One of the items you found in the time capsule was a baseball bat signed by Joe Jackson.
You need to discover some information about Joe Jackson and what made him so famous. Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.
1. When was he born? When did he die? What was his nickname and why was he called that? Name the movie in which this player "came back" to play in, after the line "If you build it, he will come."
2. Describe his involvement in the 1919 World Series Scandal. Do you feel that he deserved to be banned from baseball? Back up your answer with stats from the Series.
3. Discuss
whether or not you feel that he belongs in The Baseball Hall of Fame.
Once again, back up your answer with his lifetime statistics.
Check out these resources for some help:
http://members.aol.com/stealth792/shoeless/shoeless.html
http://www.cmgww.com/baseball/jackson/jackson.html
http://www.fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com/shoeless.html
Another item you found in the time capsule was a basketball signed by Pete Maravich.
You need to discover some information about Pete Maravich and what made him so famous. Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.
1. When was he born? When did he die? What was his nickname?
2. List some of his statistics as a basketball player. Discuss what made him a great basketball player.
3. How
did Pete Maravich change basketball in the 1970's? How has he affected
the way that basketball is played today. List some recent players
who mirror his style.
Check out these resources for some help:
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/1822/maravich.html
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Maravich.htm
https://www.angelfire.com/sys/popup_source.shtml?Category=
http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Maravich_Pete.html
http://64.225.152.215/wfh/index.asp?v=tegrity&bid=300-3&var=1111
The final item you found in the time capsule was a football signed by Walter Payton.
You need to discover some information about Walter Payton and what made him so famous. Use the following questions as a guide, but do not limit your information to the answers to these questions.
1. When was he born? When did he die? What was his nickname and why was he called that? Why was it a fitting nickname?
2. List some of his impressive stats. What made him a great football player? What were his contributions to football as a sport?
3. Describe the disease he contracted and how he died. How did his death affect his teammates and friends.
Check out these resources for some help:
http://www.canoe.ca/FootballNFLWalterPayton/home.html
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/9206/payton.html
http://www.canoe.ca/FootballNFLWalterPayton/gallery.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/11/01/payton_obit/
http://www.payton34.com/walterbio.htm
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