Trivia Questions and Answers
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I was thinking Billy Cannon, Earl Campbell and Bo Jackson, but I know he turned down the NFL originally to play baseball. He did not like the team that drafted him 1st overall.
I thought maybe Barry Sanders too, but I looked him up and he did not go #1 overall. But he should have.
EDIT: Well maybe not. Troy Aikman went #1 overall. Barry never won a SB. And here is some trivia for you. The first time Troy won a SB with the Cowboys, Troy, Texas temporarily renamed itself Troy Aikman, Texas. It's on I-35 south of Waco.
I was thinking Billy Cannon, Earl Campbell and Bo Jackson, but I know he turned down the NFL originally to play baseball. He did not like the team that drafted him 1st overall.
I thought maybe Barry Sanders too, but I looked him up and he did not go #1 overall. But he should have.
EDIT: Well maybe not. Troy Aikman went #1 overall. Barry never won a SB. And here is some trivia for you. The first time Troy won a SB with the Cowboys, Troy, Texas temporarily renamed itself Troy Aikman, Texas. It's on I-35 south of Waco.
Check on Cannon, Campbell, and Bo. Sanders did not go #1. Aikman did not win the Heisman.
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I was thinking Billy Cannon, Earl Campbell and Bo Jackson, but I know he turned down the NFL originally to play baseball. He did not like the team that drafted him 1st overall.
I thought maybe Barry Sanders too, but I looked him up and he did not go #1 overall. But he should have.
EDIT: Well maybe not. Troy Aikman went #1 overall. Barry never won a SB. And here is some trivia for you. The first time Troy won a SB with the Cowboys, Troy, Texas temporarily renamed itself Troy Aikman, Texas. It's on I-35 south of Waco.
Check on Cannon, Campbell, and Bo. Sanders did not go #1. Aikman did not win the Heisman.
Check on Cannon, Campbell, and Bo. Sanders did not go #1. Aikman did not win the Heisman.
Yeah, I knew Barry got the Heisman that year, but had forgotten Aikman went #1 overall (and no Heisman) and Barry 3rd.
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Ok I'll try a few, your follow up question could be how many were busts.
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia out of Youngstown Chaney HS, my late father in law played football with him at Chaney, I always wondered how he ended up in Georgia.
1956 Paul Hornug ND and GB one of my favorite players from ND and ended up with GB, a BROWNS foe with Taylor
1959 Billy Cannon on LSU's last undefeated undefeated team until this year, he was a 1st pick but not sure if it was a non NFL team first. I know he played with LA.
.......I have guesses on a few more but not 100% sure.
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Ok I'll try a few, your follow up question could be how many were busts.
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia out of Youngstown Chaney HS, my late father in law played football with him at Chaney, I always wondered how he ended up in Georgia.
1956 Paul Hornug ND and GB one of my favorite players from ND and ended up with GB, a BROWNS foe with Taylor
1959 Billy Cannon on LSU's last undefeated undefeated team until this year, he was a 1st pick but not sure if it was a non NFL team first. I know he played with LA.
.......I have guesses on a few more but not 100% sure.
Ok I'll try a few, your follow up question could be how many were busts.
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia out of Youngstown Chaney HS, my late father in law played football with him at Chaney, I always wondered how he ended up in Georgia.
1956 Paul Hornug ND and GB one of my favorite players from ND and ended up with GB, a BROWNS foe with Taylor
1959 Billy Cannon on LSU's last undefeated undefeated team until this year, he was a 1st pick but not sure if it was a non NFL team first. I know he played with LA.
.......I have guesses on a few more but not 100% sure.
These are all correct. But you can give your guesses on others if you’re wrong so what.
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So how many are left?
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So how many are left?
9 I believe
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Ok I'll try a few, your follow up question could be how many were busts.
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia out of Youngstown Chaney HS, my late father in law played football with him at Chaney, I always wondered how he ended up in Georgia.
1956 Paul Hornug ND and GB one of my favorite players from ND and ended up with GB, a BROWNS foe with Taylor
1959 Billy Cannon on LSU's last undefeated undefeated team until this year, he was a 1st pick but not sure if it was a non NFL team first. I know he played with LA.
.......I have guesses on a few more but not 100% sure.
