Twenty Questions - Game 369

[Wattsthematter]

free guess: Bill Russell

[damo666]

free guess: Bill Russell

No

[Jamiet99uk]

Did he compete at one or more Olympic Games in a sport which usually takes place indoors?

[damo666]

Did he compete at one or more Olympic Games in a sport which usually takes place indoors?

No

[damo666]

Five guesses

[damo666]

I will reply on a hot-cols scale

[Jamiet99uk]

Ralph Boston, US long jumper.

[damo666]

Ralph Boston, US long jumper.

Fairly cold

[DreamTrawler]

1,2,4,5,10. Real human born in a coastal state of the US in the eastern half of the country, or in Indonesia, China, or Japan
3,6,8,12,14. Born after 1929; was alive in 1952
7. Dead
9. Native speaker of English
11. Does not have an O or U in their first full name
13. Not an author or artist
15,17,18,19. Primarily known for their accomplishments or scandals as an athlete
16. Not a businessman who later went into politics, or an athlete who went into acting
20. Did not compete at one or more Olympic Games in a sport which usually takes place indoors

Passed: Known for politics, military, invention, physics, mathematics, acting, or filmmaking?

NOT
Bernie Madoff (DreamTrawler)
Bill Russell (Wattsthematter)
Ralph Boston (Jamiet99uk)

4 guesses remain

[Wattsthematter]

Is Alabama a "coastal state" with its 60 miles of coastline?

[DreamTrawler]

clarification: Would you consider Pennsylvania to be a coastal state?

[Aristocrat]

Seems difficult to get with the knowledge we have now, have to get lucky on some hot/colds

Guess: Henry (Hank) Aaron

[damo666]

Seems difficult to get with the knowledge we have now, have to get lucky on some hot/colds

Guess: Henry (Hank) Aaron

Correct

[damo666]

Now explain why I chose him as the subject for this particular game.

[Wattsthematter]

Is it because Tecumseh and Henry (Hank) Aaron both had 7 siblings?

[Aristocrat]

Is it because Tecumseh and Henry (Hank) Aaron both had 7 siblings?

I’ve got no clue, this is more connection than I could divine - I guessed they may have a connection to the civil rights movement (hence the pass on politics) and picked Aaron. But no clue on the connection to the last selection.

[damo666]

Is it because Tecumseh and Henry (Hank) Aaron both had 7 siblings?

That's interesting but not the reason.

[damo666]

Is it because Tecumseh and Henry (Hank) Aaron both had 7 siblings?

I’ve got no clue, this is more connection than I could divine - I guessed they may have a connection to the civil rights movement (hence the pass on politics) and picked Aaron. But no clue on the connection to the last selection.

There is no connection to the previous game.

The choice of Hank Aaron is for this particular game in isolation.

[Hominidae]

369 total bases in 1957?

[damo666]

369 total bases in 1957?

Nope. When Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974 he beat Babe Ruth's career record of 714.

The prime factors of 714 are 2 3 7 17 which sum to 29 and the prime factors of 715 are 5 11 13 which also sum to 29.

Consecutive numbers with this property are known as Ruth-Aaron numbers or Ruth-Aaron pairs and 369 is a Ruth-Aaron pair with 370.

Sorry.