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Which of the following was the first organized golf club and course in the United States?
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Where was the first commercial ski area in West Virginia?
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Which 1940 National League Most Valuable Player played minor league ball for the Beckley Black Knights?
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Where did hall of famers Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr. play minor league baseball?
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This Hedgesville native coached WVU to 13 20-win basketball seasons between 1979 and 2002.
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This South Charleston native starred at the University of Miami before becoming an all-pro player in the NFL, including a losing effort in Super Bowl XIV with the Los Angeles Rams in 1980.
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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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In what year did Marshall University's football team suffer the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history?
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Which coach led WVU to the 1942 national championship in basketball, in the NIT Tournament?
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What Marion County native built the first great University of Michigan football team?
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