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Who was the Nitro-born pitcher who led the Braves to victory over the Yankees in the 1957 World Series?
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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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Who is generally considered WVU's greatest basketball player before World War II?
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Which one of the following did NOT star in high school football in Marion County?
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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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What year did the current Mountaineer Field open in Morgantown?
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Who is the winningest coach in WVU football history?
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Which girls' high school basketball team set a state record by winning 105 straight games between 2008 and 2012?
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Which West Virginian helped build numerous NBA championship teams as an executive for the Los Angeles Lakers?
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Who was the first West Virginia native inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
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