Off Season TRIVIA Q & A

[BroncoBuff]

List the jersey numbers for the (appx) 1971 secondary:

Charlie Greer
Bernard Jackson
Grady Cavness
Bill Thompson
TIME'S UP!

This is sad, guys ... somebody shouldda got these (is anyone still playing?)

I said "appx 1971," and actually, Bernard Jackson came along in 72, a year after Cavness left. Nonetheless:

Charlie Greer - #20
Bernard Jackson - #29
Grady Cavness - #40
Bill Thompson - #36

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Q: B-Love talked about Brooncos who've worn jersey #47 ... what 1970 Broncos safety wore #47?

[BroncoBuff]

Rod Smith's career touchdown receptions are the most in history in the NFL for an undrafted player. What Kansas City Chief is second with 49?

Rod Smith has caught more passes in his career than any other undrafted player. What New York Jet is second on the list with 712?
1) Gotta be Stephone Paige from Fresno State

2) Gotta be Wayne Chrebet from Hofstra


(giving the team made it a LOT easier...)

[titan]

How about this one:

Who was the first player traded away by the Broncos to later in his career score a touchdown in the Super Bowl?

[BroncoBuff]

Boyd Dowler

[B-Love]

TIME'S UP!

This is sad, guys ... somebody shouldda got these (is anyone still playing?)

I said "appx 1971," and actually, Bernard Jackson came along in 72, a year after Cavness left. Nonetheless:

Charlie Greer - #20
Bernard Jackson - #29
Grady Cavness - #40
Bill Thompson - #36

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Q: B-Love talked about Brooncos who've worn jersey #47 ... what 1970 Broncos safety wore #47?

Bernard Jackson was a free agent signing in 1977, not '72.

[B-Love]

Paul Martha wore number 47, and had a game with 3 picks. Might have been against rookie Terry Bradshaw.

There is a great NFL Films clip of then Falcons coach, Norm Van Brocklin, insulting Martha.

Actually now that I think about it, Paul Martha's 3 pick game might have come against the Falcons, who may have been coached by the vile drunk, Van Brocklin.

[BroncoBuff]

Martha ... right! Wasn't he a Steeler before or after us?


Bernard Jackson was a free agent signing in 1977, not '72.
THAT'S why you didn't answer? I must've been thinking Calvin Jones...



TIME'S UP:

Wandy Williams first name was "Wandalynn" after his two aunts. Eeeeeww!

[Tredici]

Where did the phrase "Big Play Shay" (used for Shannon Sharpe) originate from?

I know he busted it out on his shoes during his record setting day in KC. I seem to remember Trent Green gave him the name but I can't remember the context. Makes more sense if it was Grbac, but that doesn't seem right.

[Tredici]

Right again!


As a head coach of the Broncos, who was John Ralston's first draft pick?


Riley?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Riley?

You got it 13!

Former Bronco linebacker, Ken Woodward, attended what small Alabama college?

[B-Love]

Tuskegee

The Woodman could ball too!!!

[SoCalBronco]

I know he busted it out on his shoes during his record setting day in KC. I seem to remember Trent Green gave him the name but I can't remember the context. Makes more sense if it was Grbac, but that doesn't seem right.

You were right about the context, it was from Arrowhead, he saw a sign there that said "Big Play Shay" made by a Chiefs fan for Chiefs RB/KR Brian Shay.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Tuskegee

The Woodman could ball too!!!

B-Love scores again!

Ron Egloff and Larry Canada attended what college together?

[BroncoBuff]

Egloff went to Wisconsin - but that's too easy. I'l bet they played to gether at a small college, and Egloff transferred. Canada was a small college guy I think ... I'll guess Wayne State.


Stephone Paige is right I'm sure, but Wayne Chrebet is wrong - I peeked - and he had just 580 catches.

What about Boyd Dowler?

Beat me to Tuskegee ...





How did Ken Woodard leave the Broncos' team?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Both Canada and Egloff played at Wisconsin, BB.

Hard one here:

What linebacker played for John Ralston in college and later played briefly for him as a Bronco?

[BroncoBuff]

Stanford ... Stanford ... hmmmm ... Bill Laskey? #45 ... no, he was a safety.

I give.



And Egloff #83/Canada #35 was a DECEPTIVE QUESTION! Too simple, I wouldda thought there was a trick there. I was thinking Larry Canada (nobody's Rhodes Scholar) was probably a small school guy.





What Broncos FB kicked off for the team in the mid-70s?


How many guys from Oklahoma played for the Broncos BEFORE we drafted Steve Sewell?

[B-Love]

Lonnie Perrin was our kickoff man, and he actually wore #35 before the Mailman did.

In '78 when Canada joined the team, Lonnie settled for #33. Once Jim Jensen appeared to be fully healthy from his injuries in '77 and '78, Lonnie was let go, and finished his career with a cup of tea in Chicago.

[BroncoBuff]

NICE! That was what raised Lonnie in my mind - that #35 jersey.



What number did RB Oliver Ross wear? What was Oliver Ross known for a s a Bronco?

[B-Love]

Ross wore #30, but don't know the other part. Ross and Fran Lynch got considerable time when Otis went down with hammy problems in 1975.

Towards the latter part of the 75 season Orange Crush started to sparkle. And we had John Hufnagel and/or Steve Ramsey handing off to Fran Lynch, Oliver Ross and Jon Keyworth. Not exactly the 94 49ers eh?

Anyway, they went to Oakland and Miami late in the year and Orange Crush played incredible games, even though Denver lost both games. The initial roots of great Denver Defense came into light late in the 75 season. Most say '77, some go back to '76, but it was the end of the '75 season actually.

And another thing I have never been able to conform, is our Oliver Ross related to the former Steelers O Lineman??

Is that his son?? Someone??

