| UTAHJAZZ | NBA team; 1997 and 1998 Western Conference winners (4.4) |
| UTAH | and 22dn, NBA team; 1997 and 1998 Western Conference winners |
| JAZZ | NBA team; 1997 and 1998 Western Conference winners (4,4) |
| FLORIDA | MLB team; 1997 and 2003 World Series winners (7,7) |
| TENNESSEE | and 6dn, NFL team that played their home games in Memphis and Nashville in 1997 and 1998 respectively |
| TENNESSEEOILERS | and 6dn, NFL team that played their home games in Memphis and Nashville in 1997 and 1998 respectively |
| MARTINEZ | Pitcher Pedro who won the NL Cy Young Award in 1997, and the AL Cy Young Award in 1999 and 2000 |
| ERNIEELS | South African golfer who won the US Open in 1994 and 1997 and the British Open in 2002 |
| KIPKETER | Wilson ?, 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships 800m gold medallist |
| OILERS | The Tennessee ... were an American Football team that played their home games in Memphis and Nashville in 1997 and 1998 (6) |
| HALEBOPP | Bright comet which passed Earth in 1997 and was visible for 18 months (4-4) |
| ROSEANNE | US sitcom about the Conner family that ran 1988-1997 and is set for a revival in 2018 (8) |
| DIMATTEO | Roberto, Italian ex-midfielder who scored for Chelsea FC in the 1997 and 2000 FA Cup finals (2,6) |
| BONIOL | He led the Eagles in scoring in 1997 and 1998 |
| RAFTER | Pat ......, US Open men's singles champion in 1997 and 1998 (6) |
| DENVER | Winner of the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowls |
| MANDYPATINKIN | Homeland actor who received cornea transplants in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds. |
| PAT | 1997 and 1998 US Open men's singles winner (3) |
| PATRICKRAFTER | International Tennis Hall of Famer who won consecutive US Opens in 1997 and 1998 |
| LEANNRIMES | Singer whose "How Do I Live" spent 32 weeks in the Billboard Top 10 in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds. |
