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Byron Nelson, an Uncommon card
John Byron Nelson Jr. was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 143
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 80,000
Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Byron Nelson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Byron Nelson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Nelson and two other ______ champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912.
Answer
legendary. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. From the Byron Nelson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in ____.
Answer
1940s. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. From the Byron Nelson article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912.
- Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945.
- He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator for ABC Sports and lending his name to the Byron Nelson Classic, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Byron Nelson article was read about 80,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Byron Nelson
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Byron Nelson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Acme Telephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
