Gunz41 Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, The Gipper said: Hmm, I think you are right. I must have missed that one. Do not see any NFL cats named Garfield. So make that 8 names. The thing is, the names Taft and Garfield are so ubiquitous around Ohio, we forget that really these are very rare names. I could be wrong, just don't remember that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 12:52 PM, Gunz41 said: I could be wrong, just don't remember that name. No, I checked. There was never a Garfield in the NFL. I missed it. (There have been a few McKinley's) Like I said, Garfield is not a common name. Only other Garfield I have heard of was actor John Garfield. And I don't think I have ever heard of anyone else named Taft that was not associated with the William Howard Taft family.. Have any of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Benjamin Harrison & Paul Brown...Miami of Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Just now, Canton Mike said: Benjamin Harrison & Paul Brown...Miami of Ohio Check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Have you all given up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 36 minutes ago, The Gipper said: Have you all given up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Your job is to match the President with the Football player by who attended the same college. I will give you an example: Donald Trump attended Penn, HOFer Bert Bell attended Penn. Match those two together. Presidents (alphabetically) Jimmy Carter. Bill Clinton. Millard Fillmore. Gerald Ford. Benjamin Harrison. William Henry Harrison. Herbert Hoover. John F. Kennedy. Richard Nixon. Barack Obama. James K. Polk. Donald Trump. Woodrow Wilson NFL People (alphabetically) Chuck Bednarik. Paul Brown. Dan Dierdorf. John Elway. Henry Jordan. Sonny Jurgenson. Marv Levy. Vince Lombardi. Sid Luckman. Khalil Mack. Roger Staubach. Paul Tagliabue. Lawrence Taylor. Answers then: Jimmy Carter and Roger Staubach Navy Bill Clinton and Paul Tagliabue: Georgetown Millard Fillmore and Khalil Mack: Univ. of Buffalo (Fillmore was the founder of that school) Gerald Ford and Dan Dierdorf: Michigan William Henry Harrison and Chuck Bednarik: Penn (also, Trump and Bednarik) Herbert Hoover and John Elway: Stanford. (JFK also attended Stanford for a bit) John F. Kennedy and Marv Levy: Harvard (Obama also went to Harvard Law) Richard Nixon and Sonny Jurgenson: Duke Barack Obama and Sid Luckman: Columbia James K. Polk and Lawrence Taylor: North Carolina Donald Trump and Vince Lombardi: Fordham Woodrow Wilson and Henry Jordan: Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Here is a much easier, much more basic football question: Name All of the Kickers, Punters, and Tight Ends that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (14 total names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 A few favorites Ozzie, Ditka, plus KW I, Shannon Sharpe. Kickers Lou the toe Groza, Blanda, Jan Stenerud and the one and only punter John Madden's favorite Ray Guy. I did some punting and kicking way back my first kicking shoe was an old black square toe one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, mjp28 said: A few favorites Ozzie, Ditka, plus KW I, Shannon Sharpe. Kickers Lou the toe Groza, Blanda, Jan Stenerud and the one and only punter John Madden's favorite Ray Guy. I did some punting and kicking way back my first kicking shoe was an old black square toe one. All Names given correct. Still a kicker and 5 TEs left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 John Mackey? OH! Tony Gonzalez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 TE-Dave Casper & K-Morten Andersen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Canton Mike said: John Mackey? OH! Tony Gonzalez. Check on both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, gumby73 said: TE-Dave Casper & K-Morten Andersen Check on both. Still a couple of TEs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Here is a much easier, much more basic football question: Name All of the Kickers, Punters, and Tight Ends that are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (14 total names) Answers: Ks: Morten Andersen; George Blanda; Lou Groza; Jan Stenerud P: Ray Guy TEs: Dave Casper; Mike Ditka; Tony Gonzales; John Mackey; Ozzie Newsome; Charlie Sanders; Shannon Sharpe; Jackie Smith; Kellen Winslow Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunz41 Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 7:32 PM, The Gipper said: No, I checked. There was never a Garfield in the NFL. I missed it. (There have been a few McKinley's) Like I said, Garfield is not a common name. Only other Garfield I have heard of was actor John Garfield. And I don't think I have ever heard of anyone else named Taft that was not associated with the William Howard Taft family.. Have any of you? Only Garfield I remember is the cat lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Gunz41 said: Only Garfield I remember is the cat lol John Garfield. Twice nominated for Oscars, once as best actor, once for best supporting actor. Was a "victim" of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee Idiocy. He died in 1952 at age 39. Filmography[edit] Feature films[edit] Year Title Role Notes 1938 Four Daughters Mickey Borden 1939 They Made Me a Criminal Johnnie Bradfield Blackwell's Island Tim Haydon Juarez Porfirio Díaz Daughters Courageous Gabriel Lopez Dust Be My Destiny Joe Bell 1940 Castle on the Hudson Tommy Gordon Alternate title: Years Without Days Saturday's Children Rims Rosson Flowing Gold