Here is this week's trivia, mostly on Hall of Fame stuff.:

Answers

1. Name the 3 players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame that were drafted by a team from Cleveland...but not by the Browns?

Bob Waterfield drafted in 1944, Tom Fears and Elroy Hirsch drafted in 1945 all by the Cleveland Rams.

2. Name that team that drafted 3 Hall of Famers in the same year....but for which team none of those players ever played for.

The Denver Broncos in 1964 in the AFL draft selected the following players who became Hall of Famers but who were also taken by NFL teams, and each played for the NFL team, not the Broncos:

Bob Brown, who signed with the Eagles (he was the #1 overall selection in the AFL draft

Paul Krause, who was drafted by the Redskins and later played with the Vikings

Bob Hayes, who was drafted and signed by the Cowboys.

Also, the same year, both the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers drafted 2 future HOFers who never played for them.

3. Name the players that are in the PFHOF that played at these schools:

Alabama A&M: John Stallworth

Florida A&M: Bob Hayes

Prairie View A&M: Ken Houston

Texas A&M: Yale Lary

Texas A&I: Darrell Green, John Randle, Gene Upshaw

4. Andre Reed and Ray Guy were elected this past year in their 8th time being a finalist for induction.

In history only 6 people have been a finalist for more years than the 8 for Guy and Reed.

Name those 6 people:

Lynn Swann 14 years

Carl Eller 13 years

Paul Hornung 12 years

Willie Wood 10 years

Tom Mack 10 years

John Henry Johnson 9 years

(also waiting 8 years were: John Stallworth, Jack Youngblood, Don Maynard, Pete Rozelle, Art Monk)

5. Following are the dates on which certain current NFL franchises were "created" officially, or officially joined the NFL. Tell which team or teams applies to each date:

1/28/1960 (2 teams, name either): Cowboys and Vikings

2/12/1937: Cleveland/LA/St.L. Rams

8/27/1921: Green Bay Packers

7/28/1933: (2 teams): Steelers and Eagles

6/4/1944: (2 teams): Browns and 49ers

8/1/1925: NY Giants

7/12/1930: Detroit Lions (nee Portsmouth Spartans)

6/4/1974: Seattle Seahawks

11/30/1993: Jacksonville Jaguars

10/6/1999: Houston Texans

6. Which current NFL team had as finalists for the name of the franchise the Sharks or Stingrays ?

The Jacksonville Jaguars

7. Peyton Manning in 2013 beat Tom Brady's season TD throw record of 50 with 55 TD passes. Brady had beaten Peyton's record of 49 which beat Dan Marino's record of 48 in 1984.

Which 2 QBs shared the record before Marino broke it?

George Blanda and Y.A. Tittle each had 36 TD passes in a season, the record until Marino threw his 48.

8. Which team has the worst Won-Lost percentage in its history?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a .392 win pct. Chic/St.Louis/Ariz. Cardinals are second with .419

9. Name the team that these Hall of Fame Players played for primarily in their careers:

Steve Van Buren: Eagles

Ernie Nevers: Cardinals

George McAfee: Bears

Bronko Nagurski: Bears

Red Grange: Bears

Leo Nomellini: 49ers

Arnie Herber: Packers

Cliff Battles: Cardinals

Tony Canadeo: Packers

Clark Hinkle: Packers

Ken Strong: Giants

Pete Pihos: Eagles

10. Which player scored the most points in a season in NFL history?

Apparently it is now LaDanian Tomlinson with 189, beating Paul Hornungs record of 176 in 1960

5. Following are the dates on which certain current NFL franchises were "created" officially, or officially joined the NFL. Tell which team or teams applies to each date:

1/28/1960 (2 teams, name either): Pretty sure it's the Cowboys as 1 of them Yes, as noted above

2/12/1937 Cleveland Rams ?

6/4/1974: Seattle Seahawks

Check on both of these.

6. Which current team was considered to be named the Sharks or the Stingrays in lieu of what they are currently called?: Was going to say Tampa Bay but realized this seemed like a newer franchise name....i'm gonna say Jaguars

Check on Jags.

2. Name the team that drafted 3 Hall of Fame players in the same year, but none of whom ever played for that team. I kinda looked this up but didn't get a definitive answer. I won't give the team away but if my guess is right then this may have been the worst draft ever.

5. Following are the dates on which certain current NFL franchises were "created" officially, or officially joined the NFL. Tell which team or teams applies to each date:

1/28/1960 (2 teams, name either): Cowboys? That is one of them

10/6/1999: TN Titans? No, Titans started out as Houston Oilers....hint.

Meant LaDainian Tomlinson... not him? I could swear I remembered him from an earlier trivia.

Pro Football Ref has him atop their list with 186 points in 2006.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/scoring_single_season.htm

Linited time right now, but I'll throw these in:

3. Name the players that are in the PFHOF that played at these schools:

Alabama A&M: John Stallworth

Florida A&M: Bob Hayes

Prairie View A&M: Ken Houston

Texas A&M: Yale Lary

Texas A&I: Gene Upshaw

These are all correct, but there are still a couple of Tesas A&I guys to go (not A&M...A&I)

7. Peyton Manning in 2013 beat Tom Brady's season TD throw record of 50 with 55 TD passes. Brady had beaten Peyton's record of 49 which beat Dan Marino's record of 48 in 1984.

Which 2 QBs shared the record before Marino broke it? YA Tittle/George Blanda

Check

3 Texas A&M Johnny Football

Sorry, Gip... only a few this week...

1. Name the 3 players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame that were drafted by a team from Cleveland...but not by the Browns? Waterfield (Rams), ???

He is one

3. Name the players that are in the PFHOF that played at these schools:

Texas A&M: John David Crow

NO.....Crow is not a PFHOF player.

6. Which current NFL team had as finalists for the name of the franchise the Sharks or Stingrays ?

I'll go alliterative and guess Seattle...

NO

7. Peyton Manning in 2013 beat Tom Brady's season TD throw record of 50 with 55 TD passes. Brady had beaten Peyton's record of 49 which beat Dan Marino's record of 48 in 1984.

Which 2 QBs shared the record before Marino broke it? Pretty sure one was Brees...

NO

8. Which team has the worst Won-Lost percentage in its history?

McKays futile first five may be enough for it to be Tampa Bay...

Check

9. Name the team that these Hall of Fame Players played for primarily in their careers:

Steve Van Buren: Philly Eagles

George McAfee, Bronko Nagurski, Red Grange: All Chicago Bears

Leo Nomellini: SF 49ers

All of the above are correct.

10. Which player scored the most points in a season in NFL history? LT Lawrence Taylor? No....nor LDT

Is that really all you know? Not much of a football fan, eh?

All I know is its about damn time Ray Guy got punted in.