Tuesday Morning Bills Trivia
by sireric on Jun 8, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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PrintTrue story: last Tuesday I woke up, did my morning routine, made my daughter some breakfast, then logged onto Buffalo Rumblings. When I looked at the front page and began reading, it slowly dawned on me... today was Tuesday! I had totally dropped the ball and forgotten to post a TMBT. I felt like a dope. I immediately emailed Brian and apologized. The return email from Brian went something like, "What? It's Tuesday?"
Moral of the story is this: three-day weekends are nice, but they tend to screw with weekly routines. So this week, I am going to do five Mystery Bills, and I've added in some tricky extra credit questions that were provided by MRW.
Mystery Bill 1
- I attended UAB
- I played for three different NFL teams
- I played for two seasons with the Bills
- I was a sixth-round pick
Mystery Bill 2
- I am currently a coach at the collegiate level
- I attended West Virgina University
- I spent three years with the Bills
- I recently coached on a national champion team
Mystery Bill 3
- I played linebacker for Northern Michigan University
- I have been a head coach on both the NCAA and NFL levels
- I owned a Craftsman Truck Series team
- I once correctly predicted that Daffy Duck would beat Bugs Bunny
Mystery Bill 4
- I was a member of the Wolfpack
- My entire NFL playing career was spent with the Buffalo Bills
- I was a tenth-round draft choice
- I scored four touchdowns in one half of a game, on my first four carries
Mystery Bill 5
- I was a Sooner
- I was an eighth-round draft choice
- I was the Bills ROY my rookie season
- Del City High School's football stadium bears my name
EXTRA CREDIT!
- What jersey number has been only worn by one player in the history of the Bills, and who is that player?
- What jersey number has been worn by the greatest amount of players? Name at least five of them.
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I was a member of the Wolfpack
Alan Garner!
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Ironically, my first thought as well.
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by MattRichWarren on Jun 8, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
is #1..... Drew Haddad?
"The ball is like a cold to Clifford Franklin..... Clifford Franklin the only one catchin' it....Clifford Franklin the only one comin' down wit it!"....... Clifford Franklin
83 most worn number?
Complete guess
by Kelly to Reed Touchdown!! on Jun 8, 2010 8:33 AM EDT reply actions
Only worn by one player.
15 – Kemp ?
Worn by the most players.
Im going to guess 20. Travis Henry, Whitner, Henry Jones, and at least 2 others haha.
"Ok, its Gudda hoe, all about my Bills like Buffalo."
you’re forgetting the immortal Todd Collins. And George Wilson when he was a WR.
by tm on Jun 8, 2010 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
And Felton Huggins!
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. --Wayne Grezky" --Michael Scott
by Brian Galliford on Jun 8, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
And how could I forget Huggy… haha
I thought I was on to something with 15.
"Ok, its Gudda hoe, all about my Bills like Buffalo."
You might be on to most worn number at this pace.
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
if only we had another qb that could have worn that number....
Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones
To us winning is a tradition. We are victors and need not explain. You may hate us, but your girlfriends love us. - BC
by silverstreak3k on Jun 8, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
One story I remember hearing was that Buffalo, a while back, used a fake player as a symbol of their team, and I think he wore 31. Obivously Byrd wears it now… but does this sound familiar to anyone?
"Ok, its Gudda hoe, all about my Bills like Buffalo."
JD Williams wore it too.
I believe he was the first player that ever did.
by tm on Jun 8, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Preston Ridlehuber wore it instead of his normal 36 which the trainer was repairing in 1969. JD was the first to wear it full time. The 31 player logo was used to represent the “spirit of the team”
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 8, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s correct.
You can't have CHANGE without CHAN.
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by MattRichWarren on Jun 8, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
4 TDs?
As OJ said when he left Buffalo, Roland Hooks is a great Running Back!
it’s nifty to be fifty!
Cookie Gilchrist also scored 4 in one game for us, as did McGahee.
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Did Marty ever actually play for us?
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Really?!?! CB right?
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
65 to 68? No wonder I didn’t know. Heck at his age I doubt if Marty even remembers. :)
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Extra credits
1. I’m gonna go with 12 and Jim Kelly (honestly have no clue).
2. 83! Lee Evans, Andre Reed, thats all i got.
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:03 AM EDT reply actions
Joe Ferguson wore 12, too.
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by MattRichWarren on Jun 8, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Well there goes that theory. It’s probably a number in the 40’s, no one ever wears those anymore.
Washington? Check. Pittsburg? Check. Philly? Wont be a pro... errr.... GO BLACKHAWKS!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Jun 8, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
this was my guess too – was this right?
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 8, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Jersey # by one player.
Gabe Northern – 99 ?
Cant remember too many 99’s in Buffalo…
"Ok, its Gudda hoe, all about my Bills like Buffalo."
Extra Credit
Two numbers immediately popped into my head, 7 and 11.
Is #7 the most popular? Losman, Flutie, Gale Gilbert, Mike Mercer, Grant Guthrie, Marv Bateman, Greg Cater.
Or #11? Roscoe Parrish, Drew Bledsoe, Rob Johnson, Scott Norwood, Ritchie Lucas, Spike Jones, Dan Manucci, Joe Dufek.
I had to look up some of those but I think 11 would be the answer.
Has anybody worn #3 besides Pete Gogolak? I think #18 (Andre Davis) and #1 (Mike Hollis) are the only ones to wear those numbers for a full season, but some random kickers used the numbers for a few games in the 70’s or 80’s.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Steve Christie’s #2 is the least wore jersey.
7 &11 are both incorrect, you are on the wrong side of the ball.
No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.
Well that sucks
I can’t think of any other number I’ve seen so often….
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
I think #1 is Ike Reese
I’m pretty sure he went to UAB.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Izell…Ike…close enough. I’ll give it to you.
1- is in fact Izell Reese
No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.
Didn't he go by Ike Reese?
Or was that someone else?
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Derp that was someone else
Izell Reese is obviously the guy I meant, the guy that was too skinny to play safety.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Extra Credit
31 only worn by one player, meant to be the number that represents the spirit of the team
by Bills Sabres Badgers on Jun 8, 2010 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
JD Williams and Jairus Byrd have worn it
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
and Dwayne Wright i think – the RB from a few years ago from Fresno St?
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 9, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
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by MattRichWarren on Jun 10, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I figured out 2 – his favorite Bills fan is the Elvis guy I would guess…
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 8, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Extra Credit
I’ll take a guess at the most worn numbers…thinking of high-turnover rates at certain numbers, I’m going to take a stab at 86 – lots of players have worn it even in the last 20 years or so, recent ones being Fine, Cieslak, Haddad, Antonio Brown, Jeremy McDaniel, Rob Awalt…
I’ll guess 75 too – Mace, Preston, Jennings, Wiley, Ballard
Real curious to find out the actual answer here…
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 8, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
how about 21 – been a lot of those lately. McGahee, Wendling, Webster, Watson, Martin before Spiller just in the last 10 years
by BuffaloRepresent on Jun 8, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
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