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:
December 1st, 2009 | Published in Interesting eBay Auctions, Oddball
As I wrote in O is for Oddball, I don’t collect many oddball items. This full set of 1963 Nalley’s CFL coins is pretty darn cool, though, and if I had $12,000 to burn, I’d grab it. The seller has a 1964 set of Nalley’s coins up for auction, also.
I recognize a few names from NFL teams. Dave Mann, who played for the Chicago Cardinals in the 1950′s, finished his pro career with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. Bud Grant, Joe Kapp, and Bobby Walden jumped from the CFL to the NFL later in the 1960′s.
Bronko Nagurski, Jr., also appears in the 1963 Nalley’s set. He played eight years for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
You can also find lots of individual 1963 and 1964 Nalley’s CFL coins on eBay. For more interesting vintage football auctions, see the Interesting eBay Auctions tab.
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.
