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Here is this weeks Trivia.    These are short, cryptic clues, much like you would see for a Crossword Puzzle about a #1 overall draft pick in history.  Just name the player the clue refers to.   Of varying degree of difficulty. Here you go:

1. Laura Nyro wrote a song about his arrival

 

2. Pride of the Bluegrass State

 

3. He knows

 

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette

 

5. Iron Charlie

 

6. Not too small

 

7. Mexican, Native American, Irish, German ancestry

 

8. Known for saying:  "Skoal, Brother"

 

9. Never played, chose business

 

10.  Could sing M-M-My G-G-Generation and S-S-Sudio naturally

 

11. Oliver's Kid

 

12. Mink Coats and Sunglasses

 

13.  The Most Tragic Choice

 

14. The only TE taken

 

15. The only Bruin selected

 

16. The Latest

 

17. He likes his Bruno Maglis 

 

18. Mr. Crab Legs

 

19. Shares a name with a state.

 

20.  King of the Hill

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Well it's 4 am time to wing it......

2. Pride of the Bluegrass State.....not Tim Couch?

3. He knows.....Bo knows, Jackson

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette......not Doug Flutie?

5. Iron Charlie......you mean concrete Charlie Bednarick ?

6. Not too small...... too tall Jones?

7. Mexican, Native American, Irish, German ancestry....... Stanford QB beat a great OSU team Jim Plunkett 

12. Mink Coats and Sunglasses...... the W.PA. star Joe Willie Namath 

13.  The Most Tragic Choice... from Syracuse the next Jim Brown Ernie Davis

17. He likes his Bruno Maglis ...... OJ Simpson naturally, should have wiped his feet  :lol:

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15. Only Bruin selected..............HOF  Troy Aikman

18. Mr. Crab Legs----Famous Jameis Winston

19. Shares his name with a state............Texas Dolly?  Oh  is this just football?

20. King of the hill.............too easy.........King Hill

21. Supreme Court Justice

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6 hours ago, mjp28 said:

Well it's 4 am time to wing it......

2. Pride of the Bluegrass State.....not Tim Couch?

3. He knows.....Bo knows, Jackson

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette......not Doug Flutie?

5. Iron Charlie......you mean concrete Charlie Bednarick ?

6. Not too small...... too tall Jones?

7. Mexican, Native American, Irish, German ancestry....... Stanford QB beat a great OSU team Jim Plunkett 

12. Mink Coats and Sunglasses...... the W.PA. star Joe Willie Namath 

13.  The Most Tragic Choice... from Syracuse the next Jim Brown Ernie Davis

17. He likes his Bruno Maglis ...... OJ Simpson naturally, should have wiped his feet  :lol:

These are all correct except #4.   Flutie was neither the #1 pick in the draft nor did he play for the Alouettes.

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6 hours ago, TexasAg1969 said:

15. Only Bruin selected..............HOF  Troy Aikman

18. Mr. Crab Legs----Famous Jameis Winston

19. Shares his name with a state............Texas Dolly?  Oh  is this just football?

20. King of the hill.............too easy.........King Hill

21. Supreme Court Justice

15, 18, 20 correct   (at least you remembered King Hill)

and yes, it is just football

And on your #21.....neither Whizzer White (SCOTUS)....nor Alan Page...Minnesota Supreme Court....were #1 overall pick.

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Over half answered...very good so far.  Here are the ones left:

1. Laura Nyro wrote a song about his arrival

 

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette

 

8. Famous for saying "Skoal, Brother"

 

9. Never played, chose business career

 

10.  St-st-st-stutterer

 

11. Oliver's kid

 

14. The only TE taken #1

 

16. The Latest

 

19. Shares a name with a state.      Hint....that state is NOT Washington (though like 250 people named Washington have played in the NFL...none have ever been the #1 overall pick)

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1 hour ago, The Gipper said:

Over half answered...very good so far.  Here are the ones left:

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette

Warren Moon

8. Famous for saying "Skoal, Brother"

Earl Cambell

11. Oliver's kid

Andrew Luck

19. Shares a name with a state.      Hint....that state is NOT Washington (though like 250 people named Washington have played in the NFL...none have ever been the #1 overall pick)

Joe Montana

 

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21. Supreme Court Justice.......I just remembered one of the purple people eaters, now Page or Eller? Hmmmmm, Page?

