@the-gipper said:

Here is this week's trivia on our upcoming opponent...though, yes, I know, Browns have a bye week. See what you can do:

Final Answers:

1. What is the Browns/Cowboys head to head regular season record? (margin of error)

Browns lead 15-11

2. What have been the result of Browns/Cowboys postseason games?

The Browns and Cowboy met in the postseason in 3 consecutive years pre-merger:

1967 Cowboys 52 Browns 14

1968 Browns 31 Cowboys 20

1969 Browns 38 Cowboys 17

3. What former Cowboy player was once a contestant on Survivor?

I was thinking of Gary Hogeboom, but then I was reminded of Jimmy Johnson...and the other guy.

(by the way, it was former MLB MVP Jeff Kent who got kicked of the Island this week)

4. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in passing in 2004?

Vinny Testaverde in like his 20th season in the league.

5. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in rushing 4 times?

Calvin Hill

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before having a winning season?

Six seasons!

1960 0-11-1

1961 4-9

1962 3-8-1

1963 4-10-1

1964 5-8-1

1965 7-7

Could you imagine a coach lasting 6 years and surviving never having a winning record these days?

7. When did the Dallas team call Northeast Ohio its home?

In 1952 the ill fated Dallas Texans left Dallas to play their home games in the Akron Rubber Bowl. They folded after one year of operation. They are in fact the last NFL/AFL franchise to have folded. (Teams have moved and changed names, but not fold)

8. What player that had the same name as a famous TV character make the Pro Bowl with the Cowboys?

Cowboy Kicker Richie Cunningham! His holder was a guy name Arthur Fonzarelli, but he never made the Pro Bowl.

9. Which former Cowboy was famous for putting a pinch between his cheek and gum?

Walt Garrison of course in his commercial for Skoal.

(and Earl Campbell uttered "Skoal, brother).

10. Besides the player noted in Q#5, there was also one other former Browns player that made the Pro Bowl as a member of the Cowboys. Name him. (probably a 10 on the difficulty scale)

Yea, this was a hard one. Kicker Sam Baker played a couple of years with the Browns while Lou Groza took a breather from kicking. But when Lou the Toe came back, Sam Baker went on to the Cowboys and did make a Pro Bowl for them. (the other Cowboy Pro Bowler that played for the Browns was Calvin Hill)

11. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys franchise?

Bob Lilly in the 1961 NFL draft. I had to scratch my head because the Cowboys started in 1960....but apparently did not participate in the 1960 NFL draft.

12. People say, perhaps rightly, that the 1974 Steelers draft which produced 4 Hall of Famers was the greatest in history. Arguably, second place belongs to the Cowboys 1964 draft, which produced 3 Hall of Famers. Name the 3 HOFers drafted by the Cowboys in 1964.

Roger Staubach in like the 10th round. Bob Hayes, and Mel Renfro, cornerback. All played the majority of their careers with the Cowboys.

Bonus. Besides the '74 Steelers and the '64 Cowboys, only one other team has ever drafted as many as 3 Hall of Fame players in the same draft. Name the team and the year of that other 3 HOFer draft.

It was the Browns 1957 draft that netted Jim Brown, Gene Hickerson...and Henry Jordan...but of course Jordan was let go somehow and played his HOF career with the Packers.

Zombo said:

Site looks the same to me ...

Z

I had some recent maintenance done to my computer, so something there must have messed things up.

@the-gipper said:

So, Z, is it just my computer, or is there trouble with the color on the site?

Site looks the same to me ...

Z

Zombo said:

Interim report on Trivia. Questions left to answer:

OK, I'll try the hard ones:

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before they had a winning record?

Five

_No

7. What team from Dallas made Northeast Ohio its home?

got me there ...

8. What Cowboy Pro Bowler had the same name as a famous TV character?

Drew Pearson?

NO

10. What player, besides Calvin Hill, that once played for the Browns, made the Pro Bowl as a Cowboy?

Anthony Henry

NO

12. The other player besides Roger Staubach and Bob Hayes that was drafted by the Cowboys in 1964 that made the Hall of Fame (and yes, he played most of his career with the Cowboys)

The cornerback ... Renfro

Check

Bonus: The third player, besides Jim Brown and Gene Hickerson, that the Browns drafted in 1957 that made the Hall of Fame.

Lenny Dawson?

Good guess. Not right.

--"Mr. Cavalier", Austin Carr, finished his career with the expansion Dallas Mavericks.

--The Cowboys had to play a football game in Cleveland two days after JFK was shot in Dallas. They were unmercifully booed and the announcer refused to call them "Dallas" ... just "The Cowboys".

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824651e6/article/cowboys-fielded-boos-anger-after-jfks-assassination-in-dallas

--One of my all-time favorite games growing up was when the Browns trounced "America's Team" on Monday Night Football. I still remember Thom Darden returning a Staubach INT for a TD.

Zombo

OK, I'll try the hard ones:

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before they had a winning record?

Five

7. What team from Dallas made Northeast Ohio its home?

got me there ...

8. What Cowboy Pro Bowler had the same name as a famous TV character?

Drew Pearson?

10. What player, besides Calvin Hill, that once played for the Browns, made the Pro Bowl as a Cowboy?

Anthony Henry

12. The other player besides Roger Staubach and Bob Hayes that was drafted by the Cowboys in 1964 that made the Hall of Fame (and yes, he played most of his career with the Cowboys)

The cornerback ... Renfro

Bonus: The third player, besides Jim Brown and Gene Hickerson, that the Browns drafted in 1957 that made the Hall of Fame.

