Mario Lemieux
publication date: Thursday, September 19, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)
category: Sports
clue: Lymphoma couldn't keep this Pittsburgh champ's career on ice.
explanation: Lemieux, who played hockey for the Pittsburgh Penguins, retired for treatment and later returned. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn

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