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#4 - E is for Elizabeth: Sports Heroes Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

bridgegirl1975: I don’t live in Elizabeth any longer, so going to archive the physical series and remake as an Adventure Lab…it should be easier to maintain. Thank you to all who visited!!

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Hidden : 5/20/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THERE IS NOTHING AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!

A series of 12 caches placed in Elizabeth NJ. The found caches will form an "E" on your geocaching map! Answer the trivia about Elizabeth to get the final coordinates for each cache.


Elizabeth is the 4th largest city in NJ with approximately 128,000 residents, so it is not surprising that there have been some pretty famous sports figures from the town. There have been professional athletes born and raised in Elizabeth that have competed in football, basketball, boxing, MMA, billiards, and sport shooting. Below are some questions about some of the more famous ones.

Answer the questions to get the final coordinates. Assume N 40* 38.ABC W074* 12.XYZ.

A:.The last digit in the year that Allen Hopkins came in 5th place in the US Open 9-Ball Championship, at the tender age of 17.

B:.The last digit of the year that Carol Blazejowski was named to the US Olympic team for women's basketball.

C: Freddie "Red" Cochrane twice battled Rocky Graziano . Use the second number in how many rounds he fought in each match for C. Hint: It is the same amount of rounds both times.

X: Frank Bruggy made his last MLB appearance on June 4, 192X with the Cincinnati Reds.

Y: Jake Wood had 3Y stolen bases in 1961.

Z: Todd Bowles is currently (as of 5/20/2017) the head coach of the NY Jets. He was also a player for the Washington Redskins, and played in Super Bowl 2Z for them.

There are many more athletes from Elizabeth, unfortunately too many to list.

Congratulations to Swampland'r and Ragtime Fan on the co-FTF!

FINALCOORDS:18TWL6693000021

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)