Sports Flashcards
Egypt-named horse triple crown winner
American Pharoah
NFL Seattle
Seahawks
1924 Winter Olympics, France
Chamonix
Basketball shot that bounces off the backboard and into the net
Bank shot
1940 Summer Olympics
none
Current first basement for LA Dodgers, 5th in career home runs
Albert Pujols
Swedish 70s tennis player
Bjorn Borg
Football - toward or in the defensive team’s end of the playing field
Downfield
Las Vegas WNBA
Aces
Orlando basketball team
Magic
NFL Dallas
Cowboys
NHL LA
Kings
NFL Cincinnati
Bengals
First winter Olympics in mainland Asia
2018 PyeongChang
Shot at the basket that misses everything
Airball
Football - tackle of ball carrier on a running play, behind the line of scrimmage
Stuff
1964 Summer Olympics, Japan
Tokyo
Football - the player who snaps the ball to the quarterback
Center
Tampa Bay baseball team
Rays
Only jockey to win more than one Triple Crown
Eddie Arcaro
NFL Chicago
Bears
Current great center fielder for LA Angels
Mike Trout
2014 Winter Olympics, Russia
Sochi
Prolific hitter for Seattle Mariners in 1990s
Ken Griffey Jr.
Philadelphia baseball team
Phillies
1960 Winter Olympics, USA
Squaw Valley
Knicks center, now Georgetown coach
Patrick Ewing
Hockey - checking with the upper part of your body
Shoulder check
1944 Winter Olympics
none
U Michigan Football Coach
Jim Harbaugh
1996 Summer Olympics
Atlanta
Youngest head coach to lead team to Super Bowl championship
Mike Tomlin, Steelers
Canadian Red Wings player 90s-00s
Brendan Shanahan
Hardest hitting Heavyweight boxer
Mike Tyson
Baseball player famous for over-the-shoulder catch
Willie Mays
St. Louis baseball team
Cardinals
NYC basketball team
Knicks
Hockey - checking someone up against the side
Boarding or checking Into The Boards
Green Bay Packers early coach and namesake of field
Curly Lambeau
US female sprinter, 3 gold medals at 1960 Olympics
Wilma Rudolph
Congolese-American shot blocker
Dikembe Mutombo
Most career grand slams record broken by Alex Rodriguez
Lou Gehrig
2002 Winter Olympics, USA
Salt Lake City
Portland basketball team
Trailblazers
1916 Summer Olympics
none
1928 Winter Olympics, Switzerland
St. Moritz
1940 Winter Olympics
none
1980 Winter Olympics, USA
Lake Placid
NHL Las Vegas
Golden Knights
Russian Washington Capitals NHL player
Alex Ovechkin
Baltimore Ravens interceptions record-holder
Ed Reed
Set 90 MLB records during 1900s-20s career with Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Oakland baseball team
Athletics
QB who won 4 Super Bowls with 49ers
Joe Montana
U Oklahoma, then many teams running back, still playing
Adrian Peterson
1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm
Sweden
Utah basketball team
Jazz
Hockey - using the stick in a broad motion across the ice to swipe the puck
Sweep checking
NFL Denver
Broncos
NYC MLS
NYC FC and Red Bulls
Louisiana Tech and Utah Jazz power forward
Karl Malone
Football - The lines on the center of the field that signify 1 yard on the field
Hash marks
Baseball number 42
Jackie Robinson
NHL Detroit
Red Wings
Houston baseball team
Astros
British 2012 and 2016 gold medal triathlete
Alistair Brownlee
New York Knicks, Beijing Ducks
Jeremy Lin
Triple Crown in 1956 - led MLB in batting average, home runs, runs batted in
Mickey Mantle
Captain of Red Wings for 3 Stanley Cups
Steve Yzerman
Chicago NL baseball team
Cubs
Memphis basketball team
Grizzlies
NFL Carolina
Panthers
49ers, greatest wide receiver in history
Jerry Rice
Basketball penalty for dribbling the ball with both hands
Double dribble
“The Magnificent” Pittsburg Penguins player for 80s-00s
Mario Lemieux
NFL Detroit
Lions
2024 Summer Olympics, France
Paris
American men’s tennis player who was the last #1 before the Big 3
Andy Roddick
80s-90s American men’s sprinter and long-jumper, IOC greatest athlete of the century
Carl Lewis
NFL Baltimore
Ravens
Utah Jazz point guard 1989-2003
John Stockton
2015 NCAA basketball scandal
Syracuse
NHL Seattle
Kraken
New England Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady
Basketball - pass the ball to someone who scores after receiving it
Assist
NHL Chicago
Blackhawks
Basketball - Anytime action on the court has ceased and the ball isn’t in play.
