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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 of the following was the first organized golf club and course in the United States?
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Which minor league team relocated in 1952 to give Charleston its first AAA team?
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Which high school has won more state boys' basketball tournaments than any other?
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Huntington's Bill Campbell was known as one of the nation's greatest amateur athletes at this sport?
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What Wheeling native hit the first walk-off home run to win a World Series (1960) ?
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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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When was West Virginia's first North-South football game played?
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Which WVU football player led the nation in scoring in 1919?
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Who was the first West Virginian to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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