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FOOTBALL
TRIVIA
Q.
Who was the head coach for the losing team in the very first Super
Bowl?
A.
Hank
Stram. In Super Bowl I, the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Green
Bay Packers 35-10. Stram led the team to three AFL championships
and a dominating 23-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super
Bowl IV. Hank Stram was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
on January 25, 2003. He died in 2005 at the age of 82.
Q.
What is NFL Head Coach Bill Parcells' real first name –
is it William, David, Roger or Duane?
A.
Duane
Charles "Bill" Parcells is now the Miami Dolphins Executive
Vice President of Football Operations. He is known by the nickname
"The Big Tuna", a nickname he explained that was based
on a team joke from when he was coaching the Patriots. Parcells
won two Super Bowl rings with the New York Giants in Super Bowl
XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He announced his retirement from the Dallas
Cowboys and from football (his third time) on January 22, 2007.
Q.
Which of the following NFL players did not play for Notre Dame
– was it Jerome Bettis, Rick Mirer, Kyle Brady or Tim Brown?
A.
Kyle
Brady. A graduate from Penn State, Brady was a two-time All-Big
Ten selection and consensus All-America choice. He was drafted
by the New York Jets in the first round (ninth overall) of the
1995 NFL Draft. His veteran 12 year NFL career includes the Jets
(95-98), the Jaguars (99-06) and the Patriots (07). Brady entered
the 2007 season ranked second behind Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez
for most receptions by an active NFL tight end.
Q.
What New York Giant great led the University of South Carolina
to its most victories in a single season?
A.
Head
Coach Joe Morrison with 10 wins in 1984. He had long NFL career
with the Giants (1959 to 1972) and holds the Giants' team record
for receptions with 395 catches. As the Gamecocks Head Coach,
in 1984 the program ran a streak of 10 consecutive wins (longest
single season streak in school history) and was ranked #2 in the
nation. That same year, he was voted National College Football
Coach of the Year. His Giants jersey number (#40) has also been
retired.
Q.
What team did the all-time rushing leader for the NFL end his
career with?
A.
On October 27, 2002, Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton’s
record to become the leading rusher in NFL history. He started
his 12 yr career with the Dallas Cowboys back in 1990. Smith helped
the team to three Super Bowl Championship victories in 1993, 1994,
and 1996 and won the MVP nod at Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994. Although
he played his last two seasons of his career—2003 and 2004—with
the Arizona Cardinals, he signed a one-day contract with Dallas
so he could retire as he began – a Dallas Cowboy. Over 14
seasons, he rushed more than 18,000 yards and scored 164 rushing
touchdowns. Smith becomes eligible for induction into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Q.
Which current NFL team originated as the Dallas Texans?
A.
The Kansas City Chiefs. The Dallas Texans franchise was the flagship
team of the American Football League owned by AFL founder Lamar
Hunt. In their third season in 1962, they won the AFL championship
with a 20-17 win over the Houston Oilers. Hunt decided that, for
the good of the league, it would be best to move his franchise
to Kansas City in 1963. They won a second AFL title in 1966 and
was the first team to represent the AFL in Super Bowl competition.
Kansas City won another title in 1969. In Super Bowl IV, Kansas
City upset the NFL champions, Minnesota Vikings, 23-7. It was
the last game ever played by an AFL team.
Q.What
NFL team did the legendary Vince Lombardi coach in his final season
in the league?
A.
In 1969 - one year into his retirement - Lombardi accepted the
head coaching position for the Washington Redskins. During that
season, he led the Redskins to their first winning record in 14
years. In January 1970, his professional coaching record stood
at a remarkable 105-35-6. Sadly, he was diagnosed with intestinal
cancer and died on Sept. 3, 1970. Vince Lombardi was inducted
into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1971, the same
year that the Super Bowl trophy was renamed in his honor.
Q.
Which
NFL team drafted University of Louisville quarterback Johnny Unitas
in 1955?
A.
