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Trivia Question #3

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.

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

July 26th, 2009 | Published in Funny Poses

Last month I posted examples of my favorite pose on football cards, the pose in which the player is sitting, holding his helmet. This month I thought I’d post my favorite action shot: the quarterback throwing a jump pass. Shown here are 1960 Fleer Tom O’Connell, 1959 Topps King Hill, 1956 Topps George Shaw, and–complete with blockers!–1958 Topps Lamar McHan. Want more? The 1960 Fleer set uses the shot for at least five quarterbacks.

I couldn’t recall ever seeing a jump pass–or at least an intentional one–in a game, so I did a little YouTube search. I turned up a couple: Ralph Guglielmi of Notre Dame (at about 1:20) and Tim Tebow of Florida.