitpick though; the plural of Grammy is Grammys.

	tulliuscicero:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 01:01 GMT		3 points
	Definitely deserving of a sequel. Hopefully, the Pittsburgh Pirates' left fielder will be playing better so we can justify having a Presley.

	PK9:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 01:24 GMT		-2 points
	Aw, was looking for Angels' pitcher Kevin Jepsen to go with Canadian singer "Maybe" Rae Jepsen. :p

	garbanzo24:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 02:20 GMT		10 points
	Wears sunglasses in a dome. Wears "Sunglasses at Night." Hart (Corey, Corey)

	smartster:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 03:10 GMT		3 points
	whoever did not give this 5 Sporcles should have to explain themselves!

	diving:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 03:54 GMT		5 points
	Jakka93 - Sports popular outside of North America like baseball, basketball, cycling, tennis, & snowboarding? 4 Olympic sports & the most popular sport in Japan among other East Asian countries, all fair questions

	moviegoer74:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 05:32 GMT		2 points
	12 grand slam titles as a single is really awkward phrasing. 12 Grand Slam singles titles would be a much better way to put that. Also, identifying Michael Young by a single gold glove is a bit odd. He's a 7-time all star, he won a batting title in 2005, he's a career .300 hitter...all of these are more salient facts about Michael Young.

	Bobman1:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 07:58 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz, but needs more sumo... of course that might be a challenge on the musical front. There's gotta be a way to link Billy Martin and Ricky Martin, simply because it would be so bizarre. Well, about the same as Reggie and Michael Jackson, I guess. Graham Nash and Steve? (Maybe too heavy on CSNY.)

	JM001:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 10:03 GMT		1 point
	Why the hell would you choose Billie Joe Armstrong instead of Louis Armstrong? This is madness. Honestly, he was the main guy I came in here expecting.

	badlander:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 12:15 GMT		4 points
	Kind of Blue/Kind of Bull (Durham). Answer: Davis (Miles/Crash).

	Tony_A:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 14:04 GMT		1 point
	Forgot that Bush is now with Miami. All I could think of was Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris.

	bigjoeco:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 14:07 GMT		2 points
	@Tony_A, thanks for mentioning Larry Csonka. Now I want to watch 1990's American Gladiators.

	imclala:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 14:48 GMT		1 point
	Freddie Mercury is misspelled in one of the clues.

	Josh:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:44 GMT		3 points
	Well-written.

	david6k:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:56 GMT		1 point
	I believe Williams enlisted in the Marines, instead of being drafted.

	Ulkomaalainen:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 22:21 GMT		2 points
	To those comments about strangely worded and selected hints: I hate to point this out, but there is kind of a parallel thingy going on up there, you know, with many hints sounding similar. So yes, "Glove of Gold" works better with "Heart of Gold", "as a single" works better with "as a guitarist". About the selection of sports: I think it is absolutely okay to only use American sportspeople almost exclusively once in a while and won't complain (I enjoyed this a lot), but the reasoning "Basketball is an Olympic sport" and similar does not help since only a few of these players are well known outside of the US. "Being interested in Basketball" does not necessary mean "Following the NBA closely". Those countries where it is popular do have their own leagues, even if of lower quality, which many will probably know more about.

	Mattomic:	Jul 11th, 2012 at 02:33 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for the comments everyone! And yes, the comment above is absolutely right, I toyed with the phrasing a lot to come up with parallel clues, even if it makes them sound a bit cryptic.

	earlfug:	Jul 16th, 2012 at 13:46 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz! Sequel!! I won't wreck it by posting suggestions but scrolling through a list of NFL HoF inductees alone offered a bunch of possibilities..

	chikka2:	Oct 27th, 2012 at 16:33 GMT		1 point
	Brilliant matching, uncanny! 5 globes