[titan]

Oliver Ross lost 3 fumbles in a game (as I remember against Cleveland at Mile High, but Turner saved the day with a long field goal to win it)

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Both Canada and Egloff played at Wisconsin, BB.

Hard one here:

What linebacker played for John Ralston in college and later played briefly for him as a Bronco?

That was too hard for even the most hard core fan. The answer is Mike Simone.

Easy one:

What stadium announcement was regularly booed at Mile High Stadium?

[titan]

Big Guy: # of no shows at a game was always booed

[titan]

Who was the first player traded away by the Broncos to later in his career score a touchdown in the Super Bowl? OK, time's up.

Bit of a trick question here: the answer is Willie Brown cornerback Raiders, who scored a td in Oakland's Super Bowl win over Minnesota in the 70's. Brown was traded by the Broncos to the Raiders in the mid-60's.

Boyd Dowler did play for the Colorado Buffaloes in college but never played for the Broncos to my knowledge. The pro football encyclopedia has him with Green Bay since 1959:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/DowlBo00.htm


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[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Big Guy: # of no shows at a game was always booed

Right on Titan.

Another easy one:

What long time DL coach for the Broncos was an All -Pro Guard for the Bears.

[titan]

Stan Jones?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

You got another Titan.

One last one before the Bowl:

What non traditional number did Bronco kicker Fred Steinfort wear?

[titan]

#19 for Steinfort. He was great for 1 year.

[titan]

Here's one:

In the late 60's a prankster snuck into the scoreboard at then Bears Stadium and changed the team name of the Broncos opponent during a game to a two word phrase. After the game the opponents called this "bush" though the Broncos had nothing to do with it.

What was the two word phrase, and who was the Broncos opponent that day?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

#19 for Steinfort. He was great for 1 year.

Another great Bronco historian!


Lou Saban traded for what Packer QB in 1971?

[titan]

Don Horn

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Don Horn

Damn that was quick!

What Bronco number 1 draft choice was known as Big Neck.

Extra credit - after he became a certified bust, what was his occupation?

[Tredici]

A few pages back but apparently I neglected to let Buff know he got the free agents Stephon Paige and Wayne Chrebet right.

I am in awe of the dedicated and knowledgeable folks in this forum.

[titan]

Damn that was quick!

What Bronco number 1 draft choice was known as Big Neck.

Extra credit - after he became a certified bust, what was his occupation?

Kelvin Clark? Got me on what he did after football, though.

[BroncoBuff]

Ross wore #30, but don't know the other part.
Oliver Ross lost 3 fumbles in a game (as I remember against Cleveland at Mile High, but Turner saved the day with a long field goal to win it)
Bad second part of the question, B-Love, sorry ..

But titan got what I was thinking ... fumbler. He was an excellent back other than that.


Boyd Dowler did play for the Colorado Buffaloes in college but never played for the Broncos to my knowledge.
I get my Broncos and Buffs confused sometimes...





I messed up the Ken Woodard question ... I have the wrong guy, I think my memory is shot. But we DID HAVE an OLB that we traded to Miami for a draft pick in the early 80s... I thought it was Woodard, but no. Anybody?

[BroncoBuff]

Don Horn

What number did Don Horn wear ... what Bronco QB wore that number before him?

[BroncoBuff]

A few pages back but apparently I neglected to let Buff know he got the free agents Stephon Paige and Wayne Chrebet right.
I am in awe of the dedicated and knowledgeable folks in this forum.
I'll never forget how I learned that about Paige. I went to Hawaii Christmas 94 for the Buffs bowl game vs. Fresno, Dilfer's last college game. I got my hands on the Fresno media notes, and they were so insecure! They were like, "the NFL has to draft Dilfer in the first round, they HAVE to." They went on and on for like three pages about how Henry Ellard and Stephone Paige from Fresno had become these legendary NFL 'greats,' but hadn't even been drafted, or in Ellard's case not nearly high enough.

This, of course, proved there actually WAS a conspiracy, that Fresno State WAS disrespected!! But now ... now Trent Dilfer is SO great that the NFL has no choice but to draft him in the first round ... they have to! Or we'll SUE!" Ha!

I remember laughing, because it reminded me of the early 70s small-town Denver mentality, where so many people thought it was a "conspiracy to disrespect Denver" if Howard Cosell omitted the Broncos highlights from hs MNF halftime highlight show. :gripe: ~Popps~




Anyway, I think the Fresno media guys were probably right all along! They were disrespected! Because I lived through a decade of that bastage Paige against the Broncos, and before that day I never had any idea he went to Fresno! ROFL!

[titan]

What number did Don Horn wear ... what Bronco QB wore that number before him?

Horn wore #13, as did Steve Tensi before him.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Kelvin Clark? Got me on what he did after football, though.

Clark is right.

He became a stock broker in Denver and actually helped Red Miller get into the same business. I saw him a few years ago. Looked like he was down to about 190#


What DT was Denver's first round draft choice in 1978?

[B-Love]

titan, 1968 vs Chargers

"Hot Dogs"

Broncos 13 Hot Dogs 0

First shutout in team history.

[B-Love]

Big Guy, that is Don Latimer

Don was an animal, who almost didn't fit with thes rest of the finesse bunch. With Latimer, Alzado and Joe Rizzo on the field at the same time, we could actually street brawl with other teams.

Latimer could not unseat Rubin Carter for the NT spot and only got half of the snaps. He was a strong powerhouse, with a mean streak.

[B-Love]

Still no awnswer, but was our mid 70's Oliver Ross related to the modern day Lineman of the same name??

I can't find the answer, even on Google.

[B-Love]

http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=26054

I find many of these but it never says his Dad played in the NFL. Oliver Ross is not that common of a name, but I can't be sure he is his Son.

