Obscure trivia

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PA Wingman wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:27 pm Jim Taylor
Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's in there. I was going to nominate himself a few posts back, but somehow I got it into my head that the number mentioned in the original question was FORTY rather than 20. I'm sure Taylor hit 20, and probably somebody else did before O.J. too. Sayers or Leroy Kelly, maybe?
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PA Wingman wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:27 pm Jim Taylor
1a) Jim Brown
1b) Joe Perry
3) Jim Taylor
4)
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Bryan wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:50 pm
PA Wingman wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:27 pm Jim Taylor
1a) Jim Brown
1b) Joe Perry
3) Jim Taylor
4)
Gale Sayers.
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SixtiesFan wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:41 pm
Gale Sayers.
1a) Jim Brown
1b) Joe Perry
3) Jim Taylor
4) Gale Sayers

Correct! I was mildly surprised that no one else had done it before Sayers, considering the short length of Sayers' career and the long lengths of guys like JH Johnson and Ollie Matson. Perry's 100-yard games were somewhat sporadic. Brown was really ahead of his time when it came to churning out 100-yard games. Jim Taylor to a lesser degree as well.
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Name the players with 4 seasons in a row having at least 800 yards receiving and a 20.0 yard average
I found 2
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Sonny9 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:16 pm Name the players with 4 seasons in a row having at least 800 yards receiving and a 20.0 yard average
I found 2
One is Gary Garrison, 1968-71. And Buddy Dial (1960-63) just missed, averaging 19.6 one year and 19.8 another.

Paul Warfield would've qualified if he hadn't missed three games in 1970.
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Sonny9 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:16 pm Name the players with 4 seasons in a row having at least 800 yards receiving and a 20.0 yard average
I found 2
Stanley Morgan has to be one. Always followed the 20+ yard guys
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JohnTurney wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:52 pm
Sonny9 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:16 pm Name the players with 4 seasons in a row having at least 800 yards receiving and a 20.0 yard average
I found 2
Stanley Morgan has to be one. Always followed the 20+ yard guys
Yep, 1978-81, exactly 10 years after Garrison did it.
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Bob Gill wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:41 pm
One is Gary Garrison, 1968-71. And Buddy Dial (1960-63) just missed, averaging 19.6 one year and 19.8 another.

Paul Warfield would've qualified if he hadn't missed three games in 1970.
JohnTurney wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:52 pm
Stanley Morgan has to be one. Always followed the 20+ yard guys
correct

Homer Jones is another just missed. 709 yards in 1965
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Name the team. (since 1960)

This team had 2 players that tied for the league lead in rushing TDs. Another player on that same team was 1 TD behind them.
Two of the three are QBs

The starting TE, SE, and FL all averaged over 20 yards a catch.
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