Obscure sports trivia

Nope, but that was a smart guess.

 

Seeing no more guesses, it was Tiki Barber. He broke an almost 70-old-record held by Cliff Battles, who quit football over a contract dispute in his prime.

 

Who was the first NFL lineman to block for a 2,000 yard rusher and 4,000 yard passer? (Obviously in different seasons)

 

Joe DeLamielleure. OJ in 1973, Brian Sipe in 1980.

 

Probably too easy in retrospect? I was thinking people my guess a ram or a lion blocker.

 

Nah, I'm a Bills fan, and have heard that question in stories about the old "Electric Company."

 

I was going to guess Jackie Slater.

 

So I looked up Lou Gehrig's grand slams, and while he never hit two in a game, he did hit three in four days in 1931 -- Aug. 29, off Philadelphia's Lefty Grove; Aug. 31, off Washington's Lloyd Brown; and Sept. 1, off Boston's Ed Morris.

 

I give up. Did I say something stupid?

 

Not at all. But I take it you’re not a Seinfeld fan. That’s Lloyd Braun, George Costanza’s nemesis.

 

On this day in 1974, the Braves traded Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers for who?