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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 are the traditional hunting months in West Virginia?
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Which minor league team relocated in 1952 to give Charleston its first AAA team?
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This Farmington High and Marshall College football star won eight championships with the Cleveland Browns.
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Which pro football hall of famer founded the West Virginia Breeders Classic horse race in Charles Town?
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This West Virginia State College player was one of the first two Black players to break the "color line" in the NBA.
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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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Which West Virginia Olympic gold medalist appeared in the films Scrooged and Naked Gun 33 1/3?
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Shenandoah Downs, one of the East Coast's first night horse racing tracks, opened in what town in 1959?
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After his retirement from baseball, what Negro Leagues star worked more than 20 years for West Virginia state government?
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