October 22nd, 2009 |
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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 |
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Continuing our little quiz:
Question #2: What do the three players pictured on these 1951 Bowman football cards have in common?
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Answer: All of them became head coaches in the AFL in its first year, 1960.
October 18th, 2009 |
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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.
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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.
- Sid Luckman, Chi. Bears vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 14, 1943
- Adrian Burk, Philadelphia vs. Washington, Oct. 17, 1954
- George Blanda, Houston vs. N.Y. Titans, Nov. 19, 1961
- Y.A. Tittle, N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 28, 1962
- Joe Kapp, Minnesota vs. Baltimore, Sept. 28, 1969
