| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | HISTORY ON FILM $600: This British medical student made mid-20th century sports history Roger Bannister |
| #5450, aired 2008-04-25 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $600: On ESPN's list of the 50 top athletes of the 20th century, this woman is the highest-ranked female (Babe Didrikson) Zaharias |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $200: In 1981 Frenchman Thierry Vigneron became the first to clear 19 feet in this track & field event the pole vault |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Ping Hdqtrs in Phoenix, AZ.) In 1990, Karsten Solheim, founder of Ping Golf, created the Solheim Cup for women; as in the Ryder Cup, these are the 2 teams the U.S. & the Europeans |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $600: Yes! It was this thoroughbred that won the Triple Crown in 1978 Affirmed |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Yankee Stadium.) On June 22, 1938, in a famous rematch here at Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis KO'd this German heavyweight in the first round Max Schmeling |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $1000: This 1972 newsmaker became the "King of Amateur Swimming" Mark Spitz |
| #4743, aired 2005-03-30 | I'VE GOT ESPN $1600: (Dan Patrick reads the clue.) From baseball, basketball & boxing, they were named by ESPN's "Sports Century" the 3 greatest North American Athletes of the 20th Century Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan & Muhammad Ali |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $100: Averaging about 74 MPH, Ray Harroun won the first running of this May 30, 1911 Indianapolis 500 |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $200: Only 2 men have won The Masters 2 years in a row: Nick Faldo & this man Jack Nicklaus |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $300: Bob Beamon made his record 29' 2 1/2" long jump in the thin air of this city in 1968 Mexico City |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: Heavyweight boxing champ in 1974, he went back in the ring in 1994 & regained the title George Foreman |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $500: Basketball history was changed October 30, 1954 with the introduction of this device 24-second shot clock |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $100: He said, "I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to...shake hands with the president, either" Jesse Owens |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $200: (Hi, I'm Freddie Jones of the San Diego Chargers) When the Chargers joined the AFL in 1960, they were based in this city to rival the Rams Los Angeles |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $300: When Suzanne Lenglen played this sport in 1919 without her corset, she loosened things up for women Tennis |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: His 1968 long jump record of 8.90 meters stood for over 20 years Bob Beamon |
| #3658, aired 2000-06-28 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $500: He managed the Cincinnati Reds to 2 World Series titles in the 1970s & Detroit to 1 in the 1980s Sparky Anderson |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | SPORTS SUPERSTARS $300: In 1997 this 16-year-old Swiss miss became the youngest in the 20th century to win at Wimbledon Martina Hingis |
| #3212, aired 1998-07-14 | 20th CENTURY ART $800: He draws sports murals like the one seen here in his own colorful style: LeRoy Neiman |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | 20th CENTURY CLASSICAL MUSIC $2,000 (Daily Double): Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man", heard here, is commonly associated with this sports event Olympics |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $300: President Johnson was among the sports fans who attended the 1st game at this Houston stadium in 1965 the Astrodome |
| #1766, aired 1992-04-13 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: At 49 days, this 1981 sports strike was the longest in professional athletics history the baseball strike |
| #449, aired 1986-05-29 | 20th CENTURY ART $400: Famous for his Olympic & sports action paintings, he's appeared in 2 "Rocky" movies LeRoy Neiman |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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