Can you name the first names of these famous athletes? by gwukelic

Can you name the first names of these famous athletes?

created by gwukelic

Enter an athlete in the box below
Correctly named athletes will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Don't worry. Although not listed, there are alternatives to some of these names.
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Name	Missing Word	Sport
_______ Favre		Football
_______ Suzuki		Baseball
_______ Bryant		Basketball
_______ Orr		Hockey
_______ Messi		Soccer
_______ Mickelson		Golf
_______ Federer		Tennis
_______ Ripken Jr.		Baseball
_______ Nowitzki		Basketball
_______ Solo		Soccer
_______ Bolt		Track and Field
_______ Ali		Boxing
_______ Finch		Softball
_______ Mantle		Baseball
_______ Ming		Basketball
_______ Nadal		Tennis
_______ Nicklaus		Golf
_______ Phelps		Swimming
_______ Ohno		Speedskating
_______ Tomlinson		Football

Name	Missing Word	Sport
_______ Manning		Football
_______ Gehrig		Baseball
_______ James		Basketball
_______ Gretzky		Hockey
_______ Beckham		Soccer
_______ Woods		Golf
_______ Williams		Tennis
_______ Griffey Jr.		Baseball
_______ Chamberlain		Basketball
_______ Hamm		Soccer
_______ Lewis		Track and Field
_______ Couture		MMA
_______ White		Snowboarding
_______ Clemente		Baseball
_______ Bird		Basketball
_______ Armstrong		Cycling
_______ Ronaldo		Soccer
_______ Johnson		Auto Racing
_______ Hawk		Skateboarding
_______ Rice		Football

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Missing Word: Famous Athletes Quiz

by gwukelic

Created Jun 18, 2012 in Just For Fun
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	gwukelic:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 04:55 GMT		2 points
	This quiz included some athletes that are not only famous, in my opinion, but most also have an interesting name that makes them memorable. I hope I didn't miss any alternatives, but if I did, PLEASE tell me!

	BombaySapphire:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 05:01 GMT		3 points
	Well, I'll start the list of alternatives, but I bet there will be more. Mr. Manning's brother and father; another racing Johnson who's in the NASCAR Hall of Fame; Mr. Bryant's father with the sweet nickname; the Mr. Rice who's currently with the Ravens; Mr. Lewis's sister…

	BuddyBoy77:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 12:38 GMT		3 points
	To go along with BombaySapphire's comment from above, there is another Suzuki in baseball besides Ichiro Suzuki, named Kurt Suzuki. Also, there has been 8 different basketball players to have the last name James, besides Lebron James, with their first names being: Aaron, Billy, Damion, Gene, Henry, Jerome, Mike, and Tim. Also, for hockey, to go along with Bobby Orr, there is a hockey player named Colton Orr. Lastly, in tennis, Serena Williams has a famous sister named Venus Williams. Great quiz altogether Gwukelic, just maybe think about adding the alternatives that BombaySapphire and I have talked about.

	BombaySapphire:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 18:42 GMT		2 points
	@BuddyBoy77: At the time I took the quiz, the Williams alternative was already put into play. I did, however, forget to mention the boxer's daughter, who famously followed in his footsteps before she lost in a celebrity dancing competition to the speed skater in this quiz. :)

	gwukelic:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 18:57 GMT		2 points
	@BombaySapphire and @BuddyBoy77: Thank you so much! Before this quiz was contributed, I only had Venus Williams and Kurt Suzuki added as alternatives and was very worried that I would be missing others. However, now thanks to both of you, I have many more alternatives that I hope complete this quiz. Again, I can not thank you two enough for helping me and I hope you enjoyed the quiz. :)

	BuddyBoy77:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 22:12 GMT		2 points
	My pleasure, I always like to help out in the making, or perfecting, of quizzes. Also, I enjoyed this game very very much.

	pete32782:	Jun 18th, 2012 at 23:24 GMT		3 points
	You're still forgetting the elder Manning.

	12bball:	Jun 23rd, 2012 at 02:01 GMT		2 points
	I think Jimmie Johnson and LaDainian Tomlinson are the most missed because people don't know how to spell them. Maybe you could add some alternative spellings for their names.

	davebesag:	Jun 23rd, 2012 at 11:01 GMT		1 point
	Tiger Woods' first name is Eldrick.

	BorntoHoop:	Jun 27th, 2012 at 15:22 GMT		2 points
	Also, you should add "Sue" for Bird as an alternate. She is a Seattle Storm player (women's basketball). But the category says basketball - so she should be an alternate. I agree with most comments but you don't have to have EVERY alternative - because the title is "FAMOUS" Athletes. So, they don't have to be very pro player. Great quiz. Keep them coming.