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Bonus trivia question...

Post 1

FiedlersFizzle

This is not related to the ongoing trivia questions thread but I wanted to pose it now, not knowing when I'll next get a chance to set a regular question...

The first ever college All-America QB was related to and shares a name with someone who inspired the nickname of a current NFL franchise...

can you name him?


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Post 2

Bright Blue Shorts

Given a previous question about how the Baltimore Ravens got their name, that would be my guess straight off the top of my head without thinking through the franchises.

Edgar Allan Poe.


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Post 3

Bright Blue Shorts

The alternative is William Cody ...


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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like


Or Paul Brown.

smiley - shark


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Post 5

Demon Drawer

Sure it wasn't Sir Winnalot Caspian Forty-Niners


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Post 6

Bright Blue Shorts

Bert Lahr?


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Post 7

FiedlersFizzle

And BBS gets it with his first strike...

Edgar Allan Poe was the first All-American QB (circa 1870's)... not 'the' Edgar Allan Poe of course, but a descendant...


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Thunderbear...and don't you forget it

BBS having considered your display of knowledge both here and on NFLUK
I have to ask is your head actually football shaped? How do you know all this stuff?


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Post 9

Demon Drawer

Actually that one was easy. I just got there too late. :-9


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Post 10

Bright Blue Shorts

"BBS having considered your display of knowledge both here and on NFLUK
I have to ask is your head actually football shaped? How do you know all this stuff?"

I'm probably just analy retentive ... smiley - erm


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