The Gipper Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Canton (2): Cleveland (5): Grand River: Hudson: Mansfield: Mantua: Norwalk: Sandusky: Stow: Toronto: Warren: Youngstown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? Gonna go with "the QB draft"... '83...2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft?... wanna say it's a Raider that crashed that party, but not sure who???3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? see #1... which I'm going to now guess was wrong for #1...4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)?Wow... I'm sure there are a whole lotta nones and ones... so may aonly take two and I know JB and Hornung were in the same class of '57. Could be an earlier trip (or more), but... '57.5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers?Notre Dame, USC and BAMA...6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers?No idea... WAG... 32...7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected?Barry Bonds and...8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? Lakers-Celtics seems too obvious to be right... but I got nothing else...B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. Dallas handed Buffalo two of their 4 consecutive defeats... best guess I can come up with...9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio:Akron:Alliance:Canton (2): Dierdorf?Cleveland (5): Chuck NollGrand River:Hudson: Mansfield:Mantua:Norwalk:Sandusky: The big man... Orlando PaceStow: Larry CsonkaToronto:Warren: Youngstown: Debartolo? Know he was from Youngstown and pretty sure he's in the HoF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? Gonna go with "the QB draft"... '83... NO 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? ... wanna say it's a Raider that crashed that party, but not sure who??? Yes..it was a Raider... 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? see #1... which I'm going to now guess was wrong for #1... Check, it was 1983 (though....arguably another year could tie 1983 sort of) 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? Wow... I'm sure there are a whole lotta nones and ones... so may aonly take two and I know JB and Hornung were in the same class of '57. Could be an earlier trip (or more), but... '57. No, a number of years had 2 each...and for Hornung...see my answer to #3 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? Notre Dame, USC and BAMA... First two right...not Bama 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? No idea... WAG... 32... NO 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? Barry Bonds and... Ah...no. (and I don't know if the Baseball HOF process is the same as football...I don't think Baseball has "finalists". 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? Lakers-Celtics seems too obvious to be right... but I got nothing else... NO...and note....the question calls for NFL...not NBA. B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. Dallas handed Buffalo two of their 4 consecutive defeats... best guess I can come up with... Correct. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Canton (2): Dierdorf? He is one. Cleveland (5): Chuck Noll He is one Grand River: Hudson: Mansfield: Mantua: Norwalk: Sandusky: The big man... Orlando Pace Check Stow: Larry Csonka...Check Toronto: Warren: Youngstown: Debartolo? Know he was from Youngstown and pretty sure he's in the HoF.....Check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Pretty tough one this week... NO...and note....the question calls for NFL...not NBA. Reading comprehension... what a concept... and it would have been the perfect place for my favorite, "go to" answer... The Decatur Staleys... Has to be an old timey pair from when there were 10 or fewer teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Pretty tough one this week... NO...and note....the question calls for NFL...not NBA. Reading comprehension... what a concept... and it would have been the perfect place for my favorite, "go to" answer... The Decatur Staleys... Has to be an old timey pair from when there were 10 or fewer teams... Nope. In fact, it happened after the NFL went through an expansion of sorts. And the time you are talking about was before there was even a championship game (except during the war years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg31 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Canton (2):Motley Cleveland (5): Grand River: Shula Hudson: Mansfield: Mantua: Norwalk: Sandusky: Stow: Toronto: Warren: Youngstown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Canton (2):Motley Cleveland (5): Grand River: Shula Hudson: Mansfield: Mantua: Norwalk: Sandusky: Stow: Toronto: Warren: Youngstown: Were there to be some answers in their somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg31 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Were there to be some answers in their somewhere?only what I could think of without looking the shit up canton and grand river players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 only what I could think of without looking the shit up canton and grand river players