Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

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rburgh

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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostWed Feb 05, 2020 8:16 pm

Hint (sort of) - the other 4 sport athlete held, at one time, the single season scoring record for Long Island high schools. His record has since been broken by a baseball HOFer.
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostWed Feb 05, 2020 9:21 pm

I imagine that there were many four sport lettermen at small colleges, especially in the 40s and 50s. I am only aware of Hirsch because of the stories my grandfather would tell us about his days playing football for Wisconsin during WW2.
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostWed Feb 05, 2020 9:52 pm

rburgh wrote:Deion Sanders
2. Gene Conley (Celtics and Braves) and Otto Graham (Browns and Rochester Royals)
3. Jackie Robinson and ..
4. Bob Hayes

MFL, you listed 2 sports for the Big Hurt I am looking for a guy with 4. I am not 100% sure the other guy had 4 letters, though.


Jim Thorpe?
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostWed Feb 05, 2020 9:53 pm

who are the only two NFL Hall-of-Famers who played for the New York Yankees?
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostFri Feb 07, 2020 3:53 pm

OK, I am claiming that I stumped you. The other 4 letter guy that I know of is Jim Brown - football, lacrosse, basketball, and track.

There was also a very famous secret footrace between Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlain at a party in Los Angeles. Nobody ever told who won.
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostFri Feb 07, 2020 4:24 pm

@mumford - George Halas and Deion Sanders
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Re: Multi-Sport Athlete trivia

PostFri Feb 07, 2020 5:20 pm

rburgh wrote:@mumford - George Halas and Deion Sanders


Correct. However, there are 4 more NFL Hall-of-Famers who played for the New York Yankees
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