You'd think somewhere they would've mentioned his Dad had a 2 year tea cup with the Broncos.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Big Guy, that is Don Latimer

Don was an animal, who almost didn't fit with thes rest of the finesse bunch. With Latimer, Alzado and Joe Rizzo on the field at the same time, we could actually street brawl with other teams.

Latimer could not unseat Rubin Carter for the NT spot and only got half of the snaps. He was a strong powerhouse, with a mean streak.

On the Money B-Love. Wish we had him now.

What running back was Denver's leading rusher in Dan Reeves first season as head coach?

[Tredici]

On the Money B-Love. Wish we had him now.

What running back was Denver's leading rusher in Dan Reeves first season as head coach?

I think we already had a similar question, so probably Parros.



Mike Anderson in week 2 and Tatum Bell in week 3 of the 2005 season gave the Broncos 2 different 100 yard rushers in back to back games. Who had previously accomplished that for the Broncos?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I think we already had a similar question, so probably Parros.



Mike Anderson in week 2 and Tatum Bell in week 3 of the 2005 season gave the Broncos 2 different 100 yard rushers in back to back games. Who had previously accomplished that for the Broncos?

Sorry I missed that one. Parros is correct.

[titan]

titan, 1968 vs Chargers

"Hot Dogs"

Broncos 13 Hot Dogs 0

First shutout in team history.

Right! I was at that game with my brother (sitting in the South Stands). He said "they could have put something alot worse than Hot Dogs on the scoreboard".

That was the 1st year I had season tickets. I was 12 years old and they had kid prices of $2/ticket for the endzone!

[BroncoBuff]

I think we already had a similar question, so probably Parros.



Mike Anderson in week 2 and Tatum Bell in week 3 of the 2005 season gave the Broncos 2 different 100 yard rushers in back to back games. Who had previously accomplished that for the Broncos?

1999 - TD and Olandis Gary

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Who was the second RB, after Floyd Little to win the NFL rushing title?

[B-Love]

Otis. 1974

Only the 5th player, at that time, to average over 100 yards per game played, in a season.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Otis. 1974

Only the 5th player, at that time, to average over 100 yards per game played, in a season.

I knew you would get that one.


What Bronco Tight End was fired from the squad by Lou Saban for missing a critical block during a game?

[Old Dude]

Right! I was at that game with my brother (sitting in the South Stands). He said "they could have put something alot worse than Hot Dogs on the scoreboard".

That was the 1st year I had season tickets. I was 12 years old and they had kid prices of $2/ticket for the endzone!

Ha! I was watching the game on TV and saw that on the scoreboard, but the announcers seemed to be oblivious.

I also thought "Hot Dogs" was a fairly mild pejorative.

[Tredici]

1999 - TD and Olandis Gary


Nope.

[BroncoBuff]

What Bronco Tight End was fired from the squad by Lou Saban for missing a critical block during a game?
Tom Beers

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Tom Beers

Nope - Jim Whalen was fired by Saban for missing a block.

Talk about a great draft - Barney Chavous, Paul Howard, Tom Jackson and Lyle Blackwood were all drafted by the Broncos in what year?

[titan]

Nope - Jim Whalen was fired by Saban for missing a block.

Talk about a great draft - Barney Chavous, Paul Howard, Tom Jackson and Lyle Blackwood were all drafted by the Broncos in what year?

1973. And Otis Armstrong was in that draft too!

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Correct!

The Broncos first set of uniforms was purchased from what Tucson, post season college bowl game?

[titan]

Copper bowl?

[titan]

Here's one:

Who was the only player to suit up for both the Denver Broncos and the ABA Denver Rockets (who later became the Nuggets)? What position did he play for both teams?

[B-Love]

The Copper Bowl

Some uniforms eh?

Who was the genius who said "let me design uniforms that are the main colors of the two human bodily excrements".

That is not trivia by the way, just asking.

The Wyoming Cowboys still wear those body excrement colors. Their student body must be proud.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Yep - Those beauties were from the Copper Bowl.

[B-Love]

Lonnie Wright.

Only learned that in the past few years though. Good one titan.

[BroncoBuff]

The Broncos played a pre-season game in Spokane, WA in the early 70s. They forgot/lost their jerseys and had to wear a local college team's.

What number did Dave Costa wear, and how did the game end?

[titan]

Lonnie Wright is correct! I remember Lonnie especially because my Dad took us to a local sporting goods store (Dave Cooks) to get an autograph from a Bronco. My Dad chatted with the Bronco, saying "How are you doing Lonnie?" Only my friend and I knew that the Bronco wasn't Lonnie Wright - it was Rich "Tombstone" Jackson! Jackson nodded and talked to my Dad, playing the part of Lonnie Wright and never correcting my Dad.

Lonnie played guard for the Nuggets, and was a defensive back for the Broncos.

[BroncoBuff]

Great story titan ... Dave Cook's takes me back. Gart Brothers "Sports Castle" too. Are they still there?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Great story titan ... Dave Cook's takes me back. Gart Brothers "Sports Castle" too. Are they still there?

Cooks is long gone. Garts was purchased by Sports Authority. The Sports Castle building is still there, but the Gart name is gone.


Current OC and former LB, Rick Dennison played what position at what college?

[BroncoBuff]

What college did Pat Bowlen go to?

[freak6]

Oklahoma

[BroncoBuff]

Current OC and former LB, Rick Dennison played what position at what college?
Dennison is a CSU guy ... I'll say DE.


What Bronco played college ball for the "Merchant Marine Academy"?

[BroncoBuff]

Oklahoma

ding ding ding!

[B-Love]

If I come to Denver this year, I gotta meet up with some of you local Broncos history diehards.

I am called the team historian at the O Mane, but I've never lived outside of NY. There is alot of stuff for me to learn from titan and others.

I'd love to cruise around Denver and go check out their old facilities, practice fields, old night clubs, etc.