The Pittsburgh Steelers. Cut by the Steelers in 1955, Johnny Unitas
soon became a legendary hero with the Baltimore Colts. The Hall
of Fame quarterback broke nearly every NFL passing record and
won three championships with the Colts in an 18-year career. Unitas
retired after the 1973 season with 22 NFL records and died Sept.
11, 2002 at age 69.
Q.
What
star quarterback first coined the term "Hail Mary" to
describe a late-game desperation pass into the end zone? Was it
Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, Bob Griese or Joe Namath?
A.
Roger Staubach. He threw his "Hail Mary Pass" in the
1975 Cowboys playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. With
the Cowboys trailing 14-10, Staubach launched a 50-yard bomb to
wide receiver Drew Pearson, who caught the pass and strode into
the end zone for a 17-14 victory. After the game, Staubach quipped
he prayed a "Hail Mary" before throwing the pass. Staubach
was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Q.
What
team was the first to win five Super Bowls? Was it A. Pittsburgh
B. Dallas C. Miami D. San Francisco?
A.
San Francisco 49ers. In Super Bowl XXIX, Steve Young threw a record
6 touchdown passes and the 49ers became the first team to win
a record five Super Bowls – XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX.
Prior to the 80s, the 49ers had never won an NFL championship.
Winning four Super Bowls in a decade, they are considered “The
Team of the Eighties”.
Q.
What
Quarterback from Brigham Young won the Heisman Trophy? Was it
A. Jim McMann B. Steve Young C. Steve Bono or D. Ty Detmer?
A.
Ty Detmer. A two-time All-American quarterback at Brigham Young
University, Detmer won the 1991 Heisman Trophy as a junior. He
became Brigham Young’s first Heisman winner. The 6-foot-tall,
183-pound Detmer was considered suspect by NFL scouts because
of his slender frame and he wasn't chosen until the ninth round
of the 1992 college draft, by the Green Bay Packers.
Q.
How
many games made up the NFL regular season schedule in 1982? Was
it 9, 14, 16 or 17 games?
A.
It was 9 Games! The 1982 NFL season was reduced from a 16-game
schedule to a 9-game schedule as the result of a 57 day players'
strike.
Q.
In
1993, what NFL team made off-season trades for Joe Montana and
Marcus Allen? Was it the Oakland Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs,
San Francisco 49ers or the Denver Broncos?
A.
The Kansas City Chiefs traded for Joe Montana and Marcus Allen
in 1993. They would go on to post a record of 11-5 that year,
just missing the Super Bowl when they lost to the Buffalo Bills
in the AFC Championship game.
Q.
Who
was the first player to rush for 1000 yards in a season? Was it
A: Beattie Feathers B: Steve Van Buren C: Joe Perry or D: Jim
Brown?
A.
It was Beattie Feathers of the Chicago Bears. He rushed for 1004
yards in 1934. Remarkably, he did it in only 119 carries, giving
him an amazing 8.4 yards per carry average!
Q.
What
team was originally named the New York Titans? Was it the Tennessee
Titans, The New York Jets, The New York Giants or the Kansas City
Chiefs?
A.
The New York Jets were formerly known as the New York Titans from
1960–1962. Sonny Werblin changed the name to "Jets"
when he bought the team in 1963.
Q.
What
team won 3 Super Bowls in the 1990s? Was it A: San Francisco 49ers,
B: Dallas Cowboys, C: Denver Broncos, D: New England Patriots?
A.
It was the Dallas Cowboys! The Cowboys were the only team in the
1990s to win three Super Bowls, claiming Super Bowl XXVII (1993),
XXVIII (1994), and XXX (1996). The Denver Broncos and San Francisco
49ers each won two Super Bowls during the 1990s.
Q.
What
player led the NFL with 27 rushing touchdowns in 2003? Was it
Ahman Green, Marshall Faulk, Jamal Lewis, or Priest Holmes?
A.
Priest Holmes - Running Back for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2003,
Priest Holmes played a vital role in the Chiefs 9-0 start and
the franchise’s best 13-3 season as he set a new NFL record
with 27 touchdowns..
Q.
Which
"Monday Night Football" announcer had the longest run
on the show?
A.
