NFL Players L-R Trivia

1. Every Texan's dream come true. He was born in Texas. Played college ball at SMU. Then for played for (who else!) the Dallas Cowboys. And, he was a dandy of quarterback, too. Who?

From Quiz My Favorite NFL Quarterback Was ..

Answer: Don Meredith

As unique as his own type of individualism was his entire Texas-based football career. Meredith was born in the small, east Texas town of Mt. Vernon. He excelled at two sports in high school - football and basketball. Hard to believe, but his former high school coach has mentioned that he coached Meredith in both sports and that Meredith was probably better at basketball than football.

From Quiz Terrell Owens

Answer: Tennessee-Chattanooga

Terrell Owens attended all four years at Tennessee-Chattanooga until 1996.

From Quiz Steve McNair Memories

Answer: Safety

McNair intercepted 30 passes during his high school career. 15 of them came during his senior year.

From Quiz Joe Willie Namath

Answer: Alabama

Joseph William Namath, born in Pennsylvania, played for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1962 to 1964. His coach at Alabama was the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant. In 1964, Namath led 'Bama to the 1964 NCAA national football title.

From Quiz Randy Moss

Answer: Chicago Bears

Jeff George was the Vikings QB in this game that the Vikings won 27-24 in overtime.

From Quiz Big Ben Roethlisberger

Answer: Findlay, Ohio

This is a small town. They were originally Browns fans until Ben was drafted by the Steelers in 2004, then they converted to black and gold.

From Quiz The Amazing Donovan McNabb

Answer: September 19, 1999

Donovan McNabb made his regular season debut in the 2nd half of the Eagles-Buccaneers game in 1999.

From Quiz Jim McMahon

Answer: New Jersey

McMahon was born in Jersy City, New Jersey. He moved to San Jose, California at the age of 3. He moved again to Utah and attended college there. He currently lives in Chicago.

From Quiz Jerry Rice

Answer: Crawford, Mississippi

Jerry Rice was born there in October of 1962.

From Quiz Steve Largent

Answer: Seattle Seahawks

From Quiz My Favorite NFL Quarterback Was ..

Answer: Paul "Bear" Bryant

The iconic "Bear" Bryant had such a tremendous career at University of Alabama it is easy to forget he ever coached any other team. He was head (football) coach at Texas A & M (1954-1957) the year Don Meredith graduated high school. Bryant's eye for talent was unparalleled. Many of his college players have coached, managed and/or played successfully beyond their college career - and, many give Bryant credit for their success.

From Quiz Steve McNair Memories

Answer: Alcorn State University

Alcorn State is a historically black college located near Lorman, Mississippi. In addition to McNair, its notable alumni include NFL wide receiver Donald Driver, actor Michael Clarke Duncan, civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and author Alex Haley.

From Quiz Joe Willie Namath

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

After Joe Namath finished his collegiate career, he was an extremely touted young quarterback. The St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL drafted Namath in the first round, but Namath opted to sign with the AFL's New York Jets. In 1965, Namath was named the AFL Rookie of the Year.

From Quiz Randy Moss

Answer: West Virginia

Randy originally was accepted to Notre Dame, then went to Florida St., before ending up at Marshall.

From Quiz Big Ben Roethlisberger

Answer: 4,041

He attended Findlay High School. This was during his senior year, 1999.

From Quiz The Amazing Donovan McNabb

Answer: Jamal

Donovan Jamal McNabb was born on November 25th, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois.

From Quiz Jim McMahon

Answer: He stabbed a fork into his eye

At age 6, he stabbed himself in the eye (by accident) with a fork. He waited six hours before telling anyone. He spent a week tied to his bed so that he wouldn't itch it.

From Quiz Jerry Rice

Answer: 3

Jerry Rice has been a big part of those 3 super bowl wins: Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV and XXIX.

From Quiz My Favorite NFL Quarterback Was ..

Answer: Southwest Conference

The Southwest Conference dissolved in 1996 amid troubles from recruiting scandals and NCAA probations involving several of its members. Southern Methodist University (SMU) was one of those teams. The NCAA issued a deep and wide, debilitating penalty against SMU in 1987 for what was labeled "repeated major violations" of the NCAA's recruiting procedures. There had been infractions and sanctions involving other teams through the 1980s but this with SMU was the beginning of the end for the Southwest Conference.

From Quiz Terrell Owens

Answer: 3rd

Terrell Owens was taken in the 3rd round of the 1996 NFL draft at pick 89 overall.

From Quiz Steve McNair Memories

Answer: Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is the only one of these 4 awarded specifically to a division 1-AA player. The Heisman Trophy and Walter Camp Award both go to the outstanding player across all of college football. The Sullivan Award goes to the outstanding amateur athlete across all sports.

From Quiz Joe Willie Namath

Answer: 12

Joe Namath made the green and white Jets' uniform number 12 famous, especially after the Jets' victory in Super Bowl III. Namath's jersey number was retired by the Jets after he had retired from football. Other NFL quarterbacks with a retired number 12 uniform include Jim Kelly (Bills), John Brodie (49ers) and Bob Griese (Dolphins).

From Quiz Randy Moss

Answer: 111

Randy's 111 catches was five more than he had in the previous season.

From Quiz Big Ben Roethlisberger

Answer: 6

This can be read on his bio on his official web site.

From Quiz The Amazing Donovan McNabb

Answer: Chad Lewis

McNabb threw a 6 yard touchdown pass to Chad Lewis during the Eagles-Colts game in November 1999.

From Quiz Jim McMahon

Answer: Brigham Young

Ironic as it sounds, McMahon did go to a Mormon college.

From Quiz Jerry Rice

Answer: Round 1

Jerry Rice was drafted by the 49ers in 1985.

From Quiz Steve Largent

Answer: Tulsa

Yep, Steve Largent was part of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

From Quiz My Favorite NFL Quarterback Was ..

Answer: Chicago Bears

Don Meredith was actually selected by the Chicago Bears during the third round of the college draft. Then Bears owner, George Halas, was aware that Meredith had signed a personal services contract created by the management team of the Cowboys and agreed to a trade. The Bears were given what would have been a third round pick for the Cowboys in an upcoming year (1961) for the trade. By the way, Meredith signed this contract with the Cowboys team BEFORE the team was granted a charter by the NFL.

From Quiz Terrell Owens

Answer: Green Bay Packers

Terrell Owens got a much needed touchdown after dropping a few balls earlier in the game. The touchdown showed Terrell at a lighter side when he cried after scoring the game winner. The 49ers however would lose the next week to the Atlanta Falcons.

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