That would be cool for me.

[titan]

Joe Rizzo - merchant marine

[B-Love]

Buff, Long Island's own Joe Rizzo played right here on Long Island for the ole Merchant Marine Academy.

Joe used to date the mother of a girl I went to college with.

[B-Love]

titan, where do you live?

[titan]

I'm in Highlands Ranch south of Denver. Like your tag line "They're killin me Whitey, they're killin me!!" (from Lou Sabin being miked on an old nfl films feature, right? and Whitey is Whitey Dovall?)

[B-Love]

Do you know a guy named Joe Wilson from Highlands Ranch?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

BB - Dennison is from CSU, but he was a TE.

B-Love - would be great to have you in town someday and plenty here would be glad to play travel guide.

What position did Steve Foley (IMO one of the most under rated Broncos) play in college?

[titan]

Foley was a quarterback at Tulane as I remember.

Don't know the guy you mentioned from Highlands Ranch, B-Love.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Foley was a quarterback at Tulane as I remember.

Don't know the guy you mentioned from Highlands Ranch, B-Love.

Right

What college did Haven Moses attend?

[titan]

San Diego State for Moses

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

San Diego State for Moses

You and B-Love should get together and write a book!!


What is "Bucky" Dilts given first name?

[titan]

Good one on Bucky Dilts - I didn't know that one off the top of my head but did find the answer (let's see if anybody else gets it)

Bucky Dilts caused more dropped punts by the opposing team than any Bronco punter that I can remember Why were Bucky Dilts punts more difficult to catch than your average NFL punter?

[B-Love]

Dilts was a lefty, is that what you mean? The rotation of the ball was different.

[Natedogg]

Easy one:

Name the brothers who played together in Orange and Blue.

[titan]

Yep -Dilts was a lefty that caused the ball to spin the opposite way from what returners were used to. Still wonder what would have happened if the Broncos had recovered the fumbled punt inside the 5 in the 1st quarter when the Dallas receiver dropped a Dilts punt in the 78 Super Bowl (the Broncos were sooooo close to recovering that)

[freak6]

Name that QB

Team ----------Att Comp Pct Yds YPA TD Int - Rate
Denver Broncos 137 81 59.1 1001 7.31 9 5 - 88.5

And this one

Denver Broncos 131 78 59.5 986 7.5 10 3 - 98.9

[Sassy]

Easy one:

Name the brothers who played together in Orange and Blue.

Hmmm....Shannon and Sterling? High school maybe? Or as Broncos.

[Pendejo]

Easy one:

Name the brothers who played together in Orange and Blue.

The Widell brothers of course. Doug and Dave.

[Sassy]

Ha! oops...

[Natedogg]

The Widell brothers of course. Doug and Dave.

Bingo. And Dave Widell fumbled that crucial snap as a Jaguar! Hilarious!

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Good one on Bucky Dilts - I didn't know that one off the top of my head but did find the answer (let's see if anybody else gets it)

Bucky Dilts caused more dropped punts by the opposing team than any Bronco punter that I can remember Why were Bucky Dilts punts more difficult to catch than your average NFL punter?

Time's up.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

The stadium designed for Denver, but voted out in the late 60's was eventually built in what other NFL city?

[titan]

San Diego - they took the plans and built the stadium there (I was just telling my wife about that when watching the Chargers/Patriots a few weeks ago)

[titan]

In the 1966 opener the Broncos lost to Houston 45-7. The Broncos failed to do something in that game that every other team in AFL and NFL history has done - what was it?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

San Diego - they took the plans and built the stadium there (I was just telling my wife about that when watching the Chargers/Patriots a few weeks ago)

My souce actually says it was Kansas City. I know the architecture firm that designed Arrowhead is based in Denver.

Tommy Lyons, Larry Evans and John Hufnagel all made the Bronco roster after being drafted in what round?

[titan]

Arrowhead was (and is) a football only stadium (with Royals Stadium right next to it) - that wasn't in the plans for Denver. Denver's stadium (which was turned down) was a multipurpose, combo baseball/football stadium. I was pretty young but I remember seeing a model of it before the vote, and I was depressed when the stadium was voted down (most people thought that meant the Broncos would move). An organization called the DOERS raised enough money to expand Bears stadium which allowed the Broncos to stay.

Years later I read that they took the Denver stadium plans and built it in San Diego instead.

[B-Love]

Name that QB

Team ----------Att Comp Pct Yds YPA TD Int - Rate
Denver Broncos 137 81 59.1 1001 7.31 9 5 - 88.5

And this one

Denver Broncos 131 78 59.5 986 7.5 10 3 - 98.9

Cool idea freak.

I'm gonna guess the 2nd one is Bubby 1998.

The first one............................. hmm......................

This is cool. Don't cheat and look them up.

Is the first one Beuerlein 2002?

[Pendejo]

Name that QB

Team ----------Att Comp Pct Yds YPA TD Int - Rate
Denver Broncos 137 81 59.1 1001 7.31 9 5 - 88.5

And this one

Denver Broncos 131 78 59.5 986 7.5 10 3 - 98.9

Is the second one Griese before he had is shoulder separated during the 2000 season?

[B-Love]

I'm pretty sure the 2nd one is Brister because I remember the 10-3 TD INT ratio.

Griese was more like 20 TD's and 5 INT's if I remember.

I don't think I am right with Beuerlein on the first one, but I cannot think of anyone else. Deberg 1983?? No. Kubiak never threw that many in one season.

[Pendejo]

Yeah B-Love...I saw your answer right after I posted, and thought you were probably right.

Here's a two part question...the first part is pretty much a gimme...the second part might be tough.

Although this quarterback played in every single game during the 1993 season he only completed one pass, and it was for a touchdown.

Who was the quarterback, and who caught the pass?

No cheating you google heads.

