Trivia Questions and Answers

[SdBacker80]

lil Bosa and Hicks 

[The Gipper]

@bob806 said:

OSU- Joey Bosa, Orlando Pace, Shawn Springs, Dan Wilkinson, Tom Cousineau...

ttUN- Charles Woodson, Tyrone Wheatly

All the OSU ones are correct........None of the Mich. ones are right 

[The Gipper]

@sdbacker80 said:

Jake “State Farm” Long 

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[The Gipper]

@sdbacker80 said:

lil Bosa and Hicks 

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[Richiswhere]

Braylon Edwards

[The Gipper]

@richiswhere said:

Braylon Edwards

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Hint:  everyone taken this side of 1966 has been named. 

[Bob806]

@richiswhere said:

Braylon Edwards

Holy crap how could I forget this one. He was amazing in 2007.

This is a tough quiz Gipper.

[The Gipper]

@bob806 said:

Holy crap how could I forget this one. He was amazing in 2007.

This is a tough quiz Gipper.

Well, the tough part remains,  as I said....who is left are all 1966 or before.    One hint:   Two Heisman winners, one for each school remain.    And to be honest with you....one guy I never really heard of before.

[7moses7]

Ohio State -  Hopalong Cassidy

Michigan - Tom Harmon

[The Gipper]

@7moses7 said:

Ohio State -  Hopalong Cassidy

Michigan - Tom Harmon

Check on these.

3 names left...1 Michigan,  2 OSU.    Another hint:    one of the OSU was an AFL top 3 pick. 

[Dutch Oven]

Why exactly do we need a thread with all of these old trivia questions? 

I mean, the daily trivia questions are fine, but this massive thread is here why? 

[The Gipper]

@dutch-oven said:

Why exactly do we need a thread with all of these old trivia questions? 

I mean, the daily trivia questions are fine, but this massive thread is here why? 

Review 

[The Gipper]

More Draft Trivia,  combined with Rivalry trivia,   It is expected that Chase Young will go #2 overall in the upcoming draft:

In the history of the NFL draft.....THE Ohio State University has had  10 players taken in the Top 3 overall in the NFL Draft. (regular only)  (Young would make 11)    Michigan has had  4 players taken in the Top 3 overall in the NFL draft. 

Name these players from these schools that went in the Top 3 Overall. 

Answers:

 Ohio State:

1938  Jim McDonald...#2

1956 Hopalong Cassady.....#3

1964 Matt Snell   AFL.....#3

1974  John Hicks.....#3

1979 Tom Cousineau.....#1

1994 Dan Wilkinson....#1

1997  Shawn Springs.....#3

1997  Orlando Pace  #1

2016 Joey Bosa...#3

2019 Nick Bosa.....#2

Michigan:

1941  Tom Harmon  #1

1966  Tom Mack  #2

2005 Braylon Edwards  #3

2008 Jake Long  #1

This year.....Chase Young and Jeffrey Okudah seem like they may go  #2 and 3....and remember the putative #1, Joe Burrow, started his college career at Ohio State.    I don't know if there has ever been a situation where the players picked  1, 2, 3  came from the same school....or even ever attended the same school at some point (before transferring)

[The Gipper]

More Draft Trivia.

Nineteen (19)   schools have had  2 or more   #1 overall picks come from that school since the draft began in 1936.  This includes the few years of the AFL draft.

Name as many of these schools as you can. 

[Richiswhere]

USC

Stanford

Oklahoma

[The Gipper]

@richiswhere said:

USC

Stanford

Oklahoma

Check on these.  

16 more. 

[Bob806]

tOSU,Texas, Miami (Fla.), Penn St.

[The Gipper]

@bob806 said:

tOSU,Texas, Miami (Fla.), Penn St.

These are correct.    12 more. 

[Gorka]

Since 1936 then I'll say Notre Dame,  Army, Yale

[The Gipper]

@gorka said:

Since 1936 then I'll say Notre Dame,  Army, Yale

Only ND.    You do, however bring up some interesting history.  Army/Navy...even as far back as 1936 would never have a guy taken #1 overall....because of their 5 year military commitment.   Even if there was a guy that maybe could be considered worthy of being #1...No team would every go there.  e.g.  Roger Staubach,  Heisman Winner....based on his ultimate Pro career he may could be considered #1 material   Drafted in round 10   (great stroke of either luck or genius by the Cowboys)    Others like Blanchard/Davis/Bertelli etc.  not taken high because of military. (and did not really have great pro careers.   There are only 2 PFHOFers  from the service academies:    Staubach, and Ed Sprinkle  (just recently named).   Sprinkle a DE for the Bears who did his service in the Navy during WWII.  When war was over, he played ball.    

Nowadays no one with the talent to be a top notch  NFL draft pick is likely to go to the service academy.   However  In the NBA, there WAS the situation of David Robinson....  who was picked #1 overall.    He was allowed to do his military service by playing basketball...wherein I believe his military duty was to serve as an "Ambassador" of the service by playing ball. 

And Yale's days were long over even before the 30s. 

Still 11 more schools