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NFL quiz: How well do you know you pro football history? [View all]

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Ok, sports fans, here's a test for you. Answer here. No googling pls. As a former educator/NFL fan, I'll grade your answers and respond to you.
2:36 PM

Good luck.

1. The Decatur Staleys are now known as:

2. What is a flanker?

3. What is a red dog?

4. Right end and left end are now called?

5. Who were the Monsters of the Midway?

6: Who was Concrete Charlie?

7. Who was slinging QB number 9 for the team formerly called the Redskins?

8. Who was the "Mad Bomber"?

9. What franchise started the Thanksgiving Day game:

10. What Redskins QB lead the league in passing and

punting?

11. Who was nicknamed "Snake"?

12: Was the "tuck rule" play a fumble or a tuck?

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NFL quiz: How well do you know you pro football history? [View all] brush Dec 4 OP

where can we check our answers? rurallib Dec 4 #1

Answer here. No googling pls. As a former educator/NFL fan, I'll grade your answers. brush Dec 4 #4

I'll mail you the answers so to give others a chance without giving the questions away. brush Dec 4 #17

#11 - Ken Stabler? I have to think about the others. LoisB Dec 4 #2

Correct again. brush Dec 4 #8

#5 - the Chicago Bears? LoisB Dec 4 #3

You are correct. brush Dec 4 #7

#9 - Dallas Cowboy? LoisB Dec 4 #5

Try again. brush Dec 4 #13

OK rurallib Dec 4 #6

I'll mail you the answers so to give others a chance without giving the questions away. brush Dec 4 #18

guesses Cirsium Dec 4 #9

I'll mail you the answers so to give others a chance without giving the questions away. brush Dec 4 #19

I am stumped by the rest unless I look them up. Great quiz. LoisB Dec 4 #10

Glad you like it. No googling pls. Ask me which ones you don't know. brush Dec 4 #12

I'm going to make three more guesses LoisB Dec 4 #23

#7 Slingin' Sammy Baugh BoRaGard Dec 4 #11

NFL quiz: How well do you know you pro football history? AKRicky Dec 4 #14

You know your stuff. brush Dec 4 #20

1. Chicago Bears(?) lastlib Dec 4 #15

I'll mail you the answers so to give others a chance without giving the questions away. brush Dec 4 #21

No longer a football fan, but I do remember some of these WestMichRad Dec 4 #16

I'll mail you the answers so to give others a chance without giving the questions away. brush Dec 4 #22

#10 - Joe Thiesman calguy Dec 4 #24

Just a bit off. It was Slinging Sammy Baugh in 1940. brush Dec 6 #47

#8 - The Mad Bomber - Darrel Lamonica - Oakland Raiders calguy Dec 4 #25

#8 - Daryll Lamonica Permanut Dec 4 #26

#6 Chuck Bednarik - Eagles BOSSHOG Dec 4 #27

A couple of these have the same answer... appmanga Dec 4 #28

Great job, Appmanga. Just about all correct. brush Dec 6 #46

Defensive ends gab13by13 Dec 4 #29

You're absolutely right on the tuck rule, it was a fumble. This from a Raider fan. brush Dec 4 #30

This from a Stillers fan gab13by13 Dec 4 #32

That was another play that went against my Raiders. Look at the film of the play... brush Dec 4 #36

1. Chicago Bears rsdsharp Dec 4 #31

Wow, RS, I believe you've done the best of all. All correct 'cept X Y? You know your stuff. brush Dec 4 #34

In the old days (and it seemed that's what the quiz was about), rsdsharp Dec 4 #35

Thanks for that info. You must be a Packer fan as that terminology was unknown to me. brush Dec 4 #37

I've got a pdf of the 1966 playbook. rsdsharp Dec 4 #38

Ahhhhh. brush Dec 4 #39

At 3:53 in this video Part one of Lombardi on the power sweep (Red Right 49) rsdsharp Dec 4 #40

#8 Stopped by our school around 1970 Innocent Smith Dec 4 #33

Good memory. He could throw it. brush Dec 6 #45

I Know Almost All, Except... ProfessorGAC Dec 6 #41

Chuck Bednarik is correct BOSSHOG Dec 6 #42

Yep, he was one of the great middle linebackers, before Butkus even. brush Dec 6 #44

Prof Gac, thanks for playing. You did well. I'll DU mail you the answers. brush Dec 6 #43