[B-Love]

Tommy Maddox Fake Field Goal shovel pass at San Diego. I think he shoveled it to Dave Wyman.

Our only TD in a 13-10 loss.

[Pendejo]

Tommy Maddox Fake Field Goal shovel pass at San Diego. I think he shoveled it to Dave Wyman.

Our only TD in a 13-10 loss.

You're a machine B-Love.

[BroncoBuff]

In the 1966 opener the Broncos lost to Houston 45-7. The Broncos failed to do something in that game that every other team in AFL and NFL history has done - what was it?

Make a first down...

[BroncoBuff]

Joe Rizzo - merchant marine
Ding ding ding!

Beat B-Love by ONE MINUTE! It would be fun for everybody to meet in Denver. Winner of the trivia thread buys thr first round.







Dave Costas wore #69, and he blocked a FG that wouldda tied the game.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

What was Hank Stram's excuse for an onside kick when he was ahead by 52 points in a 1963 game against the Broncos?

[BroncoBuff]

What was Hank Stram's excuse for an onside kick when he was ahead by 52 points in a 1963 game against the Broncos?
I know the answer .... but I don't wanna buy the first round :oyvey:

Let B-Love answer it ... I can taste the micro-brew now. :spit: Mmmmmmm....






BTW - 1963? I may be :olddude: , but I'm not that :olddude:!

Ask -Slap- about 1963. BTW, notice how Slap is avoiding this thread - pretending to be too young to know any of the answers! 8')

What Broncos QB visited whose Catholic elementary school in 1971, making him a fan for life?

[freak6]

How many catches did Rod Smith have in SB 32?

[BroncoBuff]

0

[titan]

What was Hank Stram's excuse for an onside kick when he was ahead by 52 points in a 1963 game against the Broncos?

He wanted to stay away from the south side of the field to avoid the stuff being thrown at them from the South Stands (snowballs? or beer bottles)

I remember in the old days (before the bottle ban) all sorts of stuff used to come out of the south stands. The half loaves of bread for Lou Saban's return was the highlight. Also somebody threw a snowball at Lenny Dawson who was walking towards the locker room on crutches.

Long time mile high stadium south stander here (moved my seats to the north stands at invesco)

[titan]

Make a first down...

Correct!

A couple of followups:

No first downs for the Broncos in that game but they scored 7 points - how?

3 weeks later the Broncos shocked the Oilers 40 to 38 on a last second field goal by what kicker?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

He wanted to stay away from the south side of the field to avoid the stuff being thrown at them from the South Stands (snowballs? or beer bottles)

I remember in the old days (before the bottle ban) all sorts of stuff used to come out of the south stands. The half loaves of bread for Lou Saban's return was the highlight. Also somebody threw a snowball at Lenny Dawson who was walking towards the locker room on crutches.

Long time mile high stadium south stander here (moved my seats to the north stands at invesco)

Got another one Titan. Who says the crowd diesn't make a difference.

Larry Kaminski and tom Jackson are both from what city?

Extra credit for naming the career Kaminski took up after retiring.

[freak6]

I still don't think I saw anyone answer this one from way back.

Vance Johnson attended the same University as these 2 San Antonio Spurs?

[BroncoBuff]

0

Correct, BroncoBuff - you're a machine! :~ohyah!:

[BroncoBuff]

I still don't think I saw anyone answer this one from way back.

Vance Johnson attended the same University as these 2 San Antonio Spurs?

No idea ... NBA players' colleges are such a joke.


___

TIME'S UP!

Pete Liske - mine. ;D

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Got another one Titan. Who says the crowd diesn't make a difference.

Larry Kaminski and tom Jackson are both from what city?

Extra credit for naming the career Kaminski took up after retiring.

Time's up.

Both are from Cleveland. Kaminski bought a beer distributor in Hayden, Co that served the Steamboat Spings area. He could sling kegs with the best of them. I don't know if he is still there or not.

Gene Mingo finished his career with what other AFC team?

[BroncoBuff]

Buffalo?

[BroncoBuff]

David Dumars ?



I'll never forget head coach Craig Morton actually sitting down on the bench - during a game!

The Denver Gold had the greatest music acts after ther games ... Chicago, Alabama. The day they had Alabama play, they had just faced Herschel Walker, Doug Flutie and the New Jersey Generals ... about 90 minutes after that game ended, Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals - Lakers v. Nuggets - was across the lot at McNichols. Loudest crowd I ever heard - furthest into playoffs Nuggets ever went.

That was an unforgettable day.




*EDIT* I was working at KOA Radio at the time, and I went to do a story on the Denver Gold "going out of business sale" a a warehouse in Commerce City. I actually wanted to buy a Dumars game jersey (#23), and thought I could get it for maybe $50. WRONG! ... there was a strange crowd, oddly filled with semi-haggard groupie type women, buying memorabilia. Eeeeewwww. The jerseys went for $75 to $250.

[B-Love]

Merlin Olsen

[BroncoBuff]

I'll say Mike Current

[B-Love]

I know Spurrier lost the 77 camp QB job to Morton, and was cut in favor of Weese and Penrose.

Plus Ron Dayne.

Spurrier and Dayne?

[B-Love]

I'll say Mike Current


Mike Current had it rough. He stayed with Denver during some pretty lean years and just when they were about to get good, he's left open for the Buccaneers expansion draft.

0-14 Ouch

Mike's last game in the NFL was his only playoff game, a drubbing at Three Rivers, as the Steelers were marching to their 4th Super Bowl.

[BroncoBuff]

I know Spurrier lost the 77 camp QB job to Morton, and was cut in favor of Weese and Penrose.

Plus Ron Dayne.

Spurrier and Dayne?

Excellent! I knew Dayne of course, but Spurrier I had no idea.



