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Where was the first commercial ski area in West Virginia?
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George Bird Evans wrote 27 books on what sporting topic?
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Which one of the following did NOT star in high school football in Marion County?
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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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Who is the winningest coach in WVU football history?
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Which coach led WVU to the 1942 national championship in basketball, in the NIT Tournament?
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In what year did Fairmont native Mary Lou Retton become the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics?
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Which coach led WVU to within one point of a national basketball championship in 1959?
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Who is the only WVU basketball player to play in a Final Four and coach a team to an NBA championship?
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