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Over half answered...very good so far.  Here are the ones left:

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette

Warren Moon   No....he was actually and Undrafted Free Agent.

8. Famous for saying "Skoal, Brother"

Earl Cambell  Check

11. Oliver's kid

Andrew Luck  Check

19. Shares a name with a state.      Hint....that state is NOT Washington (though like 250 people named Washington have played in the NFL...none have ever been the #1 overall pick)

Joe Montana  Good guess, not right.   Joe Cool was actually a 3rd round pick...#82 I believe

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48 minutes ago, mjp28 said:

21. Supreme Court Justice.......I just remembered one of the purple people eaters, now Page or Eller? Hmmmmm, Page?

Page.  Minnesota Supreme Court.

But, Byron "Whizzer" White....US Supreme Court Justice, was the #4 overall draft pick in 1938:

(note:  Corbett Davis is not one of the answers in this quiz)

Round one[edit]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Cleveland Rams Corbett Davis Back Indiana University
2 Philadelphia Eagles Jim McDonald Back Ohio State
3 Brooklyn Dodgers Boyd Brumbaugh Back Duquesne
4 Pittsburgh Pirates Byron "Whizzer" White Back Colorado
5 Chicago Cardinals Jack Robbins Back Arkansas
6 Detroit Lions Alex Wojciechowicz Center Fordham
7 Green Bay Packers Cecil Isbell Back Purdue
8 New York Giants George Karamatic Back Gonzaga
9 Washington Redskins Andy Farkas Back Detroit
10 Chicago Bears Joe Gray Back Oregon State
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Here is this weeks Trivia.    These are short, cryptic clues, much like you would see for a Crossword Puzzle about a #1 overall draft pick in history.  Just name the player the clue refers to.   Of varying degree of difficulty. Here you go:

1. Laura Nyro wrote a song about his arrival

Eli Manning.....(Eli's Coming)

 

2. Pride of the Bluegrass State

Tim Couch   from Kentucky U

 

3. He knows

Bo Jackson

 

4. Mr. Montreal Alouette

Tom Cousineau

 

5. Iron Charlie

Chuck Bednarik

 

6. Not too small

Ed "Too Tall" Jones

 

7. Mexican, Native American, Irish, German ancestry

Jim Plunkett

 

8. Known for saying:  "Skoal, Brother"

Earl Campbell

 

9. Never played, chose business

Jay Berwanger

 

10.  Could sing M-M-My G-G-Generation and S-S-Sudio naturally

Bobby Garrett....the stutterer

 

11. Oliver's Kid

Andrew Luck

 

12. Mink Coats and Sunglasses

Joe Namath

 

13.  The Most Tragic Choice

Ernie Davis

 

14. The only TE taken

Billy Cannon

 

15. The only Bruin selected

Troy Aikman

 

16. The Latest

Miles Garrett

 

17. He likes his Bruno Maglis 

OJ Simpson

 

18. Mr. Crab Legs

Jameis Winston

 

19. Shares a name with a state.

Russell Maryland

 

20.  King of the Hill

King Hill

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9. Never played, chose business - Jay Berwanger

John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American college football player and referee. He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 (the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player. Berwanger was a star halfback for the Chicago Maroons football team of the University of Chicago, where he was known as the "one man football team". In 1936, Berwanger became the first player drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in its inaugural 1936 NFL Draft, though he did not play professionally.

I guess they didn't guarantee him $50,000,000. :lol:

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