Mike Current - I had no idea he played elsewhere, and Tampa, no less. Did he get a ring from the Steelers? BTW - Current was a wild guess - I guessed Mike Schnitker first, and 5 minutes later came back and changed it.

Name that line: Current, Larron Jackson, Schnitker, Kaminski, Goeddeke ... is that right? Claudie Minor was not a Saban guy, was he?

[BroncoBuff]

What well-known TV evangelist has the same name as a former Bronco?

[titan]

Who are the only two Heisman Trophy winners ever to be in the Broncos Camp?


Tony Dorsett also won the Heisman and was a Bronco (in addition to Dayne and Spurrier)

[BroncoBuff]

Dorsett won the Heisman?

Well, whadd'ya know ... http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html

[freak6]

What players did Steve Atwater knock out of SB 32 with his vicious hit on the Packers last drive?

[B-Love]

Van Heusen and Norris Weese split the punting duties in 1976

[BroncoBuff]

Rob Lytle

[-Slap-]

What players did Steve Atwater knock out of SB 32 with his vicious hit on the Packers last drive?

Robert Brooks, Randy Hilliard and himself.

After about a minute, he sat upright and you could see his eyes glowing orange inside his helmet, just like the Terminator.

[titan]

Nope - Haven Moses


Where did Mike Current play college ball?

Ohio State

Current used to have a radio show in his days with the Broncos - he was always interesting to listen to. Wonder where he is now?

[Bronco Billy]

Ohio State

Current used to have a radio show in his days with the Broncos - he was always interesting to listen to. Wonder where he is now?

It's a little outdated, but here you go.

Famed NFL Player Pens Novel, Bush Justice, A Tale Of Rape, Murder And Revenge

Market Wire, May, 2000


Mike Current played hard and tough for 13 years as a National Football League star. He butted heads for the likes of the Denver Broncos, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins. Instead of a helmet and body blocks, he now wields a pen, a mighty weapon in the war of words.

The former football great has taken his talents to quite a different playing field, the literary marketplace. Writing books seems a natural progression for Current following his glory days of brain and brawn. After his life in the NFL, Mr. Current purchased Angler Rapids Wilderness Lodge on the shores of the Churchill River, 350 miles north of Regina, the provincial capital. His experiences in this pristine spot inspired his novel, Bush Justice.

Set on remote Keg Lake in the wilds of Saskatchewan, the novel unfolds in the aboriginal community of Cree Indians. Thoroughly familiar with the harsh bush country and its people, the author leads the reader through a tangled tale of rape and murder, political intrigue and retribution. According to noted book reviewer Marvin Jensen, "Bush Justice is full of characters that you will love and hate. Characters that you cry for justice to be enacted upon, both the good and the evil, for even the good have injustices committed against them. Bush Justice is a novel that you will be glad you read. Mike does a wonderful job of keeping your interest until the end."

Current's time spent in the region heightens the reality of the story and lends authenticity to the travails of the native characters. His knowledge of local lore and language pulls the reader into the vortex of this riveting tale. Said Current, "It was the futility of their daily lives that motivated me to write this story."

As proprietor of the Wilderness Lodge, he ran the Canadian fly-in operation for wealthy sportsmen. Sensitive to their mistreatment of the local Cree Indian population, he was moved to tell the story of a corrupt legal system, political pandering, murder and mayhem. Seeking validation for the people he came to know and respect, the author kicks off with a pointed plot. Bush Justice explodes into an intricate, horrifying and believable blockbuster.

Having launched his second career with the unforgettable Bush Justice, Current wrote his next spellbinding book scheduled for release next month. Rememberin' Life in the Trenches tells his own story as a boy growing up in Ohio and progresses to his 13-year career in the National Football League. The book will make you laugh and cry and beat your fists at the antics of such greats as Woody Hayes, Don Shula and Vince Lombardi. Few writers are more qualified than Mike Current to take you inside the real people and the real game of football.

To order a copy of Bush Justice call: 1-800-697-7702

For review copies send email to Mike Current: mmcurrent@dtgnet.com

For further information, visit author Mike Current's Web site: http://www.mikecurrent.com

Mike Current PO Box 614 Spearfish, SD, 57783

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

O$U is correct.


Name the four starting defensive backs for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII

[titan]

Steve Foley, Louis Wright, Bernard Jackson, Billy Thompson

[titan]

While on the subject of Super Bowl XII, the Broncos had two starters that day who graduated from the University of Colorado. Who were they?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Steve Foley, Louis Wright, Bernard Jackson, Billy Thompson

Correct!

[B-Love]

While on the subject of Super Bowl XII, the Broncos had two starters that day who graduated from the University of Colorado. Who were they?

Jon Keyworth and Mike Montler

[B-Love]

Jon Keyworth and Mike Montler

Keyworth played on the same Buffs team as former New York Mets All Star Catcher John Stearns.

Stearns played for those bad Mets teams of the mid to late 70's, with Lee Mazzili and Rusty Staub.

[titan]

Jon Keyworth and Mike Montler

Right! Keyworth is the CU grad that comes to mind for most - Montler was tougher.

[BigPlayShay]

Name the only Bronco to be ejected from a Pro Bowl.

[RhymesayersDU]

Name the only Bronco to be ejected from a Pro Bowl.

Neil Smith I believe.

One of the few Pro Bowls I actually watched, he got into it with somebody, and he like jumped up, and came down with this karate chop like thing, if I remember correctly.

It was a real weird situation, especially for a Pro-Bowl.

[BigPlayShay]

Neil Smith I believe.

One of the few Pro Bowls I actually watched, he got into it with somebody, and he like jumped up, and came down with this karate chop like thing, if I remember correctly.

It was a real weird situation, especially for a Pro-Bowl.

Correct! He got into it with Kevin Gogan, they both got booted.

[RhymesayersDU]

Correct! He got into it with Kevin Gogan, they both got booted.