These are all correct. But you can give your guesses on others if you’re wrong so what.
These are all correct. But you can give your guesses on others if you’re wrong so what.
Ok how about our old Vinny Barbarino Testaverde ?
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
These are all correct. But you can give your guesses on others if you’re wrong so what.
Ok how about our old Vinny Barbarino Testaverde ?
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Going to be doing a new approach to the Trivia. Instead of 10-12 questions in a week which all of you ADDers seem to have trouble focusing on, I am just going to put up one per day. So, let's see how this goes. Today's question:
It is highly speculated that Heisman winner Joe Burrow will be the #1 overall pick in the draft. If he is, that will make him the 22d person who won the Heisman and then who was taken with the #1 overall pick since 1936.
Name as many of the 21 other players in this category as you can?
Going to be doing a new approach to the Trivia. Instead of 10-12 questions in a week which all of you ADDers seem to have trouble focusing on, I am just going to put up one per day. So, let's see how this goes. Today's question:
It is highly speculated that Heisman winner Joe Burrow will be the #1 overall pick in the draft. If he is, that will make him the 22d person who won the Heisman and then who was taken with the #1 overall pick since 1936.
Name as many of the 21 other players in this category as you can?
Answers, in chronological order:
Jay Berwanger
Tom Harmon
Frank Sinkwich
Leon Hart
Paul Hornung
Billy Cannon
Terry Baker
Ernie Davis
OJ Simpson
Jim Plunkett
Earl Campbell
Billy Sims
George Rogers
Bo Jackson
Vinny Testaverde
Carson Palmer
Sam Bradford
Cam Newton
Jameis Winston
Baker Mayfield
Kyler Murray
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Oh yeah, #5 for the Pack. Forgot about him. Now 85 years old.
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Here is today's Trivia Question:
There have been 15 players who were the #1 overall pick in either the NFL or AFL draft, who went on to be named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Note: to help: 2 of the 15 taken in the AFL draft.
Name as many of these 15 players as you can.
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Right off hand that one era comes to mind:
Paul Hornung Billy Cannon? OJ Simpson Jim Plunkett Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.
The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought. So many good players back then some on defense.
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Right off hand that one era comes to mind:
Paul Hornung Billy Cannon? OJ Simpson Jim Plunkett Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.
The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought. So many good players back then some on defense.
Right off hand that one era comes to mind:
Paul Hornung Billy Cannon? OJ Simpson Jim Plunkett Earl Campbell like I mentioned a few #1 picks were busts or just ok players.
The two AFL ones are interesting, I'll give it some thought. So many good players back then some on defense.
Check on Hornung, Simpson, and Campbell. Neither Cannon nor Plunkett are HOF.
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Troy Aikmen
Terry Bradshaw
John horsetooth Elway
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Troy Aikmen
Terry Bradshaw
John horsetooth Elway
Check on all these.
Still 6 names left. Hint: None of those not yet named are QBs.
2 DL, 2 OL, and 3 "old timers" (pre-60s)
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Orlando Pace
"And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve." -
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Orlando Pace
Check
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I was thinking about one of the old OL guys like Dave Rimington but I'm not sure which ones were picked #1...... except for the road grader Pace.
I was thinking about one of the old OL guys like Dave Rimington but I'm not sure which ones were picked #1...... except for the road grader Pace.
Well, Rimington was neither #1 overall nor HOF.
But there is one other OL who fits the bill. Think late 60s. Plus the 2 DL ( 1=70s/1=90s)
And hints on the 3 "old timers" : 2 played halfback, and one played both ways at OC and LB. (that should give it away)
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There have been 15 players who were the #1 overall pick in either the NFL or AFL draft, who went on to be named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Note: to help: 2 of the 15 taken in the AFL draft.
Name as many of these 15 players as you can.
Answers:
Bill Dudley
Charley Trippi
Chuck Bednarik
Paul Hornung
Ron Yary
OJ Simpson
Terry Bradshaw
LeeRoy Selmon
Earl Campbell
John Elway
Bruce Smith
Troy Aikman
Orlando Pace
Buck Buchanan...from AFL draft
Joe Namath...from AFL draft
Others that will/could make it someday:
Manning Brothers, Peyton and Eli
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