Dead ball
Seattle WNBA
Storm
2004 Summer Olympics, Greece
Athens
Basketball player without the ball cuts behind a defender and towards the basket
Backdoor
most recent horseracing triple crown winner
Justify
Current QB for Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson
NHL Toronto
Maple Leafs
Australian Seattle Storm player
Lauren Jackson
NHL playoff MVP award
Conn Smythe Trophy
Boston baseball team
Red Sox
Basketball defensive strategy in which each player on the defensive team guards one person on the opposing team.
Man to man
Basketball - violation of interfering with the shot when its on its downward arc or is on or over the rim.
Goaltending
Played for Bucks then Lakers in 70s-80s
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico
Mexico City
New Orleans basketball team
Pelicans
Basketball - Two players from opposing teams compete for the first possession of the game
opening tip
Football - outer two members of the offensive line
Left and right tackle
Atlanta baseball team
Braves
1908 Summer Olympics, UK
London
The basketball rim is attached to the
Backboard
NY Giants QB
Eli Manning
NHL Washington
Capitals
NHL Columbus
Blue Jackets
Novak Djokovic is from
Serbia
Roger Federer is from
Switzerland
UCLA basketball coach
John Wooden
Jewish pitcher who wouldn’t pitch on Yom Kippur
Sandy Koufax
US Open is held at
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows
A football play where the defensive team rushes more football players than usual to try and sack the quarterback.
Blitz
1920 Summer Olympics, Belgium
Antwerp
San Antonio basketball team
Spurs
Coach who took Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl championship
Andy Reid
Basketball - defensive strategy where players guard a specific zone or area of the court
Zone defense
Washington DC WNBA
Mystics
NFL New England
Patriots
NFL Cleveland
Browns
Mostly Timberwolves, defensive player 1995-2017
Kevin Garnett (also Celtics, Nets)
“The Mailman” basketball player
Karl Malone
NFL San Francisco
49ers
Milwaukee basketball team
Bucks
Basketball penalty when offensive player with the ball knocks over a defensive player
Charge
80s-90s linebacker for NY Giants, greatest defensive player
Lawrence Taylor
NHL Buffalo
Sabres
NHL Boston
Bruins
2012 Summer Olympics
London
Most consecutive games record broken by Cal Ripken
Lou Gehrig
Only player to crack number 1 tennis over the Big 3
Andy Murray
NHL NYC
Islanders and Rangers
Woman with most all time downhill skiing World Cup wins
Lindsey Vonn
Football penalty - An illegal, flagrant foul considered risky to the health of another player.
Personal Foul
Football - attempted tackle of QB while he stands in the pocket
Rush
NHL Colorado
Avalanche
Basketball - a basket scored on any shot other than a free throw
Field goal
New England Patriots coach
Bill Belichick
Hockey - push stick down on offensive player’s stick to disrupt range of motion and steal puck
Press checking
Hockey - using the stick to push the puck away from the opponent
Poke checking
US heptathlon and long jump Olympian
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1998 Winter Olympics, Japan
Nagano
Detroit basketball team
Pistons
Basketball offensive strategy in which a player without the ball stands in the way of a defensive player.