Woo Hoo!

I wonder if those were the only ejections in Pro Bowl history? I mean, they gotta be, nobody takes it that seriously.

[BroncoBuff]

What well-known TV evangelist has the same name as a former Bronco?

TIME'S UP!

Al Denson

[titan]

Time's up.

Answer is Marv Bass

What one time Bronco DB is in the Hall of Fame after having played most of his careet at Oakland?

Willie Brown. Also the answer to a trivia question I posted earlier in this thread (first ex-Bronco to score a td in the super bowl after being traded away by the Broncos)

[titan]

TIME'S UP!

Al Denson

I know my Broncos but I don't know my tv evangelists! Didn't know there was a tv evangelist by that name.

I remember two quotes from the Bronco Al Denson:

"Getting hit after a pass reception is kind of like getting hit with a car when your carrying groceries. Sometimes you don't care what happens to the groceries"

and after his trade to Minnesota:

"Here there are alot of great players. At Denver I was the only one."

[Tredici]

Where was Dominque Foxworth born?

[Tredici]

What Bronco played prep ball at De LaSalle High School in Concord, California where his team won all 36 games played during his time there?

[Rock Chalk]

What Bronco played prep ball at De LaSalle High School in Concord, California where his team won all 36 games played during his time there?

DJ Williams.

[Tredici]

DJ Williams.

Correct, Texas Boy.

[Rock Chalk]

What do I win?

[BroncoBuff]

DJ Williams.

Beat me to it ... Roy Williams too ... and Donnie Spragan played against De la Salle in high school.



When Al Denson was the #1 WR and WR/P Billy Van Heusen was #3 ... who was #2?

[Tredici]

What do I win?

Let's just say it's too bad you are engaged to be married.

:yayaya:

[BroncoBuff]

Lawrence

[titan]

Beat me to it ... Roy Williams too ... and Donnie Spragan played against De la Salle in high school.



When Al Denson was the #1 WR and WR/P Billy Van Heusen was #3 ... who was #2?

Mike Haffner?

[Rock Chalk]

Let's just say it's too bad you are engaged to be married.

:yayaya:

I dont like this game.

[B-Love]

Nope - Robert

What Bronco QB later played for the Denver Gold?

Penrose

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Penrose

You got it.

Who was the first Bronco to get over 100 yards receiving in a game?

[Tredici]

I dont like this game.

C'mon now. Nothing wrong with a little.....



trivia.


Who was the first linebacker in Bronco History to earn NFL defensive rookie of the month?

[BroncoBuff]

Mike Croel


Lionel Taylor

[BroncoBuff]

Who was the head coach for the opponents in the Broncos first ever game?

[Rocket 7]

Who was the head coach for the opponents in the Broncos first ever game?

I remember the date Friday September 13, 1960 against the Boston Patriots but I don't recall the head coach for the Pats.

edit: I looked it up and can't believe I never made the connection

[REB]

Who played in a club record 172 consecutive games for the Broncos from 1985 to1995?

[Rocket 7]

Who played in a club record 172 consecutive games for the Broncos from 1985 to1995?

Simon Fletcher

[BroncoBuff]

Mike Haffner?

I was thinking #81 - Jerry Simmons.

[BroncoBuff]

I remember the date Friday September 13, 1960 against the Boston Patriots but I don't recall the head coach for the Pats.

edit: I looked it up and can't believe I never made the connection

You knew, but you didn't know ... Lou Saban.

[BroncoBuff]

Mike Croel?


Lionel Taylor?

[REB]

Simon Fletcher

That is correct ^5

[REB]

What offensive lineman played in 166 consecutive games for the Broncos from 1981 to 1992?

[Tredici]

What offensive lineman played in 166 consecutive games for the Broncos from 1981 to 1992?


Has that changed since post #2?

;D

[BroncoBuff]

Ken Lanier! :~ohyah!:




And what about:

Mike Croel?

Lionel Taylor?

[REB]

Has that changed since post #2?

;D

oops :) Haven't gone thru the whole thread :P

[REB]

Name the DB who was penciled into the Broncos starting lineup for 156 consecutive games from 1971 to 1981.

[REB]

Ha! LOL I just looked tred and you and I must have the same little desk calendar with Bronco facts and trivia ^5 :kiss:

1-2-3-:gobroncos!!!!!!! :charge:

[BroncoBuff]

BeeTee


Billy "you want fries with that?" Thompson #36

[Bronco Bible]

What former Bronco had a flower shop?

[Bronco Bible]

What former Bronco had a flower shop?

The answer:Lyle Alzado:thanku:

[BroncoBuff]

I'd love to have Tred or REB (or whomever else has the desk calendar) to throw up about a two dozen more. These are memory exercisers for me. I think of some of these things for the first time in decades.







*EDIT* I have to give titan credit for his "Mike Haffner" answer. Haffner had just retired when I first became a fan, and I think the #3 WR had also just retired (also a P/WR - John Scarpitta), but you deserve a CORRECT points for that.

[B-Love]

Haffner's catch in the 1969 week 2 upset of the defending champ Jets, still ranks as one of the greatest catches in NFL history.

A bunch of history die hards like me used to belong in a forum years ago, where would talk football and trade tapes, etc., and Haffner's catch was voted as the best by many of the members there.

[titan]

Haffner's catch in the 1969 week 2 upset of the defending champ Jets, still ranks as one of the greatest catches in NFL history.

A bunch of history die hards like me used to belong in a forum years ago, where would talk football and trade tapes, etc., and Haffner's catch was voted as the best by many of the members there.

I was at that game (13 years old) - the Haffner catch was one of the greatest. I remember Johnny Carson had an nfl highlight segment on the Tonight Show and Carson said something like "this has to be the best catch I've ever seen"

Best catch in Bronco history? Maybe, maybe not. Haffner's catch was great but he was wide open. I remember a Riley Odoms catch where he caught the ball one handed and then was creamed by the Raiders safety (Jack Tatum?) and still held on to the ball.

