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1. He attended Louisiana Tech and was drafted in 1970. He spent his entire career quarterbacking the Pittsburgh Steelers, leading them to four Super Bowl victories.
Who became a game analyst for CBS in 1985 and is best known for his work on "Fox NFL Sunday"?
2. This quarterback from Morehead State was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants in 1979. He played his entire 15 year career as a Giant. He earned the title of Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXI in 1987 when New York beat Denver, 39-20. The Giants retired his number "11." He has been a broadcaster for both NBC and CBS, broadcasting NFL games beginning in 1995. He has been teamed in the broadcast booth with both Greg Gumbel and Jim Nantz, and has worked in two Super Bowls. Who was he?
3. He played his college football for Purdue graduating in 1966, and played most of his NFL career for the Miami Dolphins. His son, Brian, quarterbacked for the University of Michigan in 1998 the year they tied Nebraska for the National Championship. For years he and Keith Jackson described college football games together for ABC. Who's this former quarterback, with two Super Bowl Rings?
4. He played his college football at the University of Southern California. He spent his entire pro career with the New York Giants, earning an NFL MVP award in 1956, and retiring as a player in 1964. He married Kathy Lee Epstein in 1986. He and his wife were co-hosts of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Who is best known for his two decades as an announcer on Monday Night Football teaming up with Howard Cosell and Dandy Don Meredith, among others?
5. This gentleman played his college football at the University of Arkansas. He then played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals, and New York Giants. He was placekicker for New York in their 1958 NFL Championship game versus the Baltimore Colts. He was part of NBC's broadcast team for Super Bowl III, but is best known for his television work on CBS teaming with John Madden on Sunday afternoons. Besides football, he broadcast golf, basketball, and tennis events. Who was he?
6. This former lineman played his college ball for Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan. He was drafted by the St. Louis (football) Cardinals in 1971 and played as an offensive lineman in the Pro Bowl six times. He worked with Al Michaels and Frank Gifford as part of ABC's Monday Night Football team starting in 1987. Years later, he moved to CBS.
Who was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame first as a player, then later as a broadcaster?
7. He attended the University of Utah and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a pass receiver for his entire eleven year career with the Bengals and played in two Pro Bowls. His broadcasting career was primarily as an NBC analyst for the NFL from 1979 through 1995, teaming with Jim Simpson, with Don Criqui, and later with Bob Costas.
Who entered the NFL Hall of Fame in 2014 as a broadcaster, despite not reaching the Canton, Ohio shrine as a player?
8. He was a quarterback from Purdue drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round in 1957. He was traded to the Cleveland Browns who released him. He signed a contract for the upstart American Football League where he played for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. His career blossomed, and he was a six-time AFL All-Star. He was the quarterback for Kansas City in the first Super Bowl. He led the Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV over Minnesota in 1970.
Who was an NBC broadcaster for the AFL broadcasts from 1976-1982?
9. This University of Florida graduate was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1981. He caught four passes in Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers. The final game of his career was Super Bowl XXIII in which he caught three passes. He first appeared on TV in 1990 when he joined the NBC team as an analyst for both NFL and NCAA games. He became a regular on the NBC pre-game show in 1996. He won two Sports Emmys.
Who served as a broadcaster for the Summer Olympics in Beijing and the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?
10. He was a lineman at Utah State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. He played his entire career with Rams and was part of a quartet of defensive lineman known as the "Fearsome Foursome." He had a brief but successful acting career with a recurring role on "Little House on the Prairie" and the title role in the short-lived "Father Murphy." He teamed with Dick Enberg on NBC and broadcast both college and NFL games throughout the 1980s. Who was often the TV voice of the Rose Bowl?
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