# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 404
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Pitched a perfect game in the '56 World Series ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don A member of the '60s Boston Celtics championship teams. ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan A submarine-style relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in the 1980s. ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Irish rugby union fly-half and kicker, captain of the Irish national team, considered to be one of Ireland’s best-ever rugby players. ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Turner, Trea ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Turner, Trea Uecker, Bob Valentine, Greg “The Hammer” Professional wrestler. ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Turner, Trea Uecker, Bob Valentine, Greg “The Hammer” Washington, Isaiah ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Turner, Trea Uecker, Bob Valentine, Greg “The Hammer” Washington, Isaiah Xhekaj, Arber My first guess was Xavier McDaniel of the Seattle Supersonics. Then I remembered “Player X”, the nickname of Arber Xhekaj of the Montreal Canadiens. I looked up his name to get the correct spelling. ---
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**Professional athletes (by last name)** Andretti, Mario Berra, Yogi Curry, Stephen DiMaggio, Joe Evers, Johnny Favre, Brett Garza, Roberto Hernandez, Keith Iverson, Allen Jeter, Derek King, Billie Jean Larsen, Don Mays, Willie Nelson, Don Olsen, Merlin Polamalu, Troy Quisenberry, Dan Rose, Pete Sexton, Johnny Turner, Trea Uecker, Bob Valentine, Greg “The Hammer” Washington, Isaiah Xhekaj, Arber Yarbrough, Ryan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=405)