Screen
most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history
Allyson Felix
Arizona baseball team
Diamondbacks
Detroit baseball team
Tigers
Basketball - offensive player defended by two opposing players at once
Double team
Youngest head coach in NFL history
Sean McVay
Yankees shortstop 1995-2014
Derek Jeter
Temple basketball coach
John Chaney
NHL Florida
Panthers
Most youth hockey leagues do not allow:
body checking
Seattle Reign soccer star
Megan Rapinoe
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Larry Fitzgerald
Indianapolis Colts QB
Peyton Manning
Steelers head coach
Mike Tomlin
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback
Brett Favre
Football - A period of action that starts when the ball is put into play and ends when the ball is ruled dead
Down
1952 Summer Olympics, Finland
Helsinki
Colorado MLS
Rapids
Basketball - catching a pass and dunking before landing
Alley-oop
Greatest power forward of all time
Tim Duncan
Men’s world-record marathon holder and 2016-20 gold medalist
Eliud Kipchoge
NHL St. Louis
Blues
Football - on 4th down, team on offense has the opportunity to kick the ball to the other side
Punt
Basketball - The part of the court furthest away from the basket, also, a team’s defensive half of the court.
Backcourt
Boston basketball team
Celtics
NHL Calgary
Flames
WA-named horse triple crown winner
Seattle Slew
Last minute goal in 2011 women’s world cup
Abby Wambach
1972 Summer Olympics
Munich
Jeremy Lin was first Asian American to win a championship with this team
Toronto Raptors
Cleveland Browns running back in 50s-60s
Jim Brown
UMich then Raiders, Packers, Raiders
Charles Woodson
Hockey - defensive technique to separate opponent from the puck
Checking
Bulls with Jordan then other teams till 2008
Scottie Pippen
Basketball - Illegal personal contact against an opposing player.
personal foul
Football penalty - quarterback purposely throws incomplete pass to avoid a sack
Intentional grounding
NFL Indianapolis
Colts
Basketball - The foot planted on the ground that allows the player to rotate position when not dribbling.
Pivot foot
Greatest Baltimore Ravens defensive player
Ray Lewis
Miami Heat defensive player in 90s-00s
Alonzo Mourning (“Zo”)
WNBA legend, mostly Houston Comets
Sheryl Swoopes
1976 Summer Olympics, Canada
Montreal
Current QB for Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes
Brett Favre successor as Packers QB
Aaron Rodgers
Philadelphia basketball team
76ers
Football - place where the QB stands during the snap
Point Guard, now coach of Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd
Baseball - a fielder who catches a batted ball, tags a runner, steps on a base is credit with a ____
Putout
Cincinnati baseball team
Reds
German women’s tennis player, 3rd all time in Grand Slams
Steffi Graf
Basketball penalty when a player holds the ball excessively at the apex while dribbling
Carrying
1992 Summer Olympics, Spain
Barcelona
He was the first Asian American to win an NBA championship
Jeremy Lin
Minnesota WNBA
Lynx
Charlotte basketball team
Hornets
Oklahoma City basketball team
Thunder
James Naismith was the
inventor of basketball
Football - The act of receiving a kick or punt and running toward the opponent’s goal line with the intent of scoring or gaining significant yardage.
Return
21 seasons for Orioles, record for consecutive games played
Cal Ripken Jr.
NFL Pittsburgh
Steelers
Bulls then Wizards
Michael Jordan
The area of the basketball court closest to the basket.
Frontcourt
New England MLS
Revolution
Chicago MLS
Fire
NFL Washington DC
Washington Football Team
Football - area of the field behind the offensive line
Backfield
Football - position that serves as a receiver and also as a blocker.
Tight end
Minnesota basketball team
Timberwolves
2010 Winter Olympics, Canada
Vancouver
Las Vegas Raiders coach who won Super Bowl with Tampa Bay
Jon Gruden
Most women’s Grand Slam titles in the Open era
Serena Williams
Basketball - offensive team loses possession of the ball by way of an offensive foul, steal or out-of-bounds violation.
