Trivia Questions and Answers

[The Gipper]

@gumby73 said:

was Calvin Hill ever on a HOF ballot?

On the Ballot?  I suppose....but he is not in,  And he is not one of the 15....though, again, I think he may be down around 20

[The Gipper]

@richiswhere said:

Chuck Foreman

Freeman McNeil

Eddie George

Fred Taylor

James Brooks

Roger Craig

Ricky Watters

O.J. Anderson

Williams Andrews

Shaun Alexander

Craig was #1 on the list;  Ricky Watterss #3; Alexander #4; Fred Taylor #11;  Ottis (OJ) Anderson #13 ;  Chuck Foreman #14

Eddie George was #16.

[nickers]

@richiswhere said:

Chuck Foreman

Freeman McNeil

Eddie George

Fred Taylor

James Brooks

Roger Craig

Ricky Watters

O.J. Anderson

Williams Andrews

Shaun Alexander

How about Joe Morris or John L.Williams?

[Gorka]

@the-gipper said:

Craig was #1 on the list;  Ricky Watterss #3; Alexander #4; Fred Taylor #11;  Ottis (OJ) Anderson #13 ;  Chuck Foreman #14

Eddie George was #16.

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this,  Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

[Icecube]

@mjp28 said:

Earnest Byner by any chance?

When you talk about RBs there were plenty of good ones that had to deal with injuries I'll have to think about it.

Denver RB T. Davis comes to mind.

TD is in. 

[Icecube]

@gorka said:

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this,  Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

Craig not in? That's lunacy, he was a crucial cog of one of, if not THE, best offenses ever seen. How is Davis more deserving than RC? 

And one of my personal, all-time most-underrated backs of all time is James Brooks; the rare 185 lber who was an every down back. He was phenomenal. I remember one play in the day playing for the Bengals where he outran Rod Woodson. He blew his doors off. He also played for SD. 

And no Hershel Walker? That's loco. He was the entire Cowboy's offense for a while, he was a total beast with insane sped for his size. 

Ricky Watters should be in. 

The Original "Curt" Warner should be, of Seattle.

Why not Otis Anderson? Had he not had the career resurgence in NY, maybe not. But he won a ring there and was a key reason for it. 

[The Gipper]

@nickers said:

How about Joe Morris or John L.Williams?

Nope

[The Gipper]

@gorka said:

Craig is the most surprising indeed. In the 80's all you heard was Roger Craig this,  Roger Craig that...

First time ever a 1000yd rusher and a 1000yd receiver in the same season.

He was a Finalist this past season.   But didn't make it again.

Yes, should be in....being #1 on this list seems evidence of that.

https://www.knbr.com/2020/01/15/roger-craig-snubbed-again-in-final-chance-at-hall-of-fame-induction/

[The Gipper]

Here is Today's Trivia Question.....It mirrors yesterday.   PFR  has the Hall of Fame Monitor stat to determine "Hall of Fame Worthiness..

Name the 15  Running Backs....who are/have been eligible  who have the highest score under this metric who have not been inducted. 

Answers,  in order:

1. Roger Craig

2.  Cookie Gilchrist   (was the "Jim Brown of the AFL)

3. Ricky Watters

4. Shaun Alexander

5. Larry Brown  (most of you do not remember him, but he was like the 3rd best RB in the league at one point behind JB and Jim Taylor)

6. John David Crow

7. Priest Holmes

8. Tiki Barber

9. Jamal Lewis

10. Warrick Dunn

11. Fred Taylor

12. Corey Dillon

13. Abner Haynes

14.  Ottis  "OJ" Anderson

15. Chuck Foreman

16. Lydell Mitchell

17.   Eddie George

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_RB.htm

Free to merge.

 

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[The Gipper]

Here is Today's Trivia Question.  

Name  as many as you  can  the Top Dozen  Quarterbacks who have started and LOST  the most games in NFL history. 

[The Gipper]

Hints:   4 of the 12 are already in the Hall of Fame,   and 3 were still active this past year. 

[mjp28]

Our man Vinny Testaverde is up there.

[The Gipper]

@mjp28 said:

Our man Vinny Testaverde is up there.

#1 in fact.  Check

[Canton Mike]

Favre, Namath (I know he had a LOSING career record), Eli Manning,  Drew Brees, Dan Marino

Mike

[SdBacker80]

Brett Farve, Rivers, Peyton Manning, Elway

[The Gipper]

@canton-mike said:

Favre, Namath (I know he had a LOSING career record), Eli Manning,  Drew Brees, Dan Marino

Mike

Namath is NOT  in there;  but your other choices are. 

[The Gipper]

@sdbacker80 said:

Brett Farve, Rivers, Peyton Manning, Elway

Favre and Rivers check   Peyton and Elway, no  (Elway is like 20th)

Half named so far.   6 more to go.

[mjp28]

Let's see you have to have been around awhile and some on bad teams to be allowed to get such a record, hmmmmm.

Big Ben, Fran Tarkenton, YA Title?, Kenny Anderson, Zorn and Norm Van Brocklin.

[The Gipper]

@mjp28 said:

Let's see you have to have been around awhile and some on bad teams to be allowed to get such a record, hmmmmm.

Big Ben, Fran Tarkenton, YA Title?, Kenny Anderson, Zorn and Norm Van Brocklin.

The only one of these that is a good answer is  Fran Tarkenton #5 on the list.  All others,  No

[Canton Mike]

OMG! I'll bet Warren Moon is there. How could we forget him?

Mike