I don't know the answer, but its driving me nuts.
1 posted on
02/13/2003 6:30:50 AM PST by
The G Man
To: The G Man
My brother-in-law is a sports trivia god. I'll ask him.
2 posted on
02/13/2003 6:33:49 AM PST by
martin_fierro
(ok, SOMEBODY had to say it)
To: The G Man
Bill Walton? - as a Rookie with Portland Trail Blazers, and his last year as a Boston Celtic.
(Well, we know it's not the Red Sox or Cubs)!!!
3 posted on
02/13/2003 6:38:51 AM PST by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is a war room".)
To: The G Man
Bear in mind that this might be a trick question -- the "athlete" may be a horse or racing dog.
Maybe a golfer? Pro poker player?
4 posted on
02/13/2003 6:38:56 AM PST by
martin_fierro
(ok, SOMEBODY had to say it)
To: The G Man
Obviously there aren't many people, at least in major sports, who have won an MVP in their rookie season. Wes Unseld of the Bullets (now Wizards) is the only guy who comes to mind, but I don't know if he won any later on. Perhaps it's worth checking out.
6 posted on
02/13/2003 6:53:26 AM PST by
Mr. Mulliner
(I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!)
To: The G Man
Never mind, I was thinking the question was about winning the MVP, not a championship.
8 posted on
02/13/2003 6:57:36 AM PST by
Mr. Mulliner
(I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!)
To: The G Man
A gut answer I had is Quinn Buckner, but I have no research to back it up. I believe he ended his career with the Celtics when they won a ring.
I do know he was the few to win a state (Illinois/Thornridge), NCAA (Indiana) and NBA championship in basketball. Maybe the only.
11 posted on
02/13/2003 7:08:35 AM PST by
schu
To: The G Man
Babe Ruth? Red Sox in 1915 and the Yankees circa 1934-1935ish?
14 posted on
02/13/2003 7:14:32 AM PST by
Hatteras
(The Thundering Herd Of Turtles ROCK!)
To: The G Man
My first thought was Matt Millen, who won the Super Bowl with the Raiders in 1980-1 and the Washington Redskins in 1991-2. But ... he won two others as well.
I'll get it, need just a little time ...
To: The G Man
It has to be somebody who played seven years - otherwise that particular number wouldn't have been chosen.
To: The G Man
The real problem could be, if this was a so-so player, who was lucky enough to be a reserve in both his first and last seasons....
Consider this a bump to make sure I go back and look at this.
To: The G Man
Chuck Bednarik played linebacker for Philadelphia from 1949 to 1960. The Eagles won the championship in '49 and '60 but not in between.
33 posted on
02/13/2003 9:08:03 AM PST by
laredo44
To: The G Man
Did you get the answer yet?
38 posted on
02/14/2003 12:37:11 PM PST by
kwyjibo
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