Turnover
Military-named horse triple crown winner
War Admiral
Seattle Seahawks head coach
Pete Carroll
20 years with Lakers, shooting guard
Kobe Bryant
Most career strikeouts in baseball
Nolan Ryan
First player to dunk in a WNBA game
Lisa Leslie
U Indiana basketball coach, 4th in all time wins
Bobby Knight, “The General”
Basketball technique - widen stance to get in better rebounding position
Box out
Lakers player, best point guard of all time
Magic Johnson
NFL Las Vegas
Raiders
Football penalty - offensive lineman moves before the snap
False Start
1956 Summer Olympics, Australia
Melbourne
Football - player holding the ball is tackled in his own end zone
Safety
2021 Tokyo all-around women’s gymnastics gold
Sunisa Lee
Basketball - A rules infraction that doesn’t involved procedural violations, such as unsportsmanlike conduct
Technical foul
San Francisco baseball team
Giants
Cleveland Cavaliers & Miami Heat player
LeBron James
Current QB for Seattle Seahawks
Russell Wilson
Football - QB fakes handoff and then attempts a pass
Play-action pass
NFL coach brothers
Jim (49ers, now UM) and John Harbaugh
1990s Mexican-American boxer
Oscar De la Hoya
Hockey - lifting offensive player’s stick off the ice to steal the puck
Lift checking
Hockey - penalty for a violent check with body
Charging
Pittsburgh baseball team
Pirates
50s-60s Yankees, greatest switch hitter in baseball history
Mickey Mantle
San Francisco basketball team
Golden State Warriors
Houston basketball team
Rockets
“The Golden Bear” golfer
Jack Nicklaus
Football - pass thrown backward by the team with the ball
Lateral pass
Denver basketball team
Nuggets
Football - inner two members of the offensive line, protect the quarterback
Left guard and right guard
NFL Minnesota
Vikings
NFL Philadelphia
Eagles
San Diego baseball team
Padres
Top recent British men’s tennis player
Andy Murray
Football penalty - player’s body is beyond the line of scrimmage
Offside
Hockey - checking with the lower part of your body
Hip check
Christian football player, “Minister of Defense”
Reggie White
1960 Summer Olympics, Italy
Rome
First African American to win a Grand Slam title
Althea Gibson
French Open is held at
Roland Garros stadium
Chicago AL baseball team
White Sox
1948 Winter Olympics, Switzerland
St. Moritz
1988 Winter Olympics, Canada
Calgary
Football - 10-yard-long area at both ends of the field
End zone
NHL Tampa Bay
Lightning
Football penalty - When one player tackles another by grabbing inside their shoulder pads (or jersey) from behind and yanking them down.
Horse Collar Tackle
Colorado baseball team
Rockies
Football - name for teams involved in the kicking plays
Special teams
“Gentleman” pitcher for Giants who served in WWI
Christy Mathewson
40-year single-season home run record broken by Mark McGwire
Rober Maris
Current defensive tackle for Los Angeles Rams
Aaron Donald
Basketball Hall of fame named for inventor
James Naismith
1932 Summer Olympics, USA
Los Angeles
3-time Cy Young winner for LA Dodgers in 2010s
Clayton Kershaw
1952 Winter Olympics, Norway
Oslo
1936 Winter Olympics, Germany
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Three-peat NFL 1929-31 and 1965-67
Green Bay Packers
Washington Senators pitcher 1907-27
Walter Johnson
Seattle Storm 5-time gold medalist
Sue Bird
NFL Houston
Texans
LA MLS
Galaxy
1936 Summer Olympics
Berlin
Single-season run record broken by Barry Bonds
Mark McGwire
1948 Summer Olympics, UK
London
Hockey penalty - checking with shaft of stick held in both hands
Cross-checking
UConn/Phoenix Mercury WNBA player
Diana Taurasi
Yankees baseball player, greatest of all time
Babe Ruth
Basketball offensive action where team tries to advance & score quickly after steal, block, or rebound
Fast break
Boxer of the decade 2010s
Floyd Mayweather
60s-70s Bears linebacker
Dick Butkus
Toronto baseball team
Blue Jays
Indiana Pacers 3-point precision shooter
Reggie Miller
Washington DC MLS
DC United
Basketball penalty where offensive player moves his or her pivot foot illegally or takes three steps without dribbling the ball.
