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- What's the nickname of the Marquette
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- basketball team?Warriors
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- How much is a poker bet of half a yard?Fifty dollars
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- Who came into the world as Rocco Francis
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- Marchegiano?Rocky Marciano
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- What heavyweight boxing champ was called The
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- Boston Strongboy?John L. Sullivan
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- What was the name of the Louisville entry in
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- the ABA?Kentucky Colonels
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- What golf course includes sand traps known
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- as Coffin, Cat's Trap and Lion's Mouth?The Old Course at St. Andrews
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- What NFL quarterback chose Big Sky as the
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- winner in a contest to nickname him in 1981?Joe Montana
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- What NBA team's nickname doesn't end in an
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- S?The Utah Jazz's
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- What boxer is known as The Hit Man or The
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- Motor City Cobra?Thomas Hearns
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- What Boston Celtics superstar was nicknamed
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- Number Six?Bill Russell
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- What's Magic Johnson's real first
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- name?Earvin
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- What college basketball team is nicknamed
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- the Tar Heels?North Carolina
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- What team went to the Super Bowl
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- on the strength of its Orange Crush defense?The Denver Broncos
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- What city had a Basketball Association of
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- America team called the Steamrollers?Providence
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- What two teams met in the NFL's famed Ice
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- Bowl?Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers
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- What Atlanta Hawks NBA marvel was
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- dubbed The Human Highlight Film?Dominique Wilkins
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- What nickname has poolshark Rudolph
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- Wanderone Jr. been known by?Minnesota Fats
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- Who battled Muhammad Ali in The Drama in the
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- Bahamas?Trevor Berbick
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- Who were Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, Don
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- Miller and Elmer Layden?The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
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- What heavyweight boxer was dubbed The Great
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- White Hype?Gerry Cooney
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- What brand of baseball did the Oakland A's
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- adopt in 1981?Billy Ball
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- What Miami Dolphins running back tandem were
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- nicknamed Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick
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- What was the nickname of onetime Kansas City
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- Chiefs defensive back Fred Williamson?The Hammer
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- What team's defensive line was once known as
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- The Purple People Eaters?The Minnesota Vikings'
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- What was the nickname of Eric Liddel, gold
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- medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics?The Flying Scot
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- What NFL quarterback was nicknamed The
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- Dutchman?Norm Van Brocklin
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- What was Houston Oilers wide receiver Billy
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- Johnson dubbed?White Shoes
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- Who did New York Yankees hurler Goose
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- Gossage dub The Fat Man?George Steinbrenner
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- What NHL goaltender was dubbed Tony O?Tony Esposito
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- What boxer nicknamed Two-Ton commonly noted:
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- "I'll moider da bum!"?Tony Galento
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- What's the NBA New York Knicks' name
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- shortened from?Knickerbockers
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- What was baseball player Saturnino Orestes
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- Minoso's nickname?Minnie
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- What was Bear Bryant's given name?Paul
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- What was 1920's wrestler Ed Lewis's ring
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- nickname?Strangler
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- What's the nickname of the Syracuse
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- football team?Orangemen
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- What New York Knicks star was nicknamed
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- Clyde?Walt Frazier
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- Who did Cassius Clay dub The Ugly
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- Bear?Sonny Liston
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- What publication, which debuted in 1886, is
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- commonly known as The Bible of Baseball?"The Sporting News"
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- What was pro wrestler Buddy Rodgers's ring
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- nickname?Nature Boy
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- What was Boston Celtics superstar John
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- Havlicek's nickname?Hondo
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- What NFL team was sometimes called The
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- Monsters of the Midway?The Chicago Bears
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- What heavyweight boxer was dubbed The
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- Ambling Alp?Primo Carnera
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- What NFL team once operated as the
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- Frankford Yellowjackets?The Philadelphia Eagles
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- What opinionated baseball owner has been
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- dubbed Terrible Ted?Ted Turner
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- Who played on the NHL Chicago Black
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- Hawks' Hem Line with Phil Esposito and Chico
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- Maki?Bobby Hull
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- What jockey gained the nicknames Heady Eddie
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- and The Master?Eddie Arcaro
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- What's the dish on a baseball field?Home plate
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- What was the multi-talented Mildred
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- Didrikson's nickname?Babe
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- What tennis nomad has been called The Happy
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- Hustler?Bobby Riggs
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- What close-shaving pitcher was nicknamed The
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- Barber?Sal Maglie
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- What New York Yankees pitcher earned the
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- nickname Louisiana Lightning?Ron Guidry
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- What's the nickname of the starting lights
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- for drag racers?The Christmas tree
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- Who is baseball's King Kong?Dave Kingman
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- What closely-knit baseball team was
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- dubbed The Family in 1979?The Pittsburgh Pirates
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- What race track is known as The Brickyard?The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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- What was baseball legend Casey
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- Stengel's given name?Charles Dillon
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- Who did Montreal Expos fans adore as "Le
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- Grand Orange"?Rusty Staub
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- What was onetime Dallas Cowboys linebacker
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- Thomas Henderson's moniker?Hollywood
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- What New York Rangers NHL sharpshooter
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- was dubbed Mr. Ranger and Mr. Hot Rod?Rod Gilbert
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- What prominent former NFL defensive lineman
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- was nicknamed Mad Duck?Alex Karras
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- What pitch has been called the fish hook,
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- jughandle, pretzel and snake?The curve ball
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- What expensive baseball slugger immodestly
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- nicknamed himself Dave the Rave?Dave Winfield
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- What was the nickname of Chicago Black Sox
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- player Joe Jackson?Shoeless Joe
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- What was the nickname of onetime New York
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- Giants defensive back Carl Lockhart?Spider
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- What was the nickname of Chicago Bears
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- fullback Bronislaw Nagurski?Bronko
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- What was the nickname of Harold Reese,
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- sometimes known as The Little Colonel?Peewee
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- What storied boxer was dubbed The
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- Bronx Bull?Jake LaMotta
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- What Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was known
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- as The World's Fastest Human?Bob Hayes
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- What baseballer answered to the name Tony C?Tony Conigliaro
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- What is NASCAR driver Elzie Wylie
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- Baker Jr. better known as?Buddy
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- What Green Bay Packers star was known as The
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- Golden Boy?Paul Hornung
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- What was Oklahoma football star Byron
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- White's nickname?Whizzer
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- What two-time baseball Triple Crown winner
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- was nicknamed The Kid?Ted Williams
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- What's footballer Too Tall Jones's
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- given name?Ed
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- What Oakland Raiders passing threat
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- was dubbed The Mad Bomber?Daryle Lamonica
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- What are the NFL's four nicknames for the
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- birds?Cardinals, Eagles, Falcons, Seahawks
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- What gymnastic event features rolls, levers,
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- kips, crosses, uprises and giant swings?The rings
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- Who was dubbed baseball's Mr.
