Look, I understand my job each week in my quizzes is to educate, illuminate and entertain you (and occasionally frustrate you as you attempt to go 9-for-9). I’m definitely not here to bring you down, even in a memorial for those we lost in 2022. I look at it more as a celebration of their lives and hopefully give you something to further remember these folks with a smile.
There were many great people involved with sports whom we lost in 2022, who will not be in this quiz but should never be forgotten. Two get a special mention because they were impactful in play and their presence had an impact that was felt around the world: Bill Russell and Pelé. They meant so much to their sports and to those of us who were in awe of their talents.