In that Bronco 1969 upset of the Jets a member of New York's team set an NFL record that still stands to this day. What was it?

[B-Love]

Steve O Neal's 98 yarder. Unreal roll after a 50 yard punt. BT let it roll by him and it just kept going.

Punt from your own 1 yard line and put the opponent back to their 1 yard line. That's incredible!!

Babe Parilli entered the game late to try to tie the game after Dave Costa mangled Namath. Parilli's 2 pt pass was no good and Denver escaped 21-19 for a huge win.

Parilli was then Craig Morton's QB coach in Denver for several years, under Red Miller.

[REB]

I'd love to have Tred or REB (or whomever else has the desk calendar) to throw up about a two dozen more. These are memory exercisers for me. I think of some of these things for the first time in decades.







*EDIT* I have to give titan credit for his "Mike Haffner" answer. Haffner had just retired when I first became a fan, and I think the #3 WR had also just retired (also a P/WR - John Scarpitta), but you deserve a CORRECT points for that.

Ask and you shall recieve....

Who is the only man among the top 10 rushers in Broncos' history that played in the AFL?

What player holds the Broncos rookie record for rushing yards?

Who was the first Broncos player to average more then 5 yards per rush in a season (minimum 100 carries)?

That's all I have time for right now. I can add some more tomorrow probably.

[BroncoBuff]

Steve O Neal's 98 yarder. Unreal roll after a 50 yard punt. BT let it roll by him and it just kept going.

Dave Costa mangled Namath. Parilli's 2 pt pass was no good and Denver escaped 21-19 for a huge win.

Wow - that record can nver be broken, only tied.

And that same game produced two of the enduring photo images from my very young youth ... Haffner's catch, where he was diving and cradling the ball parallel with the ground, and Costa bulling forward head down, with Namath falling backward, suspended in mid-air, grimacing in pain.

That was one big game.

[B-Love]

Vance Johnson made a catch against the Raiders at home in either 1990 or 1991 that was unreal. When you watch it at regular speed, you think there is no way he could've stayed in bounds.

But when NBC slowed down the replay you could see the diving extension and toe tap near the sideline that was just incredible.

That may rank as the greatest catch also.

I've got to get to the modern era here and figure out ways to post these clips somehow. There is too much fun to be had reliving these.

[Natedogg]

Vance Johnson made a catch against the Raiders at home in either 1990 or 1991 that was unreal. When you watch it at regular speed, you think there is no way he could've stayed in bounds.

But when NBC slowed down the replay you could see the diving extension and toe tap near the sideline that was just incredible.

That may rank as the greatest catch also.

I've got to get to the modern era here and figure out ways to post these clips somehow. There is too much fun to be had reliving these.

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[BroncoBuff]

Please
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[Natedogg]

Here are a few easy ones for the amatuers:

Name the Three Amigos.

[Natedogg]

Name the deaf Bronco.

[Natedogg]

Name all of eddie mac's endorsements. (I dont know the answer, but it might be fun.)

[Natedogg]

From which game is my avatar?

[Natedogg]

Which Bronco used 'the forklift?'

[Tredici]

Jumpy?

[Tredici]

What player did the Broncos draft with the third round pick they received from Washington in 2005 in the deal that sent Denver's first round pick to the Redskins?

[Tredici]

In 2000 Mike Anderson finished first among rookie rushers with 1,487 yards. Jamal Lewis finished second with 1,364 yards. Who finished 3rd?

[Natedogg]

Jumpy?

Yeah. I remember hearing from some commentator that jumpy used to use shoe polish for his grey hairs. Hilarious!

[BroncoBuff]

What player did the Broncos draft with the third round pick they received from Washington in 2005 in the deal that sent Denver's first round pick to the Redskins?

Karl Paymah

Foxworth was our own #3, and MoC was a Compensatory #3.

[BroncoBuff]

Name the deaf Bronco.

He was a Cornhusker - Danny Walker.

[BroncoBuff]

From which game is my avatar?
Rod Smith! Be ready Rod Smith!

40 yard (?) TD to win it at the gun ... I think it was Rod's first catch in the NFL.

[Natedogg]

He was a Cornhusker - Danny Walker.

Rod Smith! Be ready Rod Smith!

correct, correct. the avatar i had when i wrote that was of the drive 2 vs. Houston.

[BroncoBuff]

Moscow .... Idaho?

[Natedogg]

Moscow .... Idaho?

No, the colder one.

[BroncoBuff]

No kidding.... what's up over there, comrade?

[Natedogg]

A little history study and language practice. I teach English to get by. Its a tough place to live, but i like it. I get my Broncos news from the mane and can catch just about all the games over the net (sometimes at sportsbars). It sucks though because when I say to my friends over here, "****! I cant believe we're trying to trade Al Wilson!" They just look at me like I'm crazy.

[Sassy]

In SB32, John Elway was the last offensive player to be introduced...who was the first?
Who was the first person out of the tunnel?

[BroncoBuff]

Rod Smith

[Sassy]

Rod is right...
Who was the first one through the tunnel?
And are you cheating? ;D

[BroncoBuff]

No, I just figured that when you said Elway, that meant the offense was introduced, and the offense-intros aways start with WR ....


.... then TE, T, G, C, G, T, WR, ...

[Sassy]

Really...I didn't know that.
What's your guess on the second part?

[Sassy]

Who won the coin toss and what was the first offensive play of the game...

[BroncoBuff]

ummmmm ..... Fred?

[Sassy]

Romo was the first one out of the tunnel.
GB won the toss and the first play was a handoff to Levens.
Dang these players look young.
On our side...it was a handoff to TD.