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03-08-2018, 06:32 PM
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Most of the guys know I collect, but nobody else does. I made a comment one day in the dressing room that I'm looking at an Art Ross card from 1910 (they wouldn't know what a C56 is). One guy on my team (in his 50's) said "Who's that? Never heard of him." I said "There's a trophy named after him." Now, appreciate the Vezina and the Art Ross are trophies that have been around since the 20's and the 40's respectively, and as well known as the Cy Young to baseball fans. I was embarrassed for the guy, but there is no excuse for ignorance. And he watches more hockey than almost anyone I know. Quote:
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03-08-2018, 10:02 PM
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I had my loved one take this quiz (she's pictured there in my avatar), and I copied what Derek posted of the responses his wife gave, then added her capitalized responses for comparision. She definitely did well in my main collecting pursuit (preWW2 baseball players), but obviously doesn't follow sports closely.
Babe Ruth 99% - yes / YES Muhammad Ali 99% - sorta - she first thought he was a basketball player, then remembered he was a boxer (phew) / NO! Jackie Robinson 99% - no thought he might have been a track star...she did know that he was black though. OMG / KINDA - she knows of him and that he broke the color barrier, but the name just didn't ring a bell tonight...she guessed female track star! Pele 99% - yes / YES Lou Gehrig 95% - yes / YES Mickey Mantle 95% - yes / NO...she guessed soccer! Joe Frazier 80% - no / NO Roberto Clemente 80% - yes / NO Joe DiMaggio 75% - yes / YES Ty Cobb 75% - yes / YES Shoeless Joe Jackson 60% - yes / NO...Say it ain't so, Joe! Wilt Chamberlain 50% - no / NO Bill Russell 50% - no / NO Jack Dempsey 30% - no / NO Joe Louis 30% - no / NO Rocky Marciano 30% - no / NO Jim Thorpe 30% - no / NO Jack Johnson 25% - no - she hears that name and thinks of the singer/songwriter / NO - same response...he's a singer she likes (who evidently writes some knockout lyrical hooks!) A.J. Foyt 25% - no / NO Richard Petty 25% - no / NO Honus Wagner 15% - yes / YES Satchel Paige 15% - no / NO George Mikan 10% - no - nor did I / NO...but I did Rogers Hornsby 3% - no / NO Christy Mathewson 3% - no / YES Walter Johnson 3% - no / YES Bobby Jones 2% - no / NO Bronko Nagurski 2% - no / NO Josh Gibson 2% - no / NO Georges Vezina 1% - no / NO...and I have only known about him in last couple of years because of Net54 and the member with 'Vezina' in his member ID Mike Tyson (added just for fun) - NO Brian P - YES (thankfully) Last edited by brianp-beme; 03-08-2018 at 10:10 PM. Reason: remembered to add Mike Tyson
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