Cal Ripken, Jr.
publication date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (part of Summer 2012)
category: 
Sports
clue: He earned the nickname Iron Man long before his 2,632nd consecutive game of baseball.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, and Aaron Shurtleff
Avenge This: The Marvel superheroes might be Earth's mightiest box-office hit, but they don't have a monopoly on their character concepts. These five celebrities are strongly associated with one Avenger each.Similar Goos
Hulk Hogan
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Sugar Ray Leonard
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Jeanette Lee
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Peter Fonda
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Alan Alda
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