Travel
San Antonio Spurs power forward 1997-2016
Tim Duncan
Football - each team spreads out on its own ________ when the ball is ready for play
Line of scrimmage
First player signed to the WNBA
Sheryl Swoopes
Basketball - When two players tangle for possession of the ball, but neither has a clear advantage.
Jump ball
Great Australian 60s-70s men’s tennis player
Rod Laver
Basketball - A pass where the ball bounces on the floor en route to the designated player.
Bounce pass
Dallas basketball team
Mavericks
1924 Summer Olympics, France
Paris
1968 Winter Olympics, France
Grenoble
Most career home runs in MLB
Barry Bonds
Football - The act of losing possession of the ball while running with it or being tackled
Fumble
NYC baseball NL
Mets
Current QB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady
Yankees 1940s center fielder, still holds record for 56-game hitting streak
Joe DiMaggio
Phoenix basketball team
Suns
Russian forward, won 3 Stanley Cups with Red Wings
Sergei Federov
1972 Winter Olympics, Japan
Sapporo
Mostly 76ers shooting & point guard, relatively short
Allen Iverson, “The Answer”
2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Jackie Robinson team
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alliterative biblical basketball player, “Chairman of the Boards”
Moses Malone
NHL San Jose
Sharks
LA basketball teams
Clippers and Lakers
Left-handed pitcher for Brooklyn/LA Dodgers in 60s
Sandy Koufax
Three-peat NBA 2000-02
Lakers
Inventor of tennis
Walter Clopton Wingfield
Syracuse basketball coach since 70s
Jim Boeheim
Football - area between opponent’s 20 yard line and its goal line is called
Red zone
NHL Philadelphia
Flyers
Three-peat MLB 1998-2000
New York Yankees
Highest all-time goal scorer for US women’s national soccer team
Abby Wambach
Yankees first baseman 20s-30s
Lou Gehrig
2nd most dominant Yankees 2000s player
Alex Rodriguez
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 50s-70s, broke Babe Ruth career home run record
Hank Aaron
San Jose MLS
Earthquakes
Basketball Coach for UNC and then for U Kansas
Roy Williams
American men’s tennis players who traded off #1 in the 90s
Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi (Sampras for more time)
Connecticut WNBA
Sun
NHL Pittsburgh
Penguins
Hockey - using the stick to retrieve the puck from the opponent
Hook checking
NHL Arizona
Coyotes
2000 Summer Olympics, Australia
Sydney
NHL Edmonton
Oilers
Yankees catcher 40s-60s
Yogi Berra
1980 Summer Olympics, USSR
Moscow
Wimbledon is held at
All England Club
1992 Winter Olympics, France
Albertville
Dallas WNBA
Wings
“The Admiral” 90s Spurs center
David Robinson
British women’s marathoner
Paula Radcliffe
Basketball defensive strategy where the defenders guard the opposing team the full length of the court
press
Football - defense tackles the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
Sack
Houston Rockets center 1984-2001, shot-blocker
Hakeem Olajuwon
Washington, DC baseball team
Nationals
Brooklyn basketball team
Nets
Australian women’s tennis player, most all time Grand Slam titles
Margaret Court
Red Sox 1939-60, served in WWII and Korea, one of the greatest hitters
Ted Williams
NHL New Jersey
Devils
Great 30s-40s Af-Am boxer
Joe Louis
Basketball - pass from midsection between teammates where ball doesn’t touch the ground
Chest pass
Basketball - the painted area that makes up the free throw lane
Key
Toronto basketball team
Raptors
NFL Buffalo
Bills
“The Hick from French Lick” Indiana
Larry Bird
Atlanta basketball team
Hawks
7-foot 50s-60s basketball great
Wilt Chamberlain
NYC baseball team AL
Yankees
Yugoslav basketball player for the Nets
Drazen Petrovic
Minnesota baseball team
Twins
Football - area between offense and defense at start of play
Neutral zone
Rafael Nadal is from
Mallorca, Spain
Baseball - batter hits homerun with bases loaded
Grand Slam
Australian Open is held at
Melbourne Park (Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, Margaret Court Arena)
Football - defenders that line up deepest
Safeties
Attempting to draw a foul by acting or exaggerating
Flop
Filipino boxer
Manny Pacquiao
Duke basketball coach
