Athletes who quit to do something unexpected
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Athletes Who Quit to Do Something Unexpected — Daily trivia Sunday, March 22, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which NBA legend quit basketball to play Minor League Baseball for the Birmingham Barons?
- AMichael Jordan
- BMagic Johnson
- CLarry Bird
- DCharles Barkley
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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan retired from basketball in October 1993 and played for the Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox's Double-A affiliate, in 1994. He batted .202 before returning to the Bulls in 1995.
Q 02Which heavyweight champion earned far more from a kitchen appliance deal than from his boxing career?
- AGeorge Foreman
- BLennox Lewis
- CMike Tyson
- DEvander Holyfield
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George Foreman
George Foreman. He said the grill earned him 'much more' than $200 million, and in 1999 he sold the commercial rights to it for $138 million.
Q 03Which NFL safety turned down a $3.6 million contract to enlist in the Army Rangers after 9/11?
- AMyron Rolle
- BAdam Vinatieri
- CTroy Polamalu
- DPat Tillman
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Pat Tillman
Pat Tillman of the Arizona Cardinals turned down a 3-year, $3.6 million contract in May 2002 to enlist in the Army. He was tragically killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
Q 04Which aggressive Wimbledon FC footballer launched an acting career in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?
- ADavid Beckham
- BPaul Gascoigne
- CEric Cantona
- DVinnie Jones
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Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones. The Crazy Gang hard man from Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup win played enforcer Big Chris, then Bullet-Tooth Tony in Snatch.
Q 05Which WBC heavyweight champion retired from boxing and was elected mayor of Kyiv?
- AWladimir Klitschko
- BVitali Klitschko
- CLennox Lewis
- DOleksandr Usyk
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Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko held the WBC heavyweight title and retired in 2013 to focus on Ukrainian politics. He was elected mayor of Kyiv in 2014 and has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance during the war.
Q 06Which Heisman-winning running back competed in bobsled at the Winter Olympics?
- ABo Jackson
- BHerschel Walker
- CBarry Sanders
- DMarcus Allen
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Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker competed as a brakeman in the two-man bobsled event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, finishing seventh with teammate Brian Shimer.
Q 07Which cricketer captained a World Cup winner and later became his country's Prime Minister?
- ASachin Tendulkar
- BKapil Dev
- CImran Khan
- DWasim Akram
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Imran Khan
Imran Khan led Pakistan to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and was elected Prime Minister in 2018, serving until his removal by a no-confidence vote in 2022.
Q 08Which 303-win Hall of Fame pitcher became a professional photographer after retiring?
- ANolan Ryan
- BGreg Maddux
- CRandy Johnson
- DRoger Clemens
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Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson. His photography company used a dead bird as its logo, a nod to the 2001 spring-training fastball that struck and killed a dove.
Q 09Which Ravens lineman retired at 26 while earning a math PhD at MIT, where he later joined the faculty?
- ALaurent Duvernay-Tardif
- BJohn Urschel
- CMyron Rolle
- DMatt Birk
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John Urschel
John Urschel. He retired two days after a landmark CTE study of NFL players' brains, finished his MIT doctorate in 2021 and joined its math faculty in 2023.
Q 10Which Raiders first-round pick left the NFL after six seasons to become a full-time minister?
- ANapoleon Kaufman
- BTim Brown
- CCharles Woodson
- DDarren McFadden
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Napoleon Kaufman
Napoleon Kaufman. As the Raiders' chaplain he baptized teammates in a whirlpool, and in 2003 he started his own church with 15 families.
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