John Alexander / Johnny Blake East of the River Joseph Enrico "Joe" Lorenzo 1941 The Sea Wolf George Leach Out of the Fog Harold Goff Dangerously They Live Dr. Michael "Mike" Lewis 1942 Tortilla Flat Daniel "Danny" Alvarez 1943 Air Force Sgt. Joe Winocki, Aerial Gunner The Fallen Sparrow John "Kit" McKittrick Thank Your Lucky Stars Himself (cameo) Destination Tokyo Wolf 1944 Between Two Worlds Tom Prior Hollywood Canteen Himself (cameo) 1945 Pride of the Marines Al Schmid 1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice Frank Chambers Nobody Lives Forever Nick Blake Humoresque Paul Boray 1947 Body and Soul Charley Davis Gentleman's Agreement Dave Goldman 1948 Difficult Years Narrator (American version) Originally titled Anni difficili Force of Evil Joe Morse 1949 Jigsaw Loafer with Newspaper (cameo) Uncredited We Were Strangers Tony Fenner 1950 Under My Skin Dan Butler The Breaking Point Harry Morgan 1951 He Ran All the Way Nick Robey (final film role) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Here is today's Trivia Question......actually a 3 part question....about certain Champions: A. Name each of the AFL Pre-Super Bowl Champions 1960-1965. B. Name each of the AAFC Champions 1946-1949 C. Name each of the NFL Champions....from 1920-1929! Hint here: Of the 10 Champions from that decade, 6 of them are now defunct. Edit: Clarifying....4 teams are defunct, but the account for 6 titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Well I'll just do the obvious one... B. 1946 Cleveland, 1947 Cleveland, 1948 Cleveland, 1949 Cleveland A. I don't know who won for what year, but I'm pretty sure Buffalo won in '64 or '65, and the Chargers won one or two during that span... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said: Well I'll just do the obvious one... B. 1946 Cleveland, 1947 Cleveland, 1948 Cleveland, 1949 Cleveland A. I don't know who won for what year, but I'm pretty sure Buffalo won in '64 or '65, and the Chargers won one or two during that span... These are all correct answers. (Chargers were 1963) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, The Gipper said: These are all correct answers. (Chargers were 1963) So we have the Browns winning all four AAFC titles, and the San Diego Chargers winning the '63 AFL Championship, and the Buffalo Bills winning the '64 and '65 AFL Championships (while playing at the Buffalo War Memorial Stadium, known to many as the home of the New York Knights in the movie 'The Natural'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 I'm pretty sure the Houston Oilers won the title in one or both of the first two seasons of the AFL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Dutch Oven said: I'm pretty sure the Houston Oilers won the title in one or both of the first two seasons of the AFL? Check...both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 What's the reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, ballpeen said: What's the reason? A stretch I guess with presidents and football players and others but John Garfield was one of the classic WWII actors of his generation. I've seen almost all of his movies on TCM.....the greatest era of moviemaking in Hollywood's golden era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecube Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Jon, Jacob, Jingle-Heimer Schmidt, his name is my name too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 22 minutes ago, Icecube said: Jon, Jacob, Jingle-Heimer Schmidt, his name is my name too. I think we're all deep in real sports withdrawal symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, ballpeen said: What's the reason? Reason for what? Doing trivia? Shits and giggles/entertainment. Asking to match NFL figures with Presidents? When I try to come up with something every day, sometimes I have to get creative with the topics...and come up with some quirky, indiosyncratic questions . Why post the filmography of John Garfield? Just because he is the only other (real) person I think any of us have ever heard of with that last name. Unless you can think of someone else. And, like I said, I don't think I have ever heard of anyone else named Taft...that was not associated with the political Taft family. The one name that I would have figured that no one else ever had would have been Roosevelt. Clearly likely a rare name among the general populace, but since we have had 2 Presidents by that name, it does not seem terribly unusual...though it probably is. There WAS one NFL guy by that name though......Naman Roosevelt, who I do know was African-American, and not of Dutch descent (Roosevelt being Dutch....translation: Rose Field). His family probably somehow adopted the name after being freed slaves as did so many who adopted the names Washington, Jefferson, Jackson....after former Presidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecube Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 22 minutes ago, mjp28 said: I think we're all deep in real sports withdrawal symptoms. Months ago. I don't even know how to watch sports at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 54 minutes ago, Icecube said: Jon, Jacob, Jingle-Heimer Schmidt, his name is my name too. Last time I looked, none of those are or ever were football teams. But, here we go: There is one more AFL champion to be named, plus all the NFL champions from the 1920s. Further hint: there are 8 teams to be name here. Four are defunct....but 4 are still going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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