sph-m333 exam 3 people questions and
answers graded A+ updated
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) - correct answer ✔✔an African American boxer
-switched to Muslim (name change)
-his first gold medal was at the 1960 Rome Olympics
-went to prison for refusing to enlist in military
-he was stripped of his title in 1967 and later it was returned to him in 1967
Bill Russell - correct answer ✔✔Retired NBA player holds 9 of the top 20 RPG single-season
records. Played for the Boston Celtics winning 11 championships, and wore number six.
Joe Paterno - correct answer ✔✔Penn State football coach known for his integrity
his role in the child abuse scandal.
Add More
Red Auerbach - correct answer ✔✔Won 938 games as a coach, 9 NBA championships in 11
years and a general manager and team president for the Boston Celtics.
Check to add more
Al Downing - correct answer ✔✔was an All Star in 1967 and the National League's Comeback
Player of the Year in 1971. Downing allowed Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run on
April 8, 1974.
Art Shell - correct answer ✔✔First black coach in NFL - Oakland Raiders 1989
, Larry Bird - correct answer ✔✔-went to Indiana State
-Lost the NCAA Championship game his senior year against Michigan State and Magic Johnson.
- Boston Celtics
- Winning the NBA Championship game in 1984 against the Lakers and rival Magic Johnson
-. Becoming a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. The "Dream" team was
composed of the NBA's greatest players
Frank Robinson - correct answer ✔✔only baseball player to win MVP honors in both National
and American Leagues
-First black manager in MLB - Clev Indiana 1975
Tiger Wood - correct answer ✔✔a. Junior Amateur Champion (16) and the youngest to win US
Amateur Championship (19)
b. He won the Masters Tournament on his first try at the age of 21
c. He won 17 official PGA tournaments, 14 major victories, Jack Nicklaus won 18
d. A series of events brought his success to an end - sex scandals and multiple surgeries
e. At 40 and with his career on the slide it is unlikely that he will reach 18 majors
David Beckham - correct answer ✔✔Famous soccer player that was used to populate the game
-from england
Wayne Gretzky - correct answer ✔✔brought temporary notoriety to the NHL in Los Angeles
-He is the all time leading goal scorer in the NHL (LA)
Marvin Miller - correct answer ✔✔The MCBPA's (Major League Baseball Players Associations)
executive director, he was told by Curt Flood that he wanted to challenge the reserve clause in
court as a violation of federal antitrust statues even though it might mean the end of Flood's
answers graded A+ updated
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) - correct answer ✔✔an African American boxer
-switched to Muslim (name change)
-his first gold medal was at the 1960 Rome Olympics
-went to prison for refusing to enlist in military
-he was stripped of his title in 1967 and later it was returned to him in 1967
Bill Russell - correct answer ✔✔Retired NBA player holds 9 of the top 20 RPG single-season
records. Played for the Boston Celtics winning 11 championships, and wore number six.
Joe Paterno - correct answer ✔✔Penn State football coach known for his integrity
his role in the child abuse scandal.
Add More
Red Auerbach - correct answer ✔✔Won 938 games as a coach, 9 NBA championships in 11
years and a general manager and team president for the Boston Celtics.
Check to add more
Al Downing - correct answer ✔✔was an All Star in 1967 and the National League's Comeback
Player of the Year in 1971. Downing allowed Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run on
April 8, 1974.
Art Shell - correct answer ✔✔First black coach in NFL - Oakland Raiders 1989
, Larry Bird - correct answer ✔✔-went to Indiana State
-Lost the NCAA Championship game his senior year against Michigan State and Magic Johnson.
- Boston Celtics
- Winning the NBA Championship game in 1984 against the Lakers and rival Magic Johnson
-. Becoming a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team. The "Dream" team was
composed of the NBA's greatest players
Frank Robinson - correct answer ✔✔only baseball player to win MVP honors in both National
and American Leagues
-First black manager in MLB - Clev Indiana 1975
Tiger Wood - correct answer ✔✔a. Junior Amateur Champion (16) and the youngest to win US
Amateur Championship (19)
b. He won the Masters Tournament on his first try at the age of 21
c. He won 17 official PGA tournaments, 14 major victories, Jack Nicklaus won 18
d. A series of events brought his success to an end - sex scandals and multiple surgeries
e. At 40 and with his career on the slide it is unlikely that he will reach 18 majors
David Beckham - correct answer ✔✔Famous soccer player that was used to populate the game
-from england
Wayne Gretzky - correct answer ✔✔brought temporary notoriety to the NHL in Los Angeles
-He is the all time leading goal scorer in the NHL (LA)
Marvin Miller - correct answer ✔✔The MCBPA's (Major League Baseball Players Associations)
executive director, he was told by Curt Flood that he wanted to challenge the reserve clause in
court as a violation of federal antitrust statues even though it might mean the end of Flood's
