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Which Ritchie County native coached basketball teams to two National Invitational Tournament championships and authored a series of books about fictional sports star Chip Hilton?
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What did oceanfront lots in Myrtle Beach, a vacation spot for many West Virginians, initially cost?
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What was the earliest known West Virginia city to have an organized baseball team?
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Where did hall of famers Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr. play minor league baseball?
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This South Charleston native starred at the University of Miami before becoming an all-pro player in the NFL, including a losing effort in Super Bowl XIV with the Los Angeles Rams in 1980.
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Which pro football hall of famer founded the West Virginia Breeders Classic horse race in Charles Town?
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In what year did Marshall University's football team suffer the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history?
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This Kanawha County native set football and track records at Marshall University in the 1990s before going on to a hall of fame career in the NFL.
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Which president was one of the first golfers to play The Greenbrier's Old White course?
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Who is the winningest coach in West Virginia University basketball history?
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