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- Mustache?Rollie Fingers
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- What world heavyweight boxing champion
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- earned the nickname The Easton Assassin?Larry Holmes
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- What ski star was dubbed "Le Superman"?Jean-Claude Killy
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- What was basketball sharpshooter Pete
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- Maravich's nickname?Pistol Pete
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- What's the name of a 2-7 or 3-10
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- split in tenpin bowling?A baby split
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- What was legendary baseball pitcher Robert
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- Moses Grove's nickname?Lefty
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- What NFLer received the nickname Hacksaw for
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- sawing a car in half during his college days?Jack Reynolds
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- What's NBA playmaker Nate Archibald's
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- nickname?Tiny
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- What race car champion is often referred to
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- as The Man from Texas?A.J. Foyt
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- What flashy NFL running back was dubbed The
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- Kansas Comet?Gale Sayers
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- What's the nickname of boxer Ray Mancini?Boom Boom
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- What golfing great was nicknamed Bantam Ben?Ben Hogan
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- What NFL team do the Starbrites lead the
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- cheers for?The Miami Dolphins
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- What Washington Senators slugger was
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- nicknamed The Capital Punisher?Frank Howard
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- What was NFL running back Charles Clark
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- better known as?Boobie
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- What was the nickname of the North
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- Dallas team in "North Dallas Forty"?Bulls
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- What's the nickname of the Florida State
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- football team?Seminoles
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- Who did Rocco Barbella become for
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- his ring career?Rocky Graziano
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- Who were Army's Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside?Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard
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- What was football coach Pop Warner's first
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- name?Glenn
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- What major league righthander was dubbed The
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- Dominican Dandy?Juan Marichal
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- Which DiMaggio boy was nicknamed The Little
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- Professor?Dom
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- What featherweight boxer was dubbed Little
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- Red?Danny Lopez
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- Who gained his nickname because he allegedly
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- wrestled bears for a dollar a minute?Bear Bryant
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- What heavyweight boxer entered the world as
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- Harold Cream?Jersey Joe Walcott
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- What's the nickname of Army's
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- football squad?Cadets
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- What major league baseball club is fondly
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- known by its fans as The Big Red Machine?The Cincinnati Reds
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- What New York Yankees outfielder was dubbed
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- The Needler for getting on opposing players?Lou Piniella
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- What Pittsburgh Pirates great answered to
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- Pops?Willie Stargell
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- What name was given the New York Jets
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- defensive line for its pass-rushing prowess?The Sack Exchange
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- What eight-time Wimbledon women's tennis
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- champion was dubbed Little Miss Poker Face?Helen Wills
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- What was the nickname of onetime Baltimore
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- Colts fullback Alan Ameche?The Horse
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- What NFL team boasted The No-Name Defense?The Miami Dolphins
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- Where are baseballers if they say they're
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- playing in the horse-and-buggy league?The minors
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- What was Dallas Cowboys star quarterback
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- Roger Staubach's nickname?The Dodger
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- What college football team's standard-bearers are sometimes called the Middies?Navy's
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- What NBA team shares its name with a
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- part of a car?The Detroit Pistons
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- Which major baseball league is the Junior
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- Circuit?The American League
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- What longtime NFL placekicker was
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- nicknamed The Toe?Lou Groza
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- What Hall of Fame pitcher was dubbed Big
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- Train?Walter Johnson
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- What New York Giants Hall of Fame hurler was
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- dubbed Meal Ticket?Carl Hubbell
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- What NFL quarterback was dubbed The
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- Snake?Ken Stabler
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- What are slicks in auto racing jargon?Tires
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- What Pittsburgh Steelers running back was
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- dubbed Prune Juice by his teammates?Rocky Bleier
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- What parts of a dartboard are known as the
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- spiders?The wires
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