Baseball

Give the informal team nickname for the world champion 1934 St. Louis Cardinals, probably derived from their raggedy (and, some claimed, malodorous) appearance, which inspired comparisons to a kind of factory that was common in U.S. cities at the time.

The Gashouse Gang

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Before their long and storied NBA careers, Jeff and Stan Van Gundy were moving all across the country with their basketball coach father.  Both have the honor of still being the all time leader in Free Throw percentage for their respective alma maters, and both of them played for their father. Name either school (one of which happens to be the beloved alma mater of the quiz author).

Nazareth College, SUNY Brockport

Olympics

Fill in the blank with the athlete described in this passage from Wikipedia:

In 1952, __________  was persuaded by Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland and former chairman of the Finnish Athletics Federation, to carry the Olympic torch into the Olympic Stadium at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. His appearance astonished the spectators, and Sports Illustrated wrote that "his celebrated stride was unmistakable to the crowd. When he came into view, waves of sound began to build throughout the stadium, rising to a roar, then to a thunder. When the national teams, assembled in formation on the infield, saw the flowing figure of ______, they broke ranks like excited schoolchildren, dashing toward the edge of the track."

Paavo Nurmi