Frank Gifford. He spent 27 seasons as Commentator [1971-1997]
for ABC's Monday Night Football. Back in 1971, he moved to ABC
Sports to team up with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith. Frank was
All Pro in eight of his twelve years with the New York Giants.
Q.
Who
caught the very first pass thrown by Brett Favre in his NFL debut?
Hint: He’s a future Hall of Famer and he never caught another
pass in his career.
A.
Brett Favre did. His NFL debut was October 27, 1991, Atlanta Falcons
vs. LA Rams. His first pass was deflected by a defender and he
caught his own pass an ran with the ball.
Q.
What
year was the first for Monday Night Football – 1965, 1970,
or 1979?
A.
Sept
21, 1970 - Cleveland Browns 31, New York Jets 21. The Browns would
not make another appearance on Monday Night Football until 2003.
Q.
Which of these players were in the most Super Bowls – Terry
Bradshaw, Mike Lodish or Preston Pearson?
A. Defensive Tackle
Mike Lodish - 4 straight Super Bowls with Buffalo (they lost all
four) and 2 with Denver.
Q.
Who
is the only Running Back to rush for 100 yards and average over
10 yards per carry in a Super Bowl – John Riggin, Tom Matte
or Marcus Allen?
A.
Tom Matte in 1969 Baltimore vs. Jets rushed an average of 10.5
per carry.
Q.
When, Where and Who played in the very first Super Bowl?
A.
It was on Jan 15, 1967 at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles - Green
Bay vs. Kansas City. Green Bay won 35-10.
Q.
What former Heisman Trophy winner was the
MVP of the 1997 Super Bowl?
A.
Desmond Howard. After he was awarded the
Heisman in 1991, he went on to play for the Green Bay Packers
and was named Super Bowl XXXI MVP. The Packers beat the New England
Patriots that year, 35-21.
Q.
Who
was on the receiving end of the infamous Doug Flutie “Hail
Mary” pass during the BC/Miami game in 1984?
A.
Gerard Phelan. The play - called "Flood
Tip" - sent three receivers down the right side, two of them
with instructions to stop at the 5 and one in the end zone. The
goal was to bait the defenders out of the end zone. It worked.
Phelan says he’s still asked daily about that play.
Q.
Who were the two college football teams involved in the infamous
“band” game?
A.
Stanford University and Cal Berkeley - Nov 20, 1982. California
won it 25-20!
Genius
Question
Q. Who scored the
winning touchdown?
A. Kevin Moen caught
the ball at the 25 yard line, landing on band musician Gary Tyrell
and flattening his trombone.
Q.
What does an official NFL football weigh?
A.
It weighs in at a mere 14 to 15 ounces!
Q.
Which NFL running back ran for an incredible 99-yard touch down
on Monday Night Football?
A.
If you said Tony Dorsett, you're right!
Q.
A
former Bear, Cowboy, and Eagle, which football great became the
first tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
in 1988?
A.
Former Chicago Bear coach Mike Ditka! He is currently working
as an analyst and commentator for CBS and is the national spokesperson
for the NFL's new "Tackling Men's Health" campaign.
Q.
Who is the only athlete to have scored a touchdown and hit a home
run in the same day? Hint: He played in both the Super Bowl and
the World Series.
A.
The talented Deion Sanders - he played with San Francisco
and Dallas in Super Bowl appearances, and with the Atlanta Braves
in the '92 World Series.
BASEBALL
TRIVIA
Q.
This Major League Baseball "Hall of Famer" was inducted
in 1983. He didn't play high school, college or minor league baseball,
but was playing second base in a church league when he was discovered.
Can you name this legend?
A.
Brooks
Robinson. Considered among the greatest all-time Orioles, he played
his entire 23-year career with Baltimore (1955-77). Robinson was
the 1970 World Series MVP and was elected to the Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1983.
Q.
Who received a unanimous vote for American League "Rookie
of the Year" on November 21, 1972?
A.
Carlton
Fisk. Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick)
of the 1967 amateur draft. His final game was played June 22,
1993 and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Q.
