#1 was George Karl. #2 was Dave Koechner. Correct on #3 (AFAICT he punched all the buttons! A Hail Mary to try for the win.)
2 DQs reserved.
After I posted I looked up the wiki, and Doug Kenney was mentioned in the first issue of the magazine, in 1970, whereas Kroger is first mentioned in the Yearbook (1974). So I messed up twice. I appreciate the advice but I think it’s better I let that one go.
DQ:
Did you play in a professional sport?
K.
- real
- last name begins with K
- male
- American
- dead
- not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV
- died after 1900
- not known for politics/military
- died after 1950
- first name begins from A-M
- not known from science
- died after 1990
- not known for having something named after him
- not really known as a businessman
- last name begins Ka - Kn
- made semi-regular TV appearances
- arguably best known from TV appearances
- arguably also known for sports
- first name begins from A-F
- did not play in a professional sport
Please ask all earned DQs by 10pm EST Monday.
DQ: Olympic athlete?
Final DQs:
DQ1. known from basketball or football?
DQ2. known from coaching?
DQs:
- Known from TV talk or variety shows, rather than series TV?
- Sports announcer?
K.
- real
- last name begins with K
- male
- American
- dead
- not known for the Arts, I’d say, but YMMV
- died after 1900
- not known for politics/military
- died after 1950
- first name begins from A-M
- not known from science
- died after 1990
- not known for having something named after him
- not really known as a businessman
- last name begins Ka - Kn
- made semi-regular TV appearances
- arguably best known from TV appearances
- arguably also known for sports
- first name begins from A-F
- did not play in a professional sport
- not an Olympic athlete
- not known from basketball or football
- not known from coaching
- not known from TV talk or variety shows, rather than series TV
- not a sports announcer
Tawk amongst yourselves, and please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by 10pm EST Tuesday.
No idea. Maybe someone from a commercial?
That would make sense, but apparently it would be someone pretty obscure in a sporting sense, which isn’t usually the type of pitchman a product marketer would be interested in.
Would any golfers fit the bill?
No, because the person didn’t play a professional sport. What else is there? Commentator? Manager?
I can’t believe I’ve been here for twenty years.
Team owner? I think they sometimes show the owner’s box during NFL telecasts, not sure if that happens in other sports…
Congratulations!
I know he’s not the answer, just hoping to jog a memory…
Arguably known from sports; not a coach, not an announcer, etc. Someone like him?
Some kind of superfan? The Orioles had “Wild Bill” Hagy for a while in the 70’s & 80’s, leading cheers from the bleachers. Wrong letters, but otherwise a good idea…
Right, and the John 3:16 guy is still alive.
So is Don King.
Are you Evel Knievel?
Now that’s a great guess!
Dingdingding! Yes, I am
Evel Knievel
Stunt performer, entertainer and hero to lots of American boys (including me, for awhile): Evel Knievel - Wikipedia
Well done, DLR!
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