Updated: Dec 26, 2007, 10:53 AM

Quiz: How's your knowledge of sports perfection?



Rocky Marciano is one of the few to achieve perfection in sports.
Perfection is a goal that is rarely attained, be it in a moment, a single game, or over the course of an entire season. The Patriots will be trying to complete a perfect regular season against the Giants on Saturday, an accomplishment that would be among the greatest in sports history. But how well do you remember other feats of perfection? Take the third installment of our Pursuit of Perfection quiz to find out.

And don't forget to take the first two installments of our Pursuit for Perfection content: Do you know the Patriots? | Do you know the Patriots' streak? After reviewing the scores of the first two quizzes, SportsNation stands at a very mediocre 11-for-20. Can the Nation recover some semblance of a respectable score? Take the quiz and find out!

Questions compiled by Mark Simon, with help from ESPN's research department.

  • 1) What was former heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano's final career record?
  • 2) Former Yankee David Wells pitched a perfect game against which team?
  • 3) In the 1992 East Regional Final, Duke forward Christian Laettner made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to beat Kentucky. Laettner was perfect from the field and the free throw line in that game. How many field goals did Laettner make?
  • 4) Which team did Indiana beat in the 1976 NCAA men's basketball title game to complete the last perfect season in Division I men's basketball?
  • 5) Swimmer Mark Spitz won a gold medal in every event he entered at 1972 Olympic Games, and set a record in every event. How many gold medals did Spitz win that year?
  • 6) Which sports feat is former University of Nebraska student Jeremy Sonnenfeld most famous for?
  • 7) Which major-league pitcher titled his autobiography ''Tomorrow I'll Be Perfect?''
  • 8) Who is the only quarterback this season to have 2 games with a perfect passer rating of 158.3?
  • 9) Who led the perfect 1972 Dolphins team in touchdowns scored?
  • 10) Which member of the Patriots DID NOT play on a college football team that finished its season with a perfect record?

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