Mike Krzyzewski
2020 summer olympics, Japan
Tokyo (2021)
LA baseball team NL
Dodgers
Texas baseball team
Rangers
LA baseball team AL
Angels
Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in
Canton, Ohio
Football - position that stand behind the defensive linemen
Linebacker
2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing
NHL Ottawa
Senators
NFL NYC
Giants and Jets
1932 Winter Olympics, USA
Lake Placid, NY
first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics
Jim Thorpe
1944 Summer Olympics
none
11-season WNBA LA Sparks player
Lisa Leslie
Baseball best pitcher award
Cy Young Award
Cleveland baseball team
Indians
Phoenix WNBA
Mercury
Miami Dolphins quarterback
Dan Marino
NY/SF Giants player 50s-60s, center fielder
Willie Mays
Atlanta MLS
Atlanta United
Basketball - shot given to player after a foul
Free throw
Basketball - when a player leaps into the air and releases the ball at the peak
Jump shot
NFL Miami
Dolphins
1984 Summer Olympics, USA
Los Angeles
1976 Winter Olympics, Austria
Innsbruck
Vulpine horse triple crown winner
Gallant Fox
a college player who did not play in any games during a particular year
Redshirt
1896 Summer Olympics
Athens
NHL Anaheim
Ducks
Most golf championships
Jack Nicklaus
Detroit Pistons player 1981-94
Isaiah Thomas
Only American team to three-peat Stanley Cup
New York Islanders, 1980-83
Shanghai Sharks, Houston Rockets
Yao Ming
Football - position that line up on the wide parts of the field, generally opposite offensive receivers
Cornerback
NFL Arizona
Cardinals
NHL Nashville
Predators
NYC WNBA
Liberty
Football penalty - defense crosses line of scrimmage and makes contact before the snap
Encroachment
1988 Summer Olympics, Korea
Seoul
1994 Winter Olympics
Lillehammer
Football - another word for hike
Snap
American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games
Jesse Owens
Washington DC basketball team
Wizards
Football penalty - defender makes contact with receiver before the ball arrives
Pass interference
A made basket where the ball avoids the rim and touches nothing but the net
Swish
Sacramento basketball team
Kings
NFL Tennessee
Titans
Left-handed member of the big 3 tennis players
Nadal
NHL Dallas
Stars
First international player inducted in basketball HOF
Sergei Belov
Basketball penalty for dribbling the ball after stopping
Double dribble
1904 Summer Olympics, USA
St. Louis
Czech NHL goaltender
Dominik Hasek
Real name of Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth
Only tennis player in history to have held top singles and doubles spots for over 200 weeks
Martina Navratilova
“The Bambino” in baseball
Babe Ruth
Atlanta WNBA
Dream
Hard-hitting 1900s pitcher
Cy Young
Top 10 career home-run hitter, Cubs in 90s-00s
Sammy Sosa
Football - blocking by offensive players to keep defenders away from the quarterback
pass protection
Canadian Red Wings player 50s-70s
Gordie Howe
Straight and curved areas around basket on basketball court
Free throw lane and three-point arc
NFL Atlanta
Falcons
NHL Winnipeg
Jets
NHL Carolina
Hurricanes
Baseball - batter makes an out at the plate with runners LOB, or
Left on Base
Indiana WNBA
Fever
Football - position that runs with the football
Running back (tailback, halfback, rusher)
NFL LA
Rams and Chargers
New Orleans Saints head coach
Sean Payton
Football - a pass that’s caught by a defensive player
Interception
Seattle MLS
Sounders
Football - when QB runs around trying not to get sacked
Scrambling
Miami basketball team
Heat
Hockey penalty - hip-check at or below the knees
Clipping
San Diego Chargers running back
LaDainian Tomlinson
LSU college player then 3 consecutive championships with Lakers
Shaquille O’Neal
70s-80s running back for Chicago Bears
Walter Payton
Baltimore baseball team
Orioles
Baltimore Ravens head coach
John Harbaugh
Basketball defensive player stops the shot with their hands
Block
Basketball - shot taken close to the hoop
Lay-up
Tennis player who is now a Pentecostal minister
Margaret Court
NFL Green Bay
Packers
Kansas City baseball team
Royals
Football - position responsible for blocking for the running back and also for pass-blocking to protect the quarterback.
