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Posted By: Anonymous

I love this set - I may get around to collecting it one day.



Off the top of my head...



4. (5 points) This Sport King was known as the Ambling Alp.

Primo Carnera



5. (5 points) This Sport King is a member of 4 National Hall of Fames.

Jim Thorpe



10 (2 points each) These Sport Kings acted in movies other then cameos as themselves ( at least 9)

Weismuller, Dempsey, Carnera, Baer, Tunney ??



12 (5 points) This Sport King has a card in the 1911 T218 champions set

Willie Hoppe - I had to look the name up, but I knew it would be a billiard player as all other sports involve physical fitness - something you couldn't sustain over 20+ years.



13. (5 points) This Sport King was a member of an Olympic water polo team. (did not win medal)

Duke Kahanamoku - Weismuller also was but won a medal.



16 (5 points) This wealthy Sport King checked into a hospital for the last time with a paper bag with over $1,000,000 worth of negotiable bonds and a lugar pistol.

Ty Cobb



17 (1 point each) These four Sport Kings played Major League baseball.

Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Carl Hubbell, Jim Thorpe