Can you name the 30 famous Philadelphia sports figures? by jmac8

Sport	Answer	Hint
Football		Missed 3 games in 14 years
Baseball		One of the greatest left handed pitchers of all time
Hockey		Won back to back Conn Smyth trophies
Baseball		The greatest 3rd baseman of all time
Horse Racing		One short of the triple crown
Football		As QB, led eagles to 1960 Championship
Baseball		Great hitter, he's just afraid of the wall
Basketball		Incredible talent poisoned by negative personality
Boxing		Heavyweight champion 1970-1973
Basketball		1982-83 NBA MVP
Baseball		He's the man (2nd Baseman)
Hockey		Scored two goals in his career... as a goalie.
Football		Booed because he was drafted over Ricky Williams
Football		The heart of recent Eagles teams, now a Bronco
Basketball		The greatest (100 points, 1 game)

Sport	Answer	Hint
Baseball		Incredibly durable, member of the 'Whiz Kids'
Hockey		On the 'Legion of Doom', had 3 straight seasons with 50+ goals
Hockey		On the 'Legion of Doom', never lived up to expectations
Baseball		The Phillies voice for almost 40 years. R.I.P.
Football		Eagles QB for 10 seasons, got them to the 1980 Super Bowl
Basketball		When he came over from the ABA, he changed the NBA
Hockey		Leader of the 'Broad Street Bullies'
Baseball		One of the most loved athletes in Philadelphia History, Hall of Fame centerfielder for the Whiz Kids
Baseball		Winningest manager of all time
Baseball		In his sophomore season, broke Phillies record for Home Runs in a season
Football		'The Minister of Defense'
Football		WR of the late 50's/60's
Basketball		Former Guard and coach for the sixers, it's arguable that he should be in the Hall of Fame
Hockey		'The Hammer' holds the single season record for penalty minutes
Basketball		Now a studio analyst for TNT, was a short but dominant power forward

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30 Famous Philadelphia Sports Figures Quiz

by jmac8

Created Nov 22, 2009 in Sports
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	Blaise:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 04:02 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. I liked how you made some of the descriptions personal to Philly fans like Utley and Abreu.

	josh23:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 06:00 GMT	3 points
	You have no source, is this your personal opinion?

	jmac8:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 GMT	0 points
	yes, many of them were opinions and stuff like that. I hope the hints I gave were enough to give you a clue of who they were. If they were any that weren't, please tell me.

	ianmez:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 15:04 GMT	3 points
	This was fun, but I would have liked to have seen Charles Barkley, Randall Cunningham, and Reggie White.

	Eagle3:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 19:44 GMT	1 point
	I love Utley, but a better description is needed. How about "Greatest current second baseman"? I thought you meant Schmidt for that one because Schmidt is the greatest Phillies player ever.

	TheDarkestKnight:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	1 point
	very fun quiz overall! Although you should switch Utley's description, also maybe you wanna change Wilt Chamberlain since his is simply "The Greatest", maybe something dealing with his 100 point game

	bosoxandnova8:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 22:03 GMT	1 point
	as a philly native, i can safely say no one in the city considers abreu a famous philly sports figure. take him out, or at least add barkley, ashburn, and cunningham.

	kraffcook:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 23:25 GMT	1 point
	No Tommy McDonald?

	lakercub:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 23:44 GMT	1 point
	I'd like to see van buren as well

	antlyon:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 02:00 GMT	2 points
	ow my eyes Change up the color scheme. good quiz though. Maybe a spot for Randall Cunningham and Harold Carmichael.

	jmac8:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 02:27 GMT	1 point
	Thanks for all you suggestions, I've tried fixing it up as much as I can

	TTOMO:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 03:41 GMT	1 point
	John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, Mitch Williams, Pelle Lindbergh

	Bengals55:	Mar 16th, 2010 at 17:17 GMT	0 points
	pretty interesting, i would expect more history though from a city with all the major sports and colleges.

	billybootlig684:	Jul 18th, 2010 at 03:11 GMT	1 point
	Add Foxx, Simmons, Klein, Cochrane. All HOF, all played in Philly for a while.

	RCray7:	Jul 23rd, 2010 at 04:25 GMT	1 point
	larry bowa?

	alleycat9:	Sep 24th, 2010 at 02:15 GMT	1 point
	dr j?

	phillydave33:	Nov 13th, 2011 at 21:16 GMT	1 point
	I think Jimmy Rollins should be on over Abreu

	hopeteacher12:	Dec 31st, 2011 at 03:39 GMT	1 point
	How about Bill Barber-HOF, Mark Howe-HOF, Reggie Leach, Tim Kerr, Ed Snider, Hal Greer, Billy C, Paul Arizin-HOF, Bobby Jones, Dolph Schayes-HOF, Chuck Klein-HOF, Dick Allen, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Steve Van Buren, Bill Bergey, Mike Quick, Phillie Phanatic, but Abreu!!