Alex Trebek was an icon in Los Angeles, one of the most recognizable celebrities in a city teeming with stars. His passing Sunday brought out lovely tributes from all walks of life, because Jeopardy! was arguably the truest arbiter of celebrity; having your name recited by Trebek was the clearest sign that you had made it.
The Clippers worked their way into a few clues over the years, dating all the way back to February 6, 1987 with the following hint in the category “Time”:
“For the Los Angeles Lakers & Clippers, it’s Floyd Jensen, a man in his mid-sixties”
Evidently, Jensen was a timekeeper for both L.