| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 |  posted Who was the only man to score a touchdown at Chicago Soldier's Field, hit a home run on Wrigley Field, and shoot a basket in the old International Ampitheater arena where the Chicago Bulls played when they first came into existance? Give the circumstances for each. |
| Novice Registered: October 20, 2002 Posts: 217 | posted Don't know if correct answer to your question, but there is only one person I've ever heard about who played professional Football, Baseball, and Basketball. |
Junior High Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Registered: October 23, 2002 Posts: 517 | posted Dave Winfield??? |
| Novice Registered: October 20, 2002 Posts: 217 | posted My guy is a 'little' older.... |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
He didn't play professionally in all of the sports. I'm guessing that your guy also won some Olympic golds that were stripped when it was discovered that he had been a professional athlete under an assummed name. They were reinstated later. The 1912 Olympics were much more amateur than today. Am I correct in my guess of who your guess is? He's not the answer to my trivia as J.T. probably died before the International Ampitheater was built. |
| Junior High Registered: February 04, 2003 Posts: 512 | posted Dave Winfield was drafted in three professional sports, but chose baseball. |
| Novice Registered: October 20, 2002 Posts: 217 | posted
Got me! Only person who came to mind--do I still get my stale sandwich? |
| Rookie Registered: November 07, 2005 Posts: 88 | posted Jackie Robinson |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
You are too good to get a stale sammich, You win one of Farmer Burns' 24 oz. steaks with all of the trimmings. He asked me to tell you that the limo will pick you up at 6:30 PM. I forgot to ask him what day so I'd watch the driveway every day at 6:30 PM. Robinson played in the National Leaue so he played the Cubs in Wrigley Field lots of times. UCLA basketball team played in a tournament in the International Ampitheater. The touchdown in Soldier Field is a litle tougher. You post-war babies probably don't realize that until about 1960 a college all star team played a game every August against an NFL team in Soldier Field. The NFL champions from the year before played the college seniors from the year before. Robinson was the nation's leading rusher as a senior at UCLA and scored a touchdown in the all star game even though he didn't go into pro football. |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
Were you thinking of Jim Thorpe? |
| Novice Registered: October 20, 2002 Posts: 217 | posted Yep! and since I don't like to be wrong (happens too often) I believe the college all-star game was continued later than 1960. If I'm correct, Jerry Tagge quarterbacked the all-stars in the early 70's. Who was the coach of the all-stars? I can't remember, but he did it for quite afew years. |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
You are correct. I found this link but could'nt remember the All Stars Coach http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/Chicago_Charities_College_All-Star_Game.htm I just dug deeper into this link and found that Otto Graham coached the All Stars for 10 years. Bob Devaney coached them once. |
   Moderator Location: Good Ole USA Registered: October 24, 2002 Posts: 6303 | posted Good job ref and Frank!!! Sincerely,   -----------------  "A PEOPLE THAT VALUES ITS PRIVILEGES OVER ITS PRINCIPLES, SOON LOSES BOTH" EISENHOWER |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
Red Rocker- Thanks for posting this picture of the band instead of the other one where I have my shirt off. |
| Novice Registered: October 20, 2002 Posts: 217 | posted And in the other picture I'm not wearing my formal black hat. OK Red Rocker, Who are the four former Cardinals honored on the plaques in Yankee Stadium? Any red-blooded All-American boy should know this. |
Moderator Location: Good Ole USA Registered: October 24, 2002 Posts: 6303 | posted
You're Welcome...  ----------------- "A PEOPLE THAT VALUES ITS PRIVILEGES OVER ITS PRINCIPLES, SOON LOSES BOTH" EISENHOWER |
| State Qualifier Registered: March 21, 2005 Posts: 1035 | posted
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