Fullback
1988 track medalist, fashion designer
Florence Griffith Joyner
2018 Winter Olympics, Korea
PyeongChang
Czech-American tennis player
Martina Navratilova
Basketball - A clock on the top of the backboard that counts down the time in which a shot attempt is required.
Shot clock
NFL Kansas City
Chiefs
Two-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner
Sidney Crosby
Football - position who eludes defenders and catches the ball
Wide receiver
Indiana basketball team
Pacers
Baltimore Colts QB in 60s-60s
Johnny Unitas
Baseball - when two offensive players are ruled out within the same play
Double Play
NHL Minnesota
Wild
NHL Montreal
Canadiens
Football - kick, worth one point, that’s typically attempted after every touchdown
Extra point
Duke early 90s, then Pistons/Magic/Suns/Clippers
Grant Hill
1964 Winter Olympics, Austria
Innsbruck
Baseball - when a fielder steps on a base someone is running to
Forceout
Kobe Bryant played for the
Lakers
Cleveland basketball team
Cavaliers
1984 Winter Olympics, Yugoslavia
Sarajevo
Los Angeles WNBA
Sparks
NFL Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
World No. 1 women’s singles tennis player 1974-81
Chris Evert
“bad boy” basketball player
Dennis Rodman
Holder of all 3 records in triple crown of Horse Racing
Secretariat
Canadian NBA player, coach of the Nets
Steve Nash
1928 Summer Olympics
Amsterdam
Seattle baseball team
Mariners
Legendary Green Bay Packers coach
Vince Lombardi
Current U of M basketball coach, former NBA player
Juwan Howard
Current QB for Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger
Took Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cups
Sidney Crosby
76ers/Suns/Rockets player, 92/96 Olympian
Charles Barkley
NHL Vancouver
Canucks
NFL New Orleans
Saints
Dominant 80s-2000s pitcher, 3rd most strikeouts all time
Roger Clemens
1900 Summer Olympics, France
Paris
1956 Winter Olympics, Italy
Cortina d’Ampezzo
New Orleans Saints QB
Drew Brees
Three-peat NBA 1991-93 and 1996-98
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee baseball team
Brewers
70s-80s basketball player “Dr. J”
Julius Irving
2028 Summer Olympics, USA
Los Angeles
Chicago WNBA
Sky
Miami baseball team
Marlins
Football - ball is snapped from where it was last spotted and the kicker tries.
Field goal
Canadian Bruins/Blackhawks NHL player
Bobby Orr
Basketball offensive strategy in which a player gets the ball in the post area with his or her back to the basket.
Post Up
Celtics great who then coached Pacers
Larry Bird
NFL Jacksonville
Jaguars
Football - player catching the kickoff signals to ref that he will not attempt to run
Fair catch
Chicago basketball team
Bulls
2006 Winter Olympics, Italy
Turin
