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This guy pissed off Dick Vermeil when he brought his Rottweiler puppy, Felony, to training camp. In an Undefeated article, this guy correctly characterized Quincy Carter, who beat him in a training camp battle, as “terrible” and “awful.” This guy, nicknamed “Pretty,” became the first quarterback to lead a team to five straight wins after that team opened the season with five straight losses, doing so after replacing Jeff George as Redskins’ quarterback. This guy led an offense that did not score a touchdown in four straight games, causing Brian Billick to replace him. For ten points, name this guy whom Trent Dilfer replaced in the Ravens’ 2000 Super Bowl season.Answer: Tony BanksWhile playing at UCLA in 1997, this guy was the Pac-12 Player of the Year South, one year after he was member of the USA team that won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. The Blue Jays traded this guy to the Cardinals in exchange for Scott Rolen. This guy set his most notable team’s all-time single season home run record with 47 in 2000, leading baseball that year. His most famous hit was a ninth-inning double off of Robb Nen that went over Barry Bonds’ head, putting his team ahead in game 6 of a World Series. For ten points, name this long-time Angels third baseman, the 2002 World Series MVP. Answer: Troy GlausBefore one incident involving this guy, Kenny Smith claimed he was “missing a couple ice cubes in his tray.” That incident occurred at the Pepsi Center, in his first season after leaving the Nuggets. The Ringer blamed that incident on a rules change that removed time limits, claiming this guy “took that rule to its logical limit.” That incident occurred during a time when this guy played for the Hornets and had shaggy hair and a soul patch. At that event, he chose J.R. Smith to assist him with a dunk attempt which he missed six times. For ten points, name this guy who apocryphally said “it’s time for the Birdman to fly” before missing a ton of dunks at the 2005 Slam Dunk Contest.Answer: Chris AndersenDogbert once wrote an unauthorized autobiography claiming Dilbert was carrying this guy’s baby. Fangraphs ran a 2019 article calling this guy “Modern Baseball Ballot’s Ballast,” and he received 41.6% of the vote in 1991, his first year on the Hall of Fame ballot. After winning his only title in 1981, this guy left for the Padres. This guy holds the NL record for consecutive games played and was the 1974 MVP, but his career is perhaps best known for scandals like his wife’s claim that he gave her away to Marvin Hamlisch, a paternity suit, and Frank McCourt firing him. For ten points, name this guy, a longtime Dodger nicknamed “Mr. Clean.”Answer: Steve GarveyIn college, this guy became a 2002 All-American blocking for Chris Brown and Joel Klatt. This guy made the Pro Bowl from 2006-2010 and was the center on the first ever all-African American starting offensive line in the NFL, along with players like Flozell Adams and Larry Allen. This guy considered filing criminal charges after an on-field incident which led to a participant’s five-game suspension but eventually befriended the Tennessee Titan who gave him thirty stitches. For ten points, name this Cowboys center whose head Albert Haynesworth stomped on.Answer: Andre GurodeIn Brandon Stroud’s The Dugout columns, this guy’s screen name included “pr0FF3ss0r.” After his baseball career ended, this guy became a dominant defensive end for the Orlando Phantoms of the Florida Football Alliance. In one brawl he speared Paul Wilson. He’s not Bucky Dent, but while with the Yankees, this guy was commonly given the middle name “Fucking.” In the Cubs’ legendary 2003 NLCS Game 6 collapse, this guy gave up three earned runs after he replaced Mark Prior. For ten points, name this guy, a long-time reliever with the same surname as Futurama’s professor.Answer: Kyle FarnsworthIn 2011, this guy went viral for shattering a backboard in a FIBA Americas game in Brazil. In college, this guy elbowed Andrew Bogut only six days after being reprimanded by the MWC. This guy’s NBA career ended when his team signed Kyrylo Fesenko, and he joined the Jazz when his original team traded him for fellow bust Kris Humphries. In