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1. The 1983 Draft is often talked about because of the 6 QBs taken in the first round but what is often overlooked is who was taken 2nd that year. He was a running back who not only became a Hall of Famer in his own right but who became the 2nd running back in NFL history to rush for over 2000 yards in a season. Who was that running back?
2. Craig James, running back from Southern Methodist University (SMU), was drafted in the 7th round and led that team to a Super Bowl appearance. What team drafted James with the 187th pick of the 7th round?
3. What made the 1983 draft much discussed were the six QBs taken in the first round. Of those six QBs, three of them ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They include John Elway, Dan Marino, and this player who has the distinction of being the only QB in NFL history to lose 4 straight Super Bowls.
4. During the 1983 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears drafted two players that not only would go on to help them win a Super Bowl for the 1985 season but who would go on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of those was 1st round pick (#6 overall) offensive lineman Jim "Jimbo" Covert. The other wasn't drafted until the 8th round but became an important cog in Buddy Ryan's vaunted 46 Defense. Who was this player?
5. John Elway was the only one of the six QBs taken in the first round that ever won a Super Bowl.
6. In the first round of the 1983 draft, seven players went on to have Hall of Fame careers. Five of them are: Elway, Dickerson, Kelly, Covert, & Marino. The other two are Bruce Matthews, who played for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans for 19 seasons (and was a part of the 1999 Super Bowl runner up Titans); and who went to 14 straight Pro Bowls and who was named as an All Pro 7 times. The other is the 3rd member of the World Champion/Hall of Fame first rounders of 1983 and who was taken last in the first round. Who was this Hall of Fame player?
7. John Elway had a stellar and memorable Hall of Fame career with the Denver Broncos, which included 5 Super Bowl appearances with 2 wins. He is a part of Pro Football folklore with such memorable games as The Drive from the 1986 NFL Divisional playoff game against the Cleveland Browns. But Elway was not drafted by the Denver Broncos. As the then #1 pick in the NFL Draft in 1983 he was drafted by a franchise that had to wait another 16 years before finally drafting, and keeping, a Hall of Fame QB. Who was that team?
8. The Hall of Fame QBs drafted in 1983 had some memorable games in their careers but one memorable game from one of them is now known as the Greatest Game No One Saw? Who was that player?
9. The last player taken in any draft is called "Mr. Irrelevant". In 1983, Mr. Irrelevant that season was a fullback by the name of John Tuggle from The University of California. What team had the distinction of drafting Mr. Irrelevant in 1983?
10. Many players in the early to mid-1980s opted to sign with the fledgling USFL whose draft and season started before the NFL draft. Because of this, many star players who jumped to the new league, like Heisman Trophy winner Hershel Walker, weren't drafted until a later round. One of these players was a star wide receiver out of Michigan who would have been a 1st round selection in the 1983 NFL draft but opted instead to sign with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL. He was eventually drafted in 1983 but not until the 334th pick, just ahead of Mr. Irrelevant (aka the last pick). Who was this player?
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