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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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What did oceanfront lots in Myrtle Beach, a vacation spot for many West Virginians, initially cost?
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This former WVU football star became the first person to be named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player although part of the losing team.
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Which of the following was the first organized golf club and course in the United States?
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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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Which Elkins native is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ?
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This Wheeling native was the first defensive player to win Most Valuable Player honors in a Super Bowl.
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This pitcher who grew up in Marion County was the first African American to toss a no-hitter in Major League Baseball after its integration.
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When was West Virginia's first North-South football game played?
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Which coach led WVU to within one point of a national basketball championship in 1959?
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