March 4th, 2010 | Published in Trivia Questions
We haven’t had a trivia question in a while. Feeling smart today?
Question #7: What do the four players pictured here have in common?
Scroll down slowly; the answer is after the sponsored links. For more information on a card, click on it or hold your cursor over it.
Answer: They are all members of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame.
Here are their bios on the CFL Hall of Fame web site:
November 3rd, 2009 | Published in Trivia Questions
Question #6: What do the five players pictured on these football cards have in common?
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Answer: They coached the Pittsburgh Steelers together.
This is the coaches card from the 1968 KDKA Steelers set.
October 29th, 2009 | Published in Sites I Like, Trivia Questions
Here’s an easy one.
Question #5: What do the three players pictured on these football cards have in common?
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Answer: Each of them once held the NFL record for longest field goal. For a nice article on the record, see The Longest Field Goal in NFL History: Evolution of the Record.
| Player | Team | Yards | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Henry | Canton Bulldogs | 45 | 1922 |
| Glenn Presnell | Detroit Lions | 54 | 1934 |
| Bert Rechichar | Baltimore Colts | 56 | 1953 |
| Tom Dempsey | New Orleans Saints | 63 | 1970 |
| Jason Elam | Denver Broncos | 63 (tie) | 1998 |
October 26th, 2009 | Published in Trivia Questions
Here is the latest trivia question.
Question #4: What do the four players pictured on these 1958 Topps football cards have in common?
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Answer: All of them were out of football in 1959, but each of them came back to join an AFL team in 1960. Carmichael went to the Broncos, Blanda and Waller to the Oilers, and Wells to the Patriots.
October 22nd, 2009 | Published in Trivia Questions
Continuing our little quiz:
Question #3: What do the four quarterbacks pictured on these vintage football cards have in common?
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Answer: All of them were #1 overall NFL draft picks in the 1950′s.
From Wikipedia:
| Year | Player | School | NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Bobby Garrett | Stanford | Cleveland Browns |
| 1955 | George Shaw | Oregon | Baltimore Colts |
| 1958 | King Hill | Rice | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1959 | Randy Duncan | Iowa | Green Bay Packers |
October 21st, 2009 | Published in Trivia Questions
Continuing our little quiz:
Question #2: What do the three players pictured on these 1951 Bowman football cards have in common?
Scroll down slowly; the answer is after the sponsored links. For more information on a card, click on it or hold your cursor over it.
Answer: All of them became head coaches in the AFL in its first year, 1960.
October 18th, 2009 | Published in Trivia Questions
I pick up bits of trivia here and there, and I thought I’d pass them on via a quiz. The questions will be about the players, not the football cards, so you don’t have to be a card collector to answer them. (You can probably find some of the answers on cards, though.)
So here we go, Question #1: What do the five players pictured here have in common? Scroll down slowly; the answer is after the strategically placed sponsored links.
For more information on a card, click on it or hold your cursor over it.
Answer: They share the record for the most touchdown passes in a game, with 7. Nope, no Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, or Peyton Manning! Source: NFL Passing Records page of nfl.com.