Lenny Dawson?

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before they had a winning record?

7. What team from Dallas made Northeast Ohio its home?

8. What Cowboy Pro Bowler had the same name as a famous TV character?

10. What player, besides Calvin Hill, that once played for the Browns, made the Pro Bowl as a Cowboy?

12. The other player besides Roger Staubach and Bob Hayes that was drafted by the Cowboys in 1964 that made the Hall of Fame (and yes, he played most of his career with the Cowboys)

Bonus: The third player, besides Jim Brown and Gene Hickerson, that the Browns drafted in 1957 that made the Hall of Fame.

@tour2ma said:

POP Quiz: It was in the 1969 Conference Championship game in the Cotton Bowl... Final Score CLE 38 DAL 14... and the game was not as close as the score.

Late in the game the 'Boys tried an on-side kick and the kicker completely whiffed... ball never wobbled let alone left the tee... and then, I beleive, it was Jim Houston who said to their kick off team, "Can't you guys do anything right."

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On the bonus... I know Jim B's year... '57?... included Gene Hickerson.... but no idea who the 3rd might be. Was it an AAFL draft?

You mean AAFC? No. It was the Browns 1957 draft in which Hickerson and Brown were a part of....but so was a third person. However, this person, drafted by the Browns, did not end up playing for the Browns.

Late in the game the 'Boys tried an on-side kick and the kicker completely whiffed... ball never wobbled let alone left the tee... and then, I beleive, it was Jim Houston who said to their kick off team, "Can't you guys do anything right."

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On the bonus... I know Jim B's year... '57?... included Gene Hickerson.... but no idea who the 3rd might be. Was it an AAFL draft?

I don't think I know this....but, I suspect the circumstances were that the Browns were relying on the Cowboys to win a game that would have helped the Browns in a playoff push....but the Cowboys screwed up. (like the Colts circa 2007?)

Bob got 1, 2,4,5,9,11

@the-gipper said:

Here is this week's trivia on our upcoming opponent...though, yes, I know, Browns have a bye week. See what you can do:

1. What is the Browns/Cowboys head to head regular season record? (margin of error)

15-11 Browns

2. What have been the result of Browns/Cowboys postseason games?

2-1 Browns, back in 67-68 & 69

3. What former Cowboy player was once a contestant on Survivor?

4. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in passing in 2004?

Testaverde

5. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in rushing 4 times?

Calvin Hill

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before having a winning season?

3

7. When did the Dallas team call Northeast Ohio its home?

8. What player that had the same name as a famous TV character make the Pro Bowl with the Cowboys?

9. Which former Cowboy was famous for putting a pinch between his cheek and gum?

Walt Garrison

10. Besides the player noted in Q#5, there was also one other former Browns player that made the Pro Bowl as a member of the Cowboys. Name him. (probably a 10 on the difficulty scale)

11. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys franchise?

Bob Lily

12. People say, perhaps rightly, that the 1974 Steelers draft which produced 4 Hall of Famers was the greatest in history. Arguably, second place belongs to the Steelers 1964 draft, which produced 3 Hall of Famers. Name the 3 HOFers drafted by the Cowboys in 1964.

Bonus. Besides the '74 Steelers and the '64 Cowboys, only one other team has ever drafted as many as 3 Hall of Fame players in the same draft. Name the team and the year of that other 3 HOFer draft.

@the-gipper said:

Here is this week's trivia on our upcoming opponent...though, yes, I know, Browns have a bye week. See what you can do:

1. What is the Browns/Cowboys head to head regular season record? (margin of error)

2. What have been the result of Browns/Cowboys postseason games?

Not a lot of overlap between their creation (1960) and our move to AFC (1967), but was pretty strong for us...

3-0?

POP QUIZ for Gip: Remember the line "Can't you guys do anything right?"? Which Brown siad it to the Cowboys and what were the circumstances?

3. What former Cowboy player was once a contestant on Survivor?

There were two you know... Gary Hogeboom (sp?) was a while back and one of last year's "seasons" included former lineman Steve Wright...

Would have been three, if you'd phrased as "former Cowboy"... could have added Jimmie J...

4. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in passing in 2004?

Vinnie T?

5. What former Browns player led the Cowboys in rushing 4 times?

Gotta be Calvin Hill

6. How many seasons did Tom Landry coach the Cowboys before having a winning season?

4

7. When did the Dallas team call Northeast Ohio its home?

8. What player that had the same name as a famous TV character make the Pro Bowl with the Cowboys?

9. Which former Cowboy was famous for putting a pinch between his cheek and gum?

Walt "Mouth Cancer" Garrison

10. Besides the player noted in Q#5, there was also one other former Browns player that made the Pro Bowl as a member of the Cowboys. Name him. (probably a 10 on the difficulty scale)

11. Who was the first ever draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys franchise?

Bob Lily

12. People say, perhaps rightly, that the 1974 Steelers draft which produced 4 Hall of Famers was the greatest in history. Arguably, second place belongs to the Steelers 1964 draft, which produced 3 Hall of Famers. Name the 3 HOFers drafted by the Cowboys in 1964.

Roger the Dodger for sure... Bullet Bob was around then so he's #2... Don Perkins?

Bonus. Besides the '74 Steelers and the '64 Cowboys, only one other team has ever drafted as many as 3 Hall of Fame players in the same draft. Name the team and the year of that other 3 HOFer draft.

I suspect it's the early Cleveland Browns...