Minnesota Sports Trivia

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Most sports fans know about Bud Grant and the Minnesota Vikings, Kirby Puckett and the Minnesota Twins and George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers, but there are so many more Minnesota sports tales to tell. Read more about the North Star State "s sports triumphs, failures and quirky facts in Minnesota Sports Trivia!- When basketball was introduced in Minnesota, it was originally more popular with women than with men- Perry Werden of the Minneapolis Millers held the professional baseball home run record for 25 years before Babe Ruth broke it in 1920- Amelia Earhart played basketball at St. Paul Central high school after moving to Minnesota from Kansas in 1913- The University of Minnesota fielded a women "s basketball team in the early 1900s long before the passage of a 1972 law requiring gender equality in educational programs- Women "s golf legend Patty Berg and college football coaching legend Bud Wilkinson were teammates on a youth football team in Minneapolis- For nearly 60 years, the Minneapolis Millers and the St. Paul Saints had what some call the "most intense rivalry in professional sports."And many more...