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More trivia! Hall of Fame specific, there'll only be a few, but they're hard.
1. Who are the only two men in the Hall who did not attend college? 2. Name 6 of the 8 Heisman Trophy winners in the Hall. 3. Name 2 of the 4 sets of college teammates in the Hall. 4. Who was the youngest man (at time of election) elected to the Hall? 5. Who is the first veteran of the World Football League (1974-75) elected to the Hall? 6. Which player in the Hall played the fewest games in his career? 7. What two members of the Hall were born in Canton, OH? Good luck! |
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September 18th, 2010, 02:28 PM | #23 |
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John C., 4.5 right.
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1. NFL President Joe Carr and NY Giants founder Tim Mara did not attend college. Both are charter members of the Hall. 2. O.J. Simpson and Roger Staubach (Class of 1985), Paul Hornung and Doak Walker (1986), Earl Campbell (1991), Tony Dorsett (1994), Marcus Allen (2003), Barry Sanders (2008) 3. Vince Lombardi and Alex Wojciechowicz were two of the Seven Blocks of Granite offensive line at Fordham in the 30's. Former Marines Art Donovan and Ernie Stautner manned the defensive line for Boston College in the late 40's. Ollie Matson, Gino Marchetti and Bob St. Clair were on the last great football team at the University of San Francisco in the early 50's. And Thurman Thomas kept future Heisman winner Barry Sanders on the bench at Oklahoma State in the 80's. 4. Gale Sayers was 34 years at the time of his election to the Hall. 5. Paul Warfield, Class of 1983 6. Ernie Nevers only played 54 games in his NFL career. 7. Dan Dierdorf and Alan Page are the natives of Canton, OH in the Hall. Thanks for playing and more will come! |
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Okay, CFL trivia time, anyone who enjoys 3 down football feel free to respond!
1. When was the last "Battle of the Roughriders" Grey Cup game played? 2. The Grey Cup has been played for on and off since 1909 but name the only 2 Grey Cup Championships to be decided by overtime. 3. Name the winning teams in those games. 4. Who was the last Canadian born player to win the MVP, (known in Canada as the Most Outstanding Player award.) 5. Why did the 1940 Grey Cup not include a western team? 6. Name all 7 teams that played in the United States during the CFL's ill fated "US Experiment" of 1993-1995. 7. Name all 3 incarnations of Montreal's CFL team. 8. Name the only 3 former CFL quarterbacks to play in the Super Bowl. 9. Name 2 coaches who won the Grey Cup as head coach of 2 or more different teams. 10. Who was the youngest coach to win the Grey Cup? |
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September 28th, 2010, 07:01 PM | #26 |
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1. 1976, with Ottawa beating Saskatchewan 23-20 in Toronto. It was Ottawa's last Grey Cup win.
2. The 49th Grey Cup in 1961 and the 93rd Grey Cup in 2005. 3. Winnipeg beat Hamilton in 1961 and Edmonton beat Montreal in 2005. 4. Tony Gabriel, TE for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1978, who was born in Burlington ON. 5. The Canadian Rugby Union (a predecessor of the CFL) disallowed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers due to a rules dispute, making the Eastern final between the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers a 2 game series for the Cup with Ottawa winning both games. 6. Baltimore Stallions (aka Colts and CFL's), Birmingham Barracudas, Las Vegas Outlaws, Memphis Mad Dogs, Sacramento Gold Miners, San Antonio Texans, Shreveport Pirates. 7. Montreal Alouettes (1946-81, 1986), Montreal Concordes (1982-85), Montreal Alouettes (1996-present). The current Als are the former Baltimore Stallions. 8. Joe Kapp, Joe Theisman and... 9. Ron Lancaster (Edmonton, 1993 and Hamilton, 1999) and Don Matthews (Baltimore, 1995; Toronto, 1997 and Montreal, 2002) 10. Mike "Pinball" Clemons, Toronto, 2004. Last edited by tygrkhat40; September 29th, 2010 at 12:42 AM.. |
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You got 8.5 right!
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Okay, time for the answers to my first CFL quiz!
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1982-1985: Montreal Concordes 1986: New Montreal Alouettes (same franchise as the Concordes but they brought the name back.) 1996-Present: Montreal Alouettes (franchise transferred from Baltimore.) Quote:
Joe Theisman - Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XVIII Sean Salsbury - off the bench late in Super Bowl XXIX Fast fact: All 3 QBs in question also played in the Grey Cup. Kapp in 63 and 64, Theisman in 71 and Salsbury in 1988. Quote:
Wally Bueno: Calgary Stampeders 1992, 1998, 2002, BC Lions 2006. Ron Lancaster: Edmonton Eskimos 1993, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1999. Quote:
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October 1st, 2010, 06:54 AM | #29 |
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how about some super bowl trivia?
1. in super xxv, how long was the infamous scott norwood field goal attempt? 2. name the only team to have more than one super bowl appearances and have perfect super bowl record. 3. name the two teams to be 0-4 in super bowl appearances. 4. between super bowls xix and xxxi, the nfc had a 13-game win streak. name the teams and the number of times they won. |
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1. a guess...31yds 2. giants...took me awhile for that 3. buffalo (easy) / damn...stumped i can't get this one...tricky question 4. .....lets see not sure of who played in SB #19 but for a 13 game winning streak.....i will start backwards with; GBay-97 Dallas-96 SanFran-95 Dallas-94 Dallas-93 Redskins-92 Giants-91 that's 7 85-Bears 86-Giants 87-Redskins 88-SanFran 89-SanFran 90- hmmmm i'm thinking i am off between 90-92 somewhere but i will say Redskins makes me feel like i have alzheiemers, but that's 13
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