Trivia: Cat and Football Bowl Games

TRIVIASPORTS TRIVIA * The world’s longest dogsled race is known as Iditarod and is raced from Anchorage to Nome. * In 1972, Frank Shorter became the first American to win an Olympic marathon in 64 years. * The only two days that sports are not played on (in the USA) are the days before and after the MLB all-star game. * Babe Ruth played for three teams during his MLB career: the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves. * Lamar Hunt is the only person to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame for three major sports: Football, Tennis, and Soccer (speaking of which, check out some Bob Marley soccer posters!). * The four colleges who have perfect records in Football bowl games are: UNLV, University of Connecticut, East Michigan, and Idaho. * The Pittsburgh Penguins have retired a total of 2 numbers. These numbers (21 and 66) belonged to Michel Briere and Mario Lemieux respectively. * The only baseball player to play over 500 games at 5 different defensive positions is Pete Rose. * John Havlechek holds the record for the most field-goals missed in NBA history. * Mike Ditka played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh. * The first football team to play a full season with only professionals was the Latrobe Athletic Association from 1897. * AC Green holds the NBA record for most consecutive games played at 1,192. * In 1984, Michael Jordan was drafted into the NBA 3rd, after Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie. * Bayern Munich won the European Cup in three straight years: 1974, 1975, and 1976. * Wayne Gretzky was the fastest player to ever reach 1,000 points in the NHL and did so on December 19, 1984. * John McEnroe won his first Wimbledon singles title in 1981 by defeating Bjorn Borg.

TRIVIA FOR KIDS * A caterpillar changes into: a butterfly. * A scientist who studies the stars is called: an astronomer. * When you mix the color red with the color yellow you get: orange. * Walt