A Commitment to Excellence Trivia Quiz

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Jim Otto played center for the Raiders from 1960-1974 and was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1980, the first year he was eligible.

Answer: Dave Dalby

Drafted by the Raiders in 1972, Dalby was the starting center for all three Raider Super Bowl victories:
1977 : 32-14 vs. Minnesota Vikings
1981 : 27-10 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1984 : 38-9 vs. Washington Redskins

Answer: Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson was one of the premier two-sport athletes, the first player voted to the NFL Pro Bowl and the MLB All-Star Game in the same season. Unfortunately, his football career was tragically cut short from a hip injury suffered in the playoffs against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 13, 1991.

Answer: 1992

Al Davis has been the face of the Raiders since he arrived as coach and general manager in 1963. During the next 40 years the Raiders went to five Super Bowls in four different decades (1968, 1977, 1981, 1984 and 2003), and winning three (1977-81-84). In addition, he has been a champion of minority rights, hiring the first Latino coach (Tom Flores), the first African American coach (Art Shell), and placing the first female (Amy Trask) as an NFL team president.

Answer: 1968

The Raiders beat the Houston Oilers by a score of 40-7 to qualify for Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968. However, they were trounced by the Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers by a score of 33-14.

Answer: 1977

The Raiders played the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI at the Rose Bowl on January 9, 1977. The Raiders were victorious, defeating the Vikings by a score of 32-14.

Answer: University of Washington

Napoleon Kaufman was drafted in 1995 out of the University of Washington. During his career with the Raiders, he amassed a total of 4,792 yards and 12 touchdowns with an astounding average of 4.9 yards per carry. During the 1996 NFL season, he led the NFL with a yard per carry average of 5.8. Kaufman retired in 2000 to become a Christian minister.

Answer: Dave Casper

Dave Casper was prominent in two of the most famous plays in Raider history: The Holy Roller and the Ghost to the Post. The Holy Roller took place on September 10, 1978 against the San Diego Chargers when QB Ken Stabler, with seconds left on the clock, intentionally fumbled the ball forward. After RB Pete Banaszak tossed the ball forward again, Casper kicked the ball into the end zone and recovered it in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown. As a result of this play, it is illegal to intentionally fumble the football forward in such a manner during a game.

The memorable Ghost to the Post play occurred during a 1977 divisional playoff game against the Colts which went into double overtime. To force overtime, Casper caught a 42-yard pass to set up a game-tying field goal. Casper caught another pass, this time a 10-yard touchdown reception, to win the game for the Raiders in the double overtime period.

Dave Casper was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Answer: Bill Callahan

Following the departure of Jon Gruden the year before, Bill Callahan led the Raiders to an AFC best 11-5 record and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by former Raider coach Jon Gruden. Unfortunately, distractions caused by center Barrett Robbins bizarre disappearance almost the entire week before the game and Gruden's intimate knowledge of the Raiders' tendencies, playbook, and audibles, the Raiders were defeated by a score of 48-21.

Answer: Jamarcus Russell

A standout QB at LSU, Jamarcus Russell was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the #1 pick. After a lengthy contract holdout in which he missed training camp and several games of his rookie season, he finally threw his first touchdown pass on December 23, 2007 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.