What
American League player holds the record for most homers hit in
the 1970's?
A.
Reggie Jackson with 292 homers. Nickname
"Mr. October" for his World Series heroics with both
the A's and Yankees, Reggie Jackson was inducted into the Hall
of Fame in 1993.
Q.
Who
is the only pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and
MVP?
A.
Don Newcombe of the Dodgers. Physically imposing, the 6'4"
220-lb nicknamed “Newk” was the first outstanding
black pitcher in ML history. He anchored the pitching rotation
for the "Boys of Summer" Dodgers and was one of baseball's
dominant forces from 1949 to 1956.
Q.
What
pitcher holds the record for the most World Series victories?
A.
Whitey Ford with 10 wins. "The Chairman of the Board"
pitched for the NY Yankees from 1950-1967. He ranks first all-time
in WS wins (10), games and games started (22), innings pitched,
hits bases on balls, and strikeouts. He was inducted into the
Hall of Fame along with Mickey Mantle in 1974.
Q.
What
baseball star was Mickey Mantle named after?
A.
Detriot Tiger great catcher Mickey Cochrane. Ranked among the
top five catchers of all time, Mickey Cochrane played for 13 years
with Philadelphia and Detroit. In 1947, Cochrane was elected to
baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Q.
Who
is the only 2nd baseman to win consecutive MVP awards in the Major
Leagues?
A.
Joe Morgan. A two-time National League MVP in 1975 and 1976, Joe
Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
Q.
What
Yankees pitcher pitched a no-hitter but still lost the game?
A.
Andy Hawkins. He pitched a no-hitter against the White Sox on
July 1, 1990 but walked five and lost 4-0. In his next start,
Hawkins tossed eleven shutout innings and lost again. Hawkins
finished the season 5-12.
Q.
In
Major League Baseball, who pitched a no-hitter and in the same
game hit 2 homeruns?
A.
Rick Wise. On June 23, 1971 for the Philadelphia Phillies, he
pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds and then hit 2
homeruns during the same game. To date, he still holds this record.
Rick is returning to the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic
League as their pitching coach for the 2006 season.
Q.
Name
the 3 MLB players to each hit 3 homers on opening day?
A.
1) George Bell of
Toronto on April 4, 1988 2)
Chicago Cubs’ Tuffy Rhodes at picturesque Wrigley Field
in 1994 3) Detroit
Tiger’s Right Fielder, Dmitri “The D-Train”
Young on April 4, 2005.
Q.
Who
holds the record in Major League Baseball for striking out 10
consecutive batters in a game?
A.
Tom “Terrific” Seaver. On April 22, 1970, Seaver struck
out a record 10 consecutive batters (19 total) when he led the
Mets to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. He was inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 1992.
Q.
Who
was the first rookie to win the Cy Young Award?
A.
Fernando Valenzuela, 1981. Valenzuela was a star left-handed pitcher
for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1980s and one of the few
players from Mexico to achieve baseball superstardom. He ended
that season as the only pitcher to win Rookie of the Year and
Cy Young Award honors in the same year.
Q.
Which
team won the 1998-99 NBA World Championships? Bonus
Question: How many games did they win & lose
in the finals?
A.
San Antonio Spurs won the 1998-1999 NBA World Championships. They
won 4 and lost 1 to the New York Knicks. Karl Malone was named
MVP.
Q.
The
Expos retired the number 10 twice, what 2 baseball players wore
that number?
A.
Rusty Staub and Andre Dawson. Rusty Staub
began his Major League baseball career in 1963 with the Houston
Colt .45s. He played for 23 seasons on 6 different teams and ended
his career in 1985. Andre Dawson began in 1976 with the Montreal
Expos. He played for 21 seasons on 4 different teams and ended
retired in 1996.
Q.
Who
is the only baseball player to have played on four World Championship
teams in his first four years in the big leagues?
A.
He’s none other than baseball legend Joe DiMaggio with the
Yankees 1936-1939! Joe first stepped onto the major league fields
almost 70 years ago!
Q.
Who holds the Boston Red Sox record for saves in a season?
