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Trivia

Jan 15, 2011 01:20

Who is the only player in one of the "big four" sports (baseball, football, hockey, basketball) to have won the MVP award for his team's championship series (or championship game) before winning a Rookie Of The Year award?

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crosstables January 15 2011, 15:22:59 UTC

Patrick Roy never won the Calder. He also played a full season before his Conn Smythe trophy. (Answer is elsewhere in the thread now).

ar_raqis January 15 2011, 06:36:41 UTC

Ichiro (1996, 2001)

crosstables January 15 2011, 15:33:16 UTC

I should have said "in US sports leagues", but I actually don't see that Ichiro won the MVP of his teams "championship series". He was the regular-season MVP a few times, of course.

(Answer is elsewhere in thread).

ar_raqis January 15 2011, 17:02:30 UTC

I had read that he was Japan Series MVP, but this seems to have been incorrect information. Oh well.

jalapic January 15 2011, 09:51:14 UTC

ken dryden - montreal canadians ?

crosstables January 15 2011, 15:20:11 UTC

Yes, the is the one I was thinking of! Congrats.