Tuesday Morning Bills Trivia
by sireric on Jul 7, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintI just looked at the calendar and realized that training camp and preseason isn't that far away, which means there are only a handful of TMBTs left before the real football stuff starts. I have something special in mind that I would like to do but it will have to wait a week or two. Until then you will have to make due with my normal drivel.
Mystery Player 1
I attended Boston College.
I played for three NFL franchises.
I made five Pro Bowls.
I co-own a restaurant with former NFL player Steve DeOssie.
Mystery Player 2
I attended McNeese State University.
I am a member of the Bills Wall Of Fame.
I was drafted in Round 17 by the Bills.
I played my entire career for the Bills.
Mystery Player 3
I lost the starting QB position in college to Steve Spurrier.
I lead the Sacramento Surge to the World Bowl as their head coach.
I played two seasons in the NFL - one year for two different teams.
I am responsible for changing the Bills helmets from white to red.
Mystery Player 4
I attended Arkansas State University.
I started as an offensive lineman, then switched to a defensive lineman before switching back again.
I was the head football coach at LaSalle Senior high school.
I played 10 seasons for the Bills before one last year with the Jets.
***Extra Credit***
Name the top three touchdown scorers the last year the Bills made the playoffs.
In 1973, O.J. Simpson rushed for 2,003 yards. Who led the Bills in receiving yards?
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Top Three Touchdown scorers
Eric Moulds?
Travis Henry?
Peerless Prics?
maybe…
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I have just looked up the actual answers. One of the them i would not have got in a million years.
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#1, Fred Smerlas, #3, Kay Stephenson
and I think one of the TD scorers was Jonathan Linton, from UNC.
I think you’re right about linton. That was my guess too.
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by Brian Galliford on Jul 7, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
extra credit
well, it depends on how you’re counting touchdown scorers. the last time the bills were in the playoffs was 1999 – the first year i started watching them a lot. flutie threw for, what, 20 tds that year? something like that. our lead reciever was moulds, and he had five or six receiving that year, and antowain smith was our RB and he got five or six tds as well. so if you’re counting flutie, it’s flutie, moulds, and smith. other than that, i’d have to say that it’d be either riemersma or that other backup rb from that year – linton. so if flutie doesn’t count, it’s moulds, smith, and riemersma/linton. i think they tied with four or something.
then my guess (haven’t read the thread to see if people have figured it out) is moulds, smith, and linton. we had a good ground game that year. didn’t flutie, smith, and linton all have over 500 yards rushing?
I actually guessed two correctly, Kay and the second EC – don’t want to give it away for those who haven’t got it yet.
But his first name is Bob
by BuffaloRepresent on Jul 7, 2009 9:13 AM EDT reply actions
I figured out #4 with a little research – good one.
by BuffaloRepresent on Jul 7, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions
1 – Smerlas
2 – Sestak
3 – Kay Stephenson
4 – ?
EC – 1 Moulds (7) / Antowain Smith (6) / Jonathan Linton (6)
EC – 2 – Bob ?
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The “Bob” makes that easy – it’s Bob Chandler. I’m glad I didn’t guess, because I was going with J.D. Hill if I did.
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by Brian Galliford on Jul 7, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
and OJ had 2003 yds
Rushing!
As a 13 year old at the time, can’t tell you how exciting it was to watch a guy run the ball when teams had the line stacked to stop him. They knew what was coming and couldn’t stop it. fergie was a rookie and we threw on an as needed basis only.
btw, Chandler and Hill were 2 of the best blocking WR’s ever to play the game. If Oj got by the 8 in the box he was often times one on one with the FS as CB’s were occupied by Hill/Chandler.
lots of long “take it to the house” TD’s that year!
Braxton added another 494 and Watkins added another 414. Add in Fergy’s 147 and they rushed for well over 3,000 yards that year.
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Well when you have absolutly no air game…
by CanadianBillsFan on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions
He wore #73 as a rookie. He got flagged a lot so Chuck Knox suggested that he switch his number to #72, and he got flagged a lot less. His theory was that the refs were looking out for the guy wearing #73 who had a penchant for holding, when he changed his number, the refs figured he was on the bench or cut, and the guy wearing #72 was someone else.
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They should have done that with Ruben Brown.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That is a great story.
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by MattRichWarren on Jul 7, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Eric, nice detail work
Marv did the same with Wolford who wore 73 and then switched to 67 for same reasons!
Good ones this week eric,
I know the guys but didn’t know any of them from the clue. :-)
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