Presidents and sports Flashcards
1
Q
Worked to save football from being banned in the United States
A
Theodore Roosevelt
2
Q
National Wrestling Hall of Fame
A
Abraham Lincoln, “outstanding American “
3
Q
First threw out the first pitch
A
William Howard Taft
April 14, 1910
to Walter Johnson, Washington Senators
4
Q
customized sport
A
Hooverball, combo of tennis, volleyball, and medicine ball
5
Q
Gerald Ford
A
played football at U. Michigan
turned down offers from Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers
6
Q
George H.W. Bush
A
captain of the Yale baseball team, played in the second College World Series (first base), 1948
Yale lost to USC in two games (best of three)
7
Q
George W. Bush
A
co-owner of Texas Rangers 1989-1998
8
Q
Theodore Roosevelt
A
college boxer
