Very Short Charges Trivia
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Was it Dinners Club card? For 2
NO. It was Carte Blanche.
NO. It was Carte Blanche.
Ok, I knew it was one of the early ones.
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Wait, what? The Chargers are named after a credit card?
Please elaborate...
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I predict that eventually the Chargers move back to San Diego.
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Wait, what? The Chargers are named after a credit card?
Please elaborate...
Wait, what? The Chargers are named after a credit card?
Please elaborate...
Well....like the Browns, there is actually a debate about how the Chargers got their name.
Like with the: is it named after Paul Brown or after Joe Louis debate the Chargers debate is about whether it got that name because Barron Hilton...Chargers owner was promoting the Carte Blanche credit card company that he owned....or whether it was named after the ubiquitous trumpet then "Charge" call that you hear at sporting events.
.http://mentalfloss.com/article/25650/whats-nickname-origins-all-32-nfl-team-names
So, you make you choice....but when in doubt, always come down on the side which makes an owner more venal.
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The lightening bolt is a cool logo, but either reason for the name is pretty 'bleh'.
Interesting to find out about the Bengals name - I always assumed it was Paul Browns nod to the Massillon Tigers, especially considering he would have named us the "Panthers".
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Wait, what? The Chargers are named after a credit card?
Please elaborate...
Wait, what? The Chargers are named after a credit card?
Please elaborate...
You really have to get out more Dutch
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2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL......Hadl? that seemed a logical answer...but it is not right
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?......Lou Holtz U. No...whatever it is that you were trying to say.
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?........The architect of the Fouts Air Show? NO...whoever it is you were trying to say.
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2. I thought it was Hadl but maybe the QB politician you know Jack Kemp, a guess.
3. I knew that one Lou Holtz U. the skinny rail was a LB at Kent State same school as Gates
4. I blanked earlier but remembered later which is an automatic disqualification in the Gipper book
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2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL......Hadl? that seemed a logical answer...but it is not right
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?......Lou Holtz U. No...whatever it is that you were trying to say.
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?........The architect of the Fouts Air Show? NO...whoever it is you were trying to say.
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2. I thought it was Hadl but maybe the QB politician you know Jack Kemp, a guess.
3. I knew that one Lou Holtz U. the skinny rail was a LB at Kent State same school as Gates
4. I blanked earlier but remembered later which is an automatic disqualification in the Gipper book
2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL......Hadl? that seemed a logical answer...but it is not right
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?......Lou Holtz U. No...whatever it is that you were trying to say.
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?........The architect of the Fouts Air Show? NO...whoever it is you were trying to say.
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2. I thought it was Hadl but maybe the QB politician you know Jack Kemp, a guess. Kemp won titles with the Bills in 1964 and 1965, not with Chargers.
3. I knew that one Lou Holtz U. the skinny rail was a LB at Kent State same school as Gates Kent State, check
4. I blanked earlier but remembered later which is an automatic disqualification in the Gipper book
Remembering is not disqualification...Googling is.
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2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL......Hadl? that seemed a logical answer...but it is not right
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?......Lou Holtz U. No...whatever it is that you were trying to say.
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?........The architect of the Fouts Air Show? NO...whoever it is you were trying to say.
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2. I thought it was Hadl but maybe the QB politician you know Jack Kemp, a guess. Kemp won titles with the Bills in 1964 and 1965, not with Chargers.
3. I knew that one Lou Holtz U. the skinny rail was a LB at Kent State same school as Gates Kent State, check
4. I blanked earlier but remembered later which is an automatic disqualification in the Gipper book
Remembering is not disqualification...Googling is.
Good 4. One of the best coaches ever Sid Gilman.
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
Just a few short trivia questions about the Chargers...Browns next opponent:
1. How did the Chargers get their name?
2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?
5. Who threw for more yards with the Chargers: Dan Fouts or Phillip Rivers?
That's it.
Just a few short trivia questions about the Chargers...Browns next opponent:
Answers
1. How did the Chargers get their name?
Chargers owner Barron Hilton also had ownership interest in the Carte Blanche Credit card. Some claim the name was used to promote use of this credit card. An alternative theory is that they are named after the "Charge" call that you have heard at various sporting events.
2. Who was the Chargers starting QB when they won their only title: 1963 AFL
Tobin Rote. He and Peyton Manning are the only QBs ever to take 2 teams to Championships. (Rote: 1957 Lions as well)
3. Chargers all time leading receiver is Antonio Gates. Where did he attend college?
Kent State.
4. Who was the Chargers HC in the only Super Bowl appearance they have made?
Bobby Ross, who also won a share of a college national championship with Georgia Tech
5. Who threw for more yards with the Chargers: Dan Fouts or Phillip Rivers?
Rivers. I believe he past Fouts just last year.
That's it.
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Good 4. One of the best coaches ever Sid Gilman.
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