Presidents and sports Flashcards

1
Q

Worked to save football from being banned in the United States

A

Theodore Roosevelt

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2
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National Wrestling Hall of Fame

A

Abraham Lincoln, “outstanding American “

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3
Q

First threw out the first pitch

A

William Howard Taft

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4
Q

customized sport

A

Hooverball, combo of tennis, volleyball, and medicine ball

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5
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Gerald Ford

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played football at U. Michigan
turned down offers from Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers

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6
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George H.W. Bush

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captain of the Yale baseball team, played in the first two College World Series games (first base)

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7
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George W. Bush

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co-owner of Texas Rangers 1989-1998

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8
Q

Theodore Roosevelt

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college boxer

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