Vice President or NFL Quarterback? Quiz

Answer: Jeffrey Scott George

Jeffrey Scott (Jeff) George was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played in college at the University of Illinois. He was the very first played pickedin the 1990 draft, taken by the Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks.

George H. W. Bush was VP under Ronald Reagan and later served as President. He played baseball at Yale and served as team captain. He also played in the first two College World Series.

George Clinton was the fourth Vice President of the United States from 1805 to 1812, serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He also was the governor of New York for 21 years.

George Dallas served as Vice President under President James K. Polk. Before that, he was the 80th mayor of Philadelphia.

Answer: Schuyler Colfax

Schuyler Colfax was the 17th Vice President of the United States (1869-1873) serving under Ulysses S. Grant. At the time of their inauguration, President Grant and Colfax, (46 and 45) were the youngest Elected President and VP and remained so until the inauguration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in 1993.

Marlin Briscoe was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1968. He was the first black starting quarterback in the American Football League and established a Denver rookie record of 14 touchdown passes that season. He played in the NFL for nine years with Denver, Buffalo, Miami, San Diego, Detroit and New England.

Cecil Isbell played QB with the Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 1942 and was famous for passing to Don Hutson. He led the Packers to the NFL Championship in 1939. He is a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and was twice the NFL Passing TD Leader (1941, 1942)and twice the NFL Passing Yardage Leader (1941, 1942). He was elected to the Packers Hall of Fame in 1972.

Heath Shuler was a first-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, taken by the Washington Redskins with the third overall pick. He never played very well and was often injured. In 1996, he was traded to New Orleans, where poor play and injuries led to "Football Outsiders" magazine naming Shuler "The least valuable quarterback of 1997." After retiring, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th district and served from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2013

Answer: Trent Edwards

Trent Edwards played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. He was waived by Oakland prior to the 2014 regular season.

Elbridge Gerry was the fifth Vice President of the United States serving under James Madison. The term 'gerrymandering' is said to be named for him for his refusal to sign the United States Constitution and other acts.

Levi Morton was Vice President with President Benjamin Harrison, from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893. While Morton was VP, Harrison tried to pass the Lodge Bill, an election law supporting voting rights of blacks in the South. When Morton did little to fight for the bill against a Democratic filibuster in the Senate. Harrison blamed Morton for the bill's failure. Thus, prior to the next election, Harrison replaced Morton with Whitelaw Reid as the vice-presidential candidate. Harrison was defeated by Grover Cleveland in the 1892 election.

John Nance Garner nicknamed "Cactus Jack" was elected the 32nd Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941 with Franklin Roosevelt. He and FDR disagreed on a number of issues. In 1940, Garner ran against FDR in the Democratic primary. Roosevelt won on the first ballot as Garner got 61 votes out of 1,093. Roosevelt dumped Garner and chose Henry A. Wallace to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Apparently, many Democrats did not find Garner to be an appealing candidate, as one union leader (John L. Lewis) described him as "a labor-baiting, poker-playing, whiskey-drinking, evil old man".

Answer: Leslie Lynch King, Jr

Leslie Lynch King, Jr. is the given name of Gerald R. Ford who was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974 under President Richard Nixon. He was also the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He he did not legally change his name until December 3, 1935 when he was in his early 20s. He played center and linebacker for the University of Michigan's football team and helped the Wolverines to undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933.

Jack Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years. He played in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and was a star QB in the American Football League (AFL) where he was the captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills. He was honored as the AFL Most Valuable Player in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive AFL championship. Kemp was also a politician. He served as Housing Secretary under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, after previously serving nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district. Ironically, he was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. However, Dole/Kemp was defeated by Clinton/Gore in the 1996 election.

Virgil R. Carter is a former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He is considered to be the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University. He had his best year (1971) playing for the Bengals under the tutelage of then-offensive coordinator Bill Walsh.

Gary Hogeboom is a former quarterback in the National Football League and a contestant on the CBS reality TV show "Survivor: Guatemala". He played for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, and Washington Redskins during his career that went from 1980 to 1990. In 1987, as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Hogeboom was one of the few regular players in the NFL who did not participate in that year's player strike. He played QB with the replacement players, who were hired to play in the games scheduled during the strike. The Colts' victories in those games allowed the Colts to earn their first playoff berth in ten years. As a "Survivor" contestant, Hogeboom was eliminated on day 30.

Answer: Tarvaris Jackson

Tarvaris D. Jackson was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2006. Jackson played for the Vikings from 2006 to 2010. Jackson started the Vikings' Wild Card playoff games in 2008 and 2009. In 2011, Jackson signed with the Seattle Seahawks and was starting quarterback for the season. He was traded to the Buffalo Bills before the 2012 NFL season but never played a game. Jackson signed as a free agent with the Seahawks in 2013. During Super Bowl XLVIII in January 2014 against the Denver Broncos, Jackson entered the game in the 4th quarter in relief of Seahawks' QB Russell Wilson as The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in franchise history blowing out the Broncos 43-8.

Thomas Jefferson was the 2nd VP of the United States (under John Adams) and the 3rd President of the United States. He is considered to be the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

Richard Mentor Johnson was the 9th VP under Martin Van Buren. He was the first vice president ever elected to that office by the United States Senate. In the War of 1812, it was reported that he personally killed the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. He had an interracial relationship with Julia Chinn, an octoroon slave which worked against his political ambitions. Unlike other political and civic leaders who had African American mistresses but never mentioned them, Johnson openly treated Chinn as his common law wife. He acknowledged their two daughters as his children, giving them his surname.

