A quarterback wearing a number in the 40s ...
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A quarterback wearing a number in the 40s ...
We all know that Tom Matte (#41) and Ed Rutkowski (#40) started games at QB for their teams (Colts and Bills, respectively). But they were disaster QBs. Can anyone identify another QB--since 1960 and whose regular position was QB--who started a regular season game with a jersey number in the 40s? And what number did he wear?
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Charlie Conerly #42
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Good one!Reaser wrote:Charlie Conerly #42
And speaking of disaster QBs, wouldn't Ryan Leaf qualify (no matter what number he wore)?
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Sid Luckman wore #42, but he was far from a disaster QB.
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Reaser--excellent answer! And now I must admit to a mistake myself. I was, for some reason, thinking Connerly was already retired by then, but was experiencing a brain cramp. There is one more QB who wore a number in the 40s, and he played after the Marlboro Man ...
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Bob--yes, the title would fit leaf, but for a different reason!
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Bob Scrabis wore 46 for the NY Titans in 1960...someone should write a book about stuff like this.
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Yes John, if only ...
And that is one I was unaware of ... the answer I was looking for was George Wilson Jr., who wore 48 for Miami in 1966.
So we have three QBs wearing numbers in the 40s after 1960. Am I missing any more?
And that is one I was unaware of ... the answer I was looking for was George Wilson Jr., who wore 48 for Miami in 1966.
So we have three QBs wearing numbers in the 40s after 1960. Am I missing any more?
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I wonder why this is? Did they start off as DBs or RBs and then gradually switch positions? Much like Devin Hester playing WR wearing #23.
I think numbering standardizations started in the late 50s or early 60s?
I think numbering standardizations started in the late 50s or early 60s?
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I think I remember Joe Morrison taking a few snaps and, in a couple of Programs, was listed as HB/QB?
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