A.
TOM GORDON with 42 saves for the Sox in 1998. On September 24,
1998, Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon recorded his 42nd consecutive
save of the year for a new major league mark as Boston defeated
Baltimore, 9-6.
Q.
Who is the only player in MLB history to hit a homerun as a pitcher,
pinchhitter and DH in the same season?
A.
Brooks Kieschnick for the 2003 Milwaukee Brewers. The 10th overall
draft pick in 1993, he began his career with the Chicago Cubs.
This season, Brooks has already set a career-high in home runs.
Q.
Who was the 4 time gold glove shortstop for Detroit in the 80’s?
A.
Alan Trammell. He played for the Detroit Tigers (1977-1996); won
the Gold 1980-1981, 1983-1984; and was the 1984 World Series MVP.
Q.
A-Rod
is the 2nd player. Who was the first player to win MVP and switch
teams the next year?
A.
Barry
Bonds was voted MVP with Pittsburgh in '90 and '92 and with San
Francisco in '93. He is the 1st player in MLB history to win 3
consecutive MVPs (2001-2003), as well as 2 consecutive twice in
his career (1992-93 and 2001-03).
BASKETBALL
TRIVIA
Q.
Which
current NBA team began in 1967 in San Diego, taking Pat Riley
as its first draft choice?
A.
The Houston Rockets. Pat Riley was the San Diego Rockets first-round
draft pick (seventh overall) in 1967, launching a 9 year NBA career.
He played three seasons in San Diego before joining the Lakers
in 1970. He completed his NBA playing career with the Phoenix
Suns in 1976. As President and Head Coach of The Miami Heat, Pat
Riley posted 50-plus win seasons in 13 consecutive years which
is unprecedented in the NBA. Pat has won six world championships
as a player and coach.
Q.
Who holds the all time NBA record for career free throws made?
A.
Karl Malone holds the NBA all-time career free throw record with
9787. Malone. In 1996, he was named one of the "50 Greatest
Players in NBA History. Utah Jazz drafted Malone out of Louisiana
Tech in 1985 where he was nicknamed “The Mailman”
because "he delivered". Malone was named the NBA's most
valuable player for the 1996-97 and the 1998-99 seasons. He finished
his NBA career with the Lakers and then plagued with injuries,
retired in 2005.
Q.
Who
was the only team in NBA history to score 100 points before halftime?
A.
The Phoenix Suns. Cedric Cebellos scored the 100th point at the
free throw line (Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggests) Nov 10, 1990.
Final score 173-143.
Q.
Who
were the 2 players taken before Michael Jordan in the 1984 draft?
A.
1st Pick - Akeem Olajuwon to Houston Rockets, and 2nd Pick - Sam
Bowie to Portland Trailblazers.
Q.
Name
the only person to be named to both the NBA's top fifty list as
a player and the NBA’s 10 greatest coaches list?
A.
Lenny Wilkens. After a Hall of Fame career as one of the great
playmakers in basketball history, Lenny Wilkens turned to coaching
and led his teams to more wins than any other coach in NBA history.
He was enshrined in the Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998 but continued
to coach through the 2002-03 season.
Q.
What college team did Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain
play for – Virginia, Kansas, Temple or Villanova?
A.
Wilt "The Stilt" played for Kansas 1955-1958. He was
the NCAA Tournament MVP in 1957 and elected to Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
Q.
In
what year did Magic Johnson and Larry Bird play against each other
for the NCAA championship – 1973, 1977, 1979 or 1982?
A.
It was 1979 and Michigan State won it, 75-64.
The 24.1 rating share is still a record for an NCAA final.
OLYMPICS
TRIVIA
Q.
What
year did the Jamaican Bobsled team make it’s debut at the
Winter Olympics?
A.
The Jamaican bobsled team made its Olympic debut in 1988 at Calgary.
Although the inexperienced team finished in last place, they made
a return appearances at the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer in
1994. Jamaica's four-man sled finished in 14th place, ahead of
both sleds from the United States.
Q.