Andrew Johnson was the 16th VP serving under Abraham Lincoln and he became the 17th President after Lincoln was assassinated. A Democrat, Johnson battled with the Republican congress and became the first president to be impeached but he was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.

Answer: Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President, serving under President Abraham Lincoln. He was the first Vice President from the Republican Party and the first VP from the state of Maine.

James Harris was a quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, and San Diego Chargers. In 1969, the Bills made Harris the first black player in the history of pro football to start a season at quarterback. Later, Harris joined the LA Rams and in 1974, he became the first African-American quarterback to start and win an NFL playoff game. His NFL career lasted from 1969 to 1981.

Neil Lomax was drafted by the then-St. Louis Cardinals in the 1981 NFL Draft.He had mixed success during a nine-year career for the Cardinals. He made the Pro Bowl twice (1984 and 1987) but despite starting for most of eight seasons, his team never made the playoffs.

Kliff Kingsbury is a college football coach and former college and professional quarterback. He won the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 2002 as a QB at Texas Tech where he later became the head coach. Before becoming the head coach at Tech, Kingsbury was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Texas A&M Aggies, coaching Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel during the 2012 season. In the NFL, he was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He was in the NFL for three years with the Patriots, Saints, and Jets.

Answer: James Chadwick Pennington

James Chadwick "Chad" Pennington played QB in the National Football League for eleven years. Drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Pennington won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he finished second in MVP voting to Peyton Manning.He played for the Jets and the Miami Dolphins.

Daniel D. Tompkins was the sixth VP of the USA, serving under James Monroe. He added the middle initial "D." to his name while he was studying at Columbia College. Tompkinsville, a neighborhood on Staten Island, is named for Tompkins.

Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale as the 42nd Vice President of the United States under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. In 1984, ran for president and won the Democratic presidential nomination but lost to Ronald Reagan.

Alben W. Barkley was the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953 serving with Harry S. Truman. In 1938, Barkley narrowly defeated A.B. "Happy" Chandler for a Kentucky senate seat. Chandler went on to become Major league Baseball's second commissioner. In 1949, Barkley, a widower, became the first U.S. vice president to marry while in office. He married Jane (Rucker) Hadley, a St. Louis widow approximately half his age.

Answer: Charles Curtis

Charles Curtis was a Kaw Nation Native American who served as 31st Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover. He was the first person with known Native American ancestry to become either President or VP.

Randall Cunningham is a former quarterback in the National Football League
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985 and was with Philly until 1995. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings (1997-1999), the Dallas Cowboys (2000), and the Baltimore Ravens (2001). Cunningham then re-signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and retired in 2002. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection; twice an AP First-Team All-Pro, three-time Bert Bell NFL Player of the Year, and an NFL Comeback Player of the Year. He is in the Eagles Hall of Fame.

William Scott "Bill" Musgrave is an NFL coach and former quarterback. He played QB at the University of Oregon and professionally for the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, and Indianapolis Colts. He has been an offensive coach with several teams since 1997.

Browning Nagle is a retired quarterback for the National Football League's New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Atlanta Falcons. He also quarterbacked the Orlando Predators and Buffalo Destroyers in the Arena Football League. Nagle was drafted by the Jets with the 34th pick in the 1991 NFL Draft one pick after Brett Favre was taken.

Answer: John Joseph "Jack" Concannon

John Joseph "Jack" Concannon, Jr. was a quarterback in the National Football League. He played collegiately at Boston College and was the very first pick of the 1964 American Football League Draft, by the Boston Patriots. However, he was also picked #16 in NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles with whom he signed for $50,000. He played with Philadelphia from 1964 through 1966 and then was traded to the Chicago Bears for tight end Mike Ditka.

Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the United States serving under President William McKinley. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office. Hobart died in November 1899 at age 55. His spot on the 1900 Republican ticket was taken by Theodore Roosevelt.

John Cabell Breckinridge was, at 36, the youngest vice-president in U.S. history when elected in 1856. He exceeded the minimum age required under the Constitution by a year. He had an acrimonious term as the 14th VP serving under James Buchanan. He voluntarily left office and later became the Confederate States Secretary of War under Jefferson Davis.

Thomas Andrews Hendricks was the 21st Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland. After winning the 1884 election, Hendricks died after only eight months in office.

Answer: James Schoolcraft Sherman

James Schoolcraft Sherman was the 27th Vice President of the United States (1909-1912), under President William Howard Taft. Known as 'Sunny Jim', he became the very first Vice President to throw out the honorary first pitch to start a major league baseball game in 1912. He died later that year.

Alexander "Allie" Sherman was an NFL running back and quarterback and head coach. He joined the NFL Philadelphia Eagles as both quarterback and defensive back. In his rookie season, he played with a combined Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers team resulting from manpower shortages caused by World War II. That team, (the Steagles) finished third. He retired in 1947. Sherman was the coach of the NFL's New York Giants from 1961 to 1969. He won division titles from 1961 to 1963 and was named NFL Coach of the Year in 1961 and 1962, the first time anyone had won that award in consecutive years. Sherman is a member of the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Commack, Long Island, New York.

Kordell Stewart nicknamed "Slash," played eleven years in the NFL. His 38 QB rushing touchdowns ranks behind Steve Young's 43. He was an AFC Pro Bowl selection and AFC Offensive Player of the Year in 2001.

Todd Alan Blackledge was a quarterback in both the NCAA and NFL. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship (1982) and as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1983-1987) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988-1989). Blackledge was the seventh pick in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft, taken by the Chiefs. He was picked behind John Elway but ahead of Dan Marino and Jim Kelly. Elway, Marino, and Kelly are in the Hall of Fame. Blackledge is not.