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NFL Punt / Kickoffs Returns Trivia Quiz

Baseball's equivalvent of the homerun, the kick return for a touchdown in football. Pick the player who returned the kick for a score . All questions involve NFL games.

A multiple-choice quiz by robtamat. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robtamat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,726

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of the following players did NOT return six kickoffs for a touchdown in his career? Hint

Ollie Matson

Travis Williams

Gale Sayers

Deion Sanders

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first player to total 294 yards on kickoff returns in a game? Hint

Timmy Brown

Wally Triplett

Gale Sayers

Michael Bates

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player returned a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown in his first pro game? Hint

Bob Hayes

Tamarick Vanover

Mel Gray

Mercury Morris

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player to score nine combined touchdowns on punts and kickoffs? Hint

Gale Sayers

Ollie Matson

Bobbie Mitchell

Deion Sanders

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first player to take an overtime kickoff for a score? Hint

Fulton Walker

Michael Bates

Dave Williams

Dave Meggett

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these players returned two kickoffs for a score in one quarter? Hint

Gale Sayers

Travis Williams

Jack Christiansen

Raymond Clayborn

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Question 7 of 10

7. This player returned two punts for scores in a game twice in his rookie season. Who is he? Hint

Deion Sanders

Raymond Clayborn

Jack Christiansen

Gale Sayers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these players has returned eight punts for a touchdown in his career? Hint

Gale Sayers

Jack Christiansen

Eddie Meador

Deion Sanders

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the following players returned two kickoffs of 90 yards or longer in the first half. Which player? Hint

Wally Triplett

Timmy Brown

Ollie Matson

Travis Williams

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first player to return a kickoff return for a touchdown in the Super Bowl? Hint

Travis Williams

Raymond Clayborn

Fulton Walker

Mecury Morris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of the following players did NOT return six kickoffs for a touchdown in his career?

Answer: Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders did not do it six times but Mel Gray along with the aforementioned others did.

2. Who was the first player to total 294 yards on kickoff returns in a game?

Answer: Wally Triplett

Wally Triplett of the Detroit Lions on October 29th, 1950. Wally ran 97 for a touchdown against the Rams and returned three more kickoffs for 74, 81, and 42 yards in a 65-24 losing effort.

3. Which player returned a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown in his first pro game?

Answer: Mercury Morris

Mercury was as fast as lightning in his pro debut against the Bengals of Cincinnati on September 14th, 1969.

4. Who was the first player to score nine combined touchdowns on punts and kickoffs?

Answer: Ollie Matson

In fourteen seasons from 1952 to 1966 with four different teams Ollie retuned 3 punts and 6 kickoffs for a score.

5. Who was the first player to take an overtime kickoff for a score?

Answer: Dave Williams

Dave Williams on Thanksgiving Day 1980. The Bears defeated the Lions 23-17.

6. Which of these players returned two kickoffs for a score in one quarter?

Answer: Travis Williams

Travis Williams ran back two in the first quarter against Cleveland on November 12th, 1967 as the Packers punished the Browns 55-7. His scores were for 87 and 85 yards.

7. This player returned two punts for scores in a game twice in his rookie season. Who is he?

Answer: Jack Christiansen

Rookie Jack Christiansen of the 1951 Detroit Lions. The first time against the Rams on October 14 was a Detroit loss 27-21. The second time November 22nd was a 52-35 victory over the Packers. Jack scored twice in each game but I can not find his punt scoring return yards.

8. Which of these players has returned eight punts for a touchdown in his career?

Answer: Jack Christiansen

Jack Christensen of the Detroit Lions from 1951 to 1958.

9. One of the following players returned two kickoffs of 90 yards or longer in the first half. Which player?

Answer: Timmy Brown

Against the Cowboys in Philadelpha on November 6th, 1966 Timmy Brown raced 93 yards and 90 yards for scores in the first half. The Eagles won 24-23 despite gaining only six yards from scrimmage in the first half.

10. Who was the first player to return a kickoff return for a touchdown in the Super Bowl?

Answer: Fulton Walker

January 30 1983 in Pasadena for the Miami Dolphins in a 27-17 loss to the Washington Redskins. Fulton scored on a 98 yard return.

Source: Author robtamat

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