his First-annual Atrocious GM Summit, Bill Simmons described how Rob Babcock passed on Andre Iguodala for this guy, “a 24 year-old center who averaged 0.1 blocks per game in college and runs like a duck.” For ten points, name this BYU alum, the eighth pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Raptors.Answer: Rafael AraujoThis guy led Arizona to its only NCAA mens golf title, and he attended Arizona because its coach didn’t want to change his swing. With over $71 million in career earnings, this guy is third all-time in golf’s prize-money list. He beat Stephen Leaney by three strokes to win his only Major. This guy was “pissed” he didn’t play Webb Simpson more when captaining the US Team that lost the 2018 Ryder Cup. David Feherty described this guy’s weird swing as like “an octopus falling out of a tree.” In the last major held at Olympia Fields, this guy tied the then US Open record with a 272. For ten points, name this guy who won the 2003 US Open. Answer: Jim FurykPatron saint of guy-remembering David Roth commented that “if you want quality you have to pay for it” when discussing the high price “Jeff” paid for this guy in an auction draft. After his career at Hawaii, this guy only trailed Jeff Jaeger in field goals made in NCAA history. Mike Tanier wrote that he expected this guy to eventually branch into “Thomas Pynchon territory” when reviewing a novel about former Colorado Mustang Riley Covington, Monday Night Jihad. In a 1998 game against the Jaguars, this guy tied Tom Dempsey’s record with a 63-yard field goal, assisted by Mile High Stadium’s thin air. For ten points, name this guy, a Broncos kicker.Answer: Jason ElamA Chicago native, this guy became a Braves fan because the Cubs often preempted Saved by the Bell. The Dodgers left this guy off a World Series roster in favor of adding an extra pitcher in Brandon McCarthy. This guy is the Mets’ all-time leader in leadoff home runs. Along with Wildfire Schulte, Willie Mays, and Jimmy Rollins, this guy is a member of the 20-20-20-20 club, and his 23 triples in 2007 is the most of any player since 1949. This guy joined the Yankees in the three-way deal that brought Max Scherzer to Detroit. For ten points, name this recently retired guy. Answer: Curtis GrandersonThis guy is currently an assistant coach at Hampton. After transferring from Clemson and spending a year in community college, this guy chose Oklahoma over Kansas because he preferred the Sooners’ up-tempo pace. His NBA career took off after injury to John Williams, leading Wes Unseld to play him more. This guy was the runner-up to Scott Skiles for the 1992 Most Improved Player award. A member of the inaugural Wizards, this guy spent two stints in Washington, the first ending when he was traded for Kevin Duckworth. Two of this guy’s sons, Jerian and Jerami, are in the NBA. For ten points, name this guy, the twin brother of Bulls and Magic star Horace.Answer: Harvey GrantA Bleacher Report profile of this guy, nicknamed “Rain Man” when with the Bengals, begins “Van Halen is blasting through the enormous Klipsch speakers” and notes this guy finds “clarity” under a barbell. One of his worst decisions came when he selected a defensive tackle from Germany, Bjoern Werner, and another bust was his selection of Phillip Dorsett. This guy is often mocked for his ill-advised decision to trade a first-rounder for Trent Richardson. Most of this guy’s success came from luck, drafting Andrew Luck, that is. For ten points, name this tough-guy former Colts GM.ANSWER: Ryan GrigsonThis guy often described a dinner in which his parents’ friends explained to him that astronauts were constantly fucking on the space station. Upon seeing a college teammate’s door had Garfield strips on it, this guy delivered the withering burn: “Your commitment to abstinence is legendary.” This guy, team captain of Bonesawww, famously hugged a teammate on a cow statue in a photograph that was on the front-page of his team’s website for many years. This guy quit his sport due to the presence of Shantanu Jha on his team. For ten points, name this guy, a Georgian and member of the University of Chicago’s famed 2006 recruiting class.ANSWER: William Dix

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