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Where was the final game of the Second National Negro League championship played?
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Who was WVU's lead sports broadcaster on radio from 1947 to 1997 (with the exception of 1970-73)?
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This pitcher who grew up in Marion County was the first African American to toss a no-hitter in Major League Baseball after its integration.
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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 Shinnston High graduate was one of the most successful coaches in University of Southern California history and least successful NFL coaches.
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Which Parkersburg native won a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds and coached the Philadelphia Eagles to two championships in the NFL?
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Which Princeton native drafted Michael Jordan to play for the Chicago Bulls?
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What Marion County native built the first great University of Michigan football team?
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Who was the head coach for WVU's football and men's basketball teams in 1937-38?
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This West Virginian won the shot put gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
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