Mike Tyler

George Thorogood was born December 24th, 1950 in Wilmington, Deleware.  In 1973, George assembled the Destroyers which featured bassist Michael Lenn, second guitarist Ron Smith, and drummer Jeff Simon.   Shortly after the group was formed, Thorogood moved them to Boston, where they became regulars on the blues club circuit. In 1974, they cut a batch of demos which were later released in 1979 as the “Better Than The Rest” album.  Within a year of recording the demos, the Destroyers were discovered by John Forward, who helped them secure a contract with Rounder Records. Before they made their first album, Lenn was replaced by Billy Blough.  George Thorogood & The Destroyers released their debut album, which included the classic ”One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” in early 1977.

For a nice bump in your Jack Nation points total, what sport was George Thorogood a minor league player in before quitting his athletic career to take up music full-time?

A)  Baseball

B)  Football

C)  Golf

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Mike