Oh, sorry. I didn't see them snuck in there. Shula is right for Grand River. However, Motley was not born in Canton...somewhere down south and moved up north to Canton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Pretty sure (for some reason) that Motley was from Georgia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Born in Georgia, raised in Canton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg31 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I've been through the HOF twice now, guess I need to pay closer attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I've been through the HOF twice now, guess I need to pay closer attention to detail. I may make my first visit during my June, NE-Ohio "fly-by"... I used to live too close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? Cleveland & Detroit B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Len Dawson Canton (2): Dan Dierdorf & Alan Page Cleveland (5): Tom Mack, Bob Brown, Chuck Noll Grand River: Hudson: Dante Lavelli Mansfield: Mantua: Jack Lambert Norwalk: Paul Brown Sandusky: Stow: Larry Csonka Toronto: Warren: Paul Warfield Youngstown: Eddie Debartolo Had a few. Hell of it is that I was raised in Akron, yet don't know that player. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? Cleveland & Detroit Check B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron: Alliance: Len Dawson Canton (2): Dan Dierdorf & Alan Page Cleveland (5): Tom Mack, Bob Brown, Chuck Noll Grand River: Hudson: Dante Lavelli Mansfield: Mantua: Jack Lambert Norwalk: Paul Brown Sandusky: Stow: Larry Csonka Toronto: Warren: Paul Warfield Youngstown: Eddie Debartolo ALL of the above are right....check Had a few. Hell of it is that I was raised in Akron, yet don't know that player. Hint...there is a street named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Interim Report. Unanswered questions so far: 1. In What year were the most Hall of Famers drafted? Hint: Two of them were Cleveland Browns. 2. Besides the 4 Steelers drafted in 1974, one other member of that draft class made the HOF? Name him. Hint: a Raider 3. What year produced the most RBs to make the HOF? Hint: Early days. 5. Besides USC and Notre Dame, what other college had produced the most HOFers? 6. What uniform number was worn by the most HOF players? Hint: Skill player number 7. What two players have been Finalists for the HOF the most times without getting in. Hint: both are OL 9. What HOFers were born in these NE Ohio towns: Akron: Cleveland: 2 people besides Bob Brown, Tom Mack, Chuck Noll Mansfield: Toronto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Here is some HOF related trivia...and a few other matters: Answers: 1. What draft year produced the most Hall of Fame players? 1964...10 HOF players drafted including Warfield and Leroy Kelly. Second most was 1957 with 9 including Jim Brown and Hickerson 2. The 1974 draft produced 5 Hall of Fame players. Four of those were Steelers. Who is the one Non Steeler HOF player that came from that draft? Dave Casper TE by Raiders. 3. What draft year produced the most HOF QBs? 1983 with Elway, Kelly Marino. 1957 also had a couple of QBs...plus Paul Hornung who played QB in college, but not in the pros 4. What draft year produced the most HOF RBs (FBs/HBs)? 1952: Ollie Matson, Hugh McIlhenney..and Frank Gifford...who was a hybrid WR and halfback. 5. What 3 colleges have produced the most Hall of Famers? Notre Dame 13, Souther Cal 12, Ohio State 10 6. What uniform number was worn by the most Hall of Famers? #22 worn by 11 HOFers ...including Emmitt Smith. next is #44 and #81 worn by 10 HOF. 7. What two players have been Finalists to make the Hall of Fame the most times...yet have never been selected? Jerry Kramer...10 time finalist, and Bob Keuchenberg 8 time finalist. Neither was elected nor are they in at this point. 8. A. The Cavs and Warriors may be on course to become the only two teams to meet in the NBA finals 3 years in a row in history. Which two NFL teams are the only ones to ever meet in a Championship Game 3 years in a row? Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions: 1952/53/54 Ironic that those are the only two franchises that were around at that time that have never made the Super Bowl. They actually met one other time in the 50s: 1957 B. Hint on the above: it has never happened in the Super Bowl. In fact, only once have the same two teams met in consecutive years in the Super Bowl. Name the teams. Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. early 90s. 9. Name the Hall of Famers (not just players) that were born in the following cities...all in Northeast Ohio: Akron:: Cliff Battles Alliance: Len Dawson Canton (2): Alan Page and Dan Dierdork Cleveland (5): Tom Mack, Bob Brown, Chuck Noll, Mike Michalske, and Benny Friedman Grand River:: Don Shula Hudson: Dante Lavelli Mansfield: Pete Henry Mantua: Jack Lambert Norwalk: Paul Brown Sandusky: Orlando Pace Stow: Larry Csonka Toronto: Clark Hinkle Warren: Paul Warfield Youngstown: Eddie DeBartolo Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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