| SPORTS WIZ TRIVIA
JANUARY '08
This past season we watched Hines Ward pound his way towards the top of a couple more Steelers' all-time pass receiving categories that have long belonged to Hall of Famer John Stallworth. Let's have a look at a few more records and other lists of distinction, all with a local connection.
1. This season Bret Favre broke Dan Marino's NFL records for both career touchdown passes and career passing yards. Which QB has the better career completion percentage?
2. Name two guys named Byron who each led the Steelers for a season in rushing yards.
3. Mario Lemieux leads the Pens with 690 career goals. Whose team record did he break with his 317th goal?
4. In 2001 the Duquesne Dukes retired the numbers of five of the basketball team's all time greats. The most recent of the five to play wore No. 10. Name that Duke.
5. Rich Rodriguez leaves WVU with 60 wins. Where does that put him all time among WVU head coaches?
6. In game 14 this past season Ben Roethlisberger cracked Terry Bradshaw's season team record of 28 TD passes in 1978. Whose record of 26 did Bradshaw break that year?
7. Who tops the Pens' list of all time minutes played with 25,879, a mark that will not soon be surpassed.
8. What did Bill Mazeroski do 161 times in 1966 that no second baseman has done as many times before or since?
9. Hall of Famers Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240) top the Buccos all time career homer list. Who is fourth with 176?
10. Six guys spent 14 years as a Steeler. Only one made it to 15. Name that iron man. (Bonus: Name the six 14 year guys.)
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