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Cryptic Quiz- Name The Sportstar

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Twenty International sportstars - All of them on their day were the amongst the best in the world


1. Micky was a couple of years too late for when he gave kate the doorkey
2. He graced many arenas when he had them in a spin.
3. A statesman of Omars Ma spars his way to 64 titles
4. Captain Hook enjoys or does he ?
5. Saw red for eleven years - which wasn't the case with his namesake Dirty Harry
6. The Falcon Ran on under the second ever teenage centurion
7. Shot a bird from the car park at a lobster sale
8. Proved he was no cowboy when he became the only man to manage two ton in one day.
9. In 1932 Micky Jo bought himself some dear shoes
10. Back in the nineties he showed some of that Dundee Iron when he ran that extra mile
11. Hes beaten Inky and Blinky and he's beaten Clyde but not Floyd
12. No YO - The key to a low heart rate is the way you have your linguini made
13. The Monarch claimed the child was not her son.
14. Six worlds but only one Olympic gold - what a pole
15. All time no 1 retired as 99 in 99
16. It was a tight squeeze for Hank to win 555 on the bounce
17. Mississippian who once signed a one day contract for €1.9m plus change but was never paid
18. Sadly for this little birdie his dribbling was his best and worst characteristic
19. An urgent hemorrhage was as a result of marrying Norma
20. In 1984 Freddie was a draft pick for the Bulls and the Cowboys but not famous for either

Omar.d (Cavan) - Posts: 1141 - 20/12/2010 17:58:54    835940

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeettttttt

16. Billie Jean King

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:18:50    835962

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Sorry 13 obviously!

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:19:32    835963

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13. Billy Jean King

19. Joe DiMaggio

20. Carl Lewis

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 20/12/2010 18:19:54    835964

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1. Michael Jordan?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:22:29    835967

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11. Manny Pacquiao

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:25:02    835969

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14 Sergei Bubka

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:26:01    835973

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2. Shane Warne

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 20/12/2010 18:26:22    835974

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15. Wayne Gretzky (currently wearing a No. 99 NY Rangers jersey - ashamed I didn't get it first time round)

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 20/12/2010 18:28:59    835980

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2 - Dr William Gilbert ("WG") Grace,

5- Ian Callaghan Liverpool

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 20/12/2010 18:29:46    835981

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3. Pete Sampras

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 20/12/2010 18:31:07    835983

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14. Sergei Bupka

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 20/12/2010 18:33:50    835987

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8. Sachin Tendulkar

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12490 - 20/12/2010 18:34:08    835990

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18 - Jairzihno?

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 20/12/2010 18:38:51    835995

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12. Miguel Indurain

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 20/12/2010 18:54:27    836016

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8. Herschel Walker when playing for the Dallas Cowboys?

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 20/12/2010 19:08:57    836040

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17. Jerry Rice

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 20/12/2010 19:15:05    836051

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7. Seve Ballesteros

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3692 - 20/12/2010 19:20:24    836055

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B&W
ignore Norma clue in 19 - my mistake

Omar.d (Cavan) - Posts: 1141 - 20/12/2010 19:28:05    836066

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5. Jamie Rednapp

BallsMcQ (USA) - Posts: 941 - 20/12/2010 19:51:08    836088

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