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Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:37 pm
by Mark L. Ford
Bryan wrote:Hint: the two QBs combined for 154 passing TDs in the NFL
Wow, what a hint. I'm not sure how many people want to start finding all possible combinations that add up to 154 and then checking the common alma mater. For instance, only one player (not a quarterback) had 105 touchdowns in his career, but there were no fewer than eleven who finished with exactly 49 before retiring. It was a great trivia question, and I'll be interested in finding out which two you QBs you were thinking of. You win.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:55 pm
by Reaser
Bryan wrote:Name the institution.
Bryan left a good clue with his use of "institution" ... think "institute"
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:00 pm
by Reaser
Mark L. Ford wrote:154
One threw 153 and the other threw 1 ... For those that want to guess or try to look it up.
I guessed half of the answer (and the school) but had to look it up to see the other QB and confirm it.
Great trivia question, the key is with how Bryan phrased it, which gave it away - to me.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:14 pm
by ChrisBabcock
aha. So I was on the right track with my initial guess.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:58 am
by Wendell02
New Mexico Military Institute. Roger Staubach and Tim Van Galder. Staubach was drafted in 1964 and threw his first TD pass to Lance Rentzel on 9/21/1969. Van Galder was drafted by the Cardinals in 1966. His only TD pass went to Donny Anderson on 10/29/1972.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:31 am
by Bryan
Wendell02 wrote:New Mexico Military Institute. Roger Staubach and Tim Van Galder. Staubach was drafted in 1964 and threw his first TD pass to Lance Rentzel on 9/21/1969. Van Galder was drafted by the Cardinals in 1966. His only TD pass went to Donny Anderson on 10/29/1972.
Correct! Staubach had to go to NMMI because he failed English on the Naval Academy entrance exam. Don't really know Van Galder's story...he wound up at Iowa State after being at NMMI, but I found this line about Galder "spent three years on the St. Louis practice squad and two years in the military" which indicates he had some type of military requirement. Perhaps the most amazing part of the trivia is the fact that Van Galder was the Cardinals' 1972 opening game starter at QB and he threw only 1 TD pass in his entire NFL career.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:46 am
by Bryan
New question: This "off-the-bench" WR caught at least one postseason pass for his team in three straight postseasons. The interesting part is that it was with three different teams. Name the WR.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:43 am
by ChrisBabcock
Torrance Small?
or Brandon Stokley?
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:52 am
by SixtiesFan
Bryan wrote:New question: This "off-the-bench" WR caught at least one postseason pass for his team in three straight postseasons. The interesting part is that it was with three different teams. Name the WR.
Ron Smith in 1979, 1980, 1981. It was for the Rams. Chargers, and Eagles.
Re: More inane trivia!
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:54 am
by Bryan
SixtiesFan wrote:Bryan wrote:New question: This "off-the-bench" WR caught at least one postseason pass for his team in three straight postseasons. The interesting part is that it was with three different teams. Name the WR.
Ron Smith in 1979, 1980, 1981. It was for the Rams. Chargers, and Eagles.
Correct!