Which
country received the most gold medals to date (1924-2002) during
the Olympic Winter Games?
A.
The all-time leader is Norway at 94 Gold Medals. The medal standings
for top three countries from 1924 to 2002 according to The
Golden Book of the Olympic Games is the following: Norway
at 94, Soviet Union at 78 and United States at 69.
Q.
Who
won the very first women’s Olympic marathon?
Genius
Question:
When and where were the games held?
A.
Joan Benoit won the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles.
Since then, Joan has won the Boston Marathon (1983), holds the
record for the Chicago Marathon (1985), and holds the U.S. record
for the second fastest time ever by a woman.
Q.
What
promising young American light heavyweight won the gold medal
at the Olympics in 1960?
A.
It was Cassius Clay during the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. The
shy 18 year-old won gold on a unanimous decision against Polish
slugger Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Just another promising young American
boxer, he soon became Muhammad Ali, one of the most famous sports
figures in the world.
Q.
What
forever changed the high jump during the 1968 Summer Games in
Mexico City?
A.
With his back to the high jump, 21-year-old Dick Fosbury broke
the high jump record (7 feet, 4 ¼ inches) at the 1968 Summer
Games in Mexico City. He stunned track and field traditionalists
with his unique technique now commonly known as the “Fosbury
Flop”. Today, the "Fosbury Flop" is the standard
technique for high jumpers from high school to the Olympics. Who
coined the Fosbury Flop term? Fosbury himself.
Q.
Who
scored the very first perfect “10” in gymnastics?
Genius Question: What gymnastic
event was it – floor, balance beam or uneven bars?
A.
Nadia Comaneci, the forever famous Romanian, scored the first
perfect “10” after her performance on the Uneven
Bars during the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. It was so
incredible that the electronic board was not programmed for 10
– it just flashed a simple 1. She received seven perfect
10s that year and 3 gold medals. Nadia currently lives in Norman,
Okla., where she is a gymnastic coach at her husband Bart Conner's
Gymnast Academy.
Q.
How
many record-breaking gold medals did Olympiad Mark Spitz win?
Genius Question: When and
where were those Olympic games held?
A.
Mark Spitz won seven (7) gold medals in the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Considered the swiftest swimmer of all time, he was the first
athlete to win seven gold medals in an Olympiad. His performances
were even more remarkable considering world records were set in
all seven events.
CYCLING
TRIVIA
Q.
Cyclist
Greg LeMond is a three-time winner of the Tour De France. What
years did he win?
A.
Greg LeMond won in 1986, 1989, and 1990. In 1986 Greg LeMond became
the first American to ever win the Tour de France. In 1989, Greg
overcame a seemingly insurmountable lead by Frenchman Laurent
Fignon to win by 8 seconds, the closest finish ever in the Tour
de France's history! After his third win, Greg LeMond retired
from cycling.
Q.
When
was the first “Tour De France” held? Bonus
Question: How many riders participated?
A.
The first official Tour De France was in 1902.
60 people who undertook the inaugural journey
- ranging from circus performers to horse racing jockeys. Only
21 riders finished. The first winner in Tour de France history
was a Frenchman named Maurice Garin.
GOLF
TRIVIA
Q.
Who
has played on the most Ryder Cup teams in his career – Arnold
Palmer, Nick Faldo or Lanny Wadkins?
A.
Nick Faldo, 47, played 11 times in the Ryder Cup. He holds the
record for the most points scored in the Ryder Cup (25). His record
in the tournament is 23-19-4. Nick Faldo has expressed interest
in being captain of the 2006 European Ryder Cup team.
Q.
Who
is the youngest golfer to play in Ryder Cup history?
A.
Sergio Garcia. He was 19 yrs old when he first played in the 1999
Ryder Cup. Sergio has finished 1st on the PGA Tour 3 times and
currently ranks 7th in Driving Distance on the PGA Tour.
HOCKEY
TRIVIA
Q.
Who had the most NHL career points - Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky
or Gordie Howe?
A. It was Wayne Gretzky with 2857 points. (Gordie
Howe/1850, Mark Messier/1804).
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