Racing & Combat

Rush

A central plot point of Ron Howard’s 2013 account of the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda is Lauda’s horrifying crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, in which he suffered severe burns and permanent injuries. Ironically, while Lauda was able to recover and resume racing within weeks, two other drivers in that race would later lose their lives in accidents during Formula 1 Grand Prix races. Name ONE of those drivers: either the one who died in a crash at the 1977 South African Grand Prix, or the one who died in a crash during the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

Tom Pryce (1977), Ronnie Peterson (1978)

Country Club

Among male professional golfers under the age of 55, Phil Mickelson is missing only the U.S. Open to complete the career grand slam, Rory McIlroy is missing only the Masters, and another golfer is missing only the (U.S.) PGA Championship. Name him.

Jordan Spieth

Basketball

On January 19, 1974, Notre Dame broke UCLA’s legendary 88-game winning streak. The Fighting Irish were led that night by upperclassmen John Shumate and Gary Brokaw, but looking further at the box score, you see the name of a 2008 NBA Hall of Fame inductee who, as a freshman, had 9 points and 8 rebounds in the game. He was a 2-time NBA scoring leader in 1981 and 1984 whose number 4 is retired by the team with whom he played those seasons. Name him.

Adrian Dantley