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New writers wanted!

Do you enjoy talking about sports and sharing bits of trivia with everyone? If so, come write with us! For each article you write, you will receive a bio. The bio can contain a link to your website, blog, Facebook, or twitter account. You can also post a picture next to your bio. Email us: Write@TheWannaBeSportsGuy.com [...more]

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How well do you know the Indiana Pacers?

Question: Which Indiana Pacer won the Sixth Man award two years in a row? Hint…He played college basketball at University of Washington, where he was named to the All-Pac-10 Team and The Sporting News All-America Second Team. While at the University of Washington, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and majored [...] [...more]

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New York gets a Bowl Game

Q. What year did New York City host its first college football Bowl game? A. 1971 B. 1961 C. 1962 D. 1959 New York City hosted its first college football bowl game in 1961. A second college football bowl game was held in 1962. Both bowl games were called the Gotham Bowl and were played at legendary Yankee Stadium. The [...] [...more]

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Larry Bird was the next “Rick Barry”

“I think I found another Rick Barry” – John Killilea, Former Celtic assistant coach and Scout during the 1970s. It was a year or two after the NBA’s new collective-bargaining agreement and prior to the 1976 agreement, if you drafted an eligible junior, the player was your property only until he went back to school. Bird [...] [...more]

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Was Wilt Chamberlain like David?

“I felt that I was gifted enough to do some things on the basketball floor. I couldn’t do everything I wanted to do, because if that was the case, I’d have won every game.”- Wilt Chamberlain Really Wilt? Win every game? Even a Navy Seal doesn’t perform at his best everyday. As big and talented as Chamberlain [...] [...more]

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Rogers Hornsby waits for spring

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby is probably the best right-handed hitter in the history of the game. Hornsby was a faboulous player who captured seven batting titles, that [...] [...more]

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