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FiedlersFizzle Started conversation Oct 21, 2003
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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Bright Blue Shorts Posted Oct 21, 2003
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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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Oct 22, 2003
Or Paul Brown.
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Demon Drawer Posted Oct 22, 2003
Sure it wasn't Sir Winnalot Caspian Forty-Niners
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FiedlersFizzle Posted Oct 22, 2003
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 Posted Oct 23, 2003
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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Demon Drawer Posted Oct 23, 2003
Actually that one was easy. I just got there too late. :-9
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Bright Blue Shorts Posted Oct 23, 2003
"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 ... 
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- 1: FiedlersFizzle (Oct 21, 2003)
- 2: Bright Blue Shorts (Oct 21, 2003)
- 3: Bright Blue Shorts (Oct 22, 2003)
- 4: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Oct 22, 2003)
- 5: Demon Drawer (Oct 22, 2003)
- 6: Bright Blue Shorts (Oct 22, 2003)
- 7: FiedlersFizzle (Oct 22, 2003)
- 8: Thunderbear...and don't you forget it (Oct 23, 2003)
- 9: Demon Drawer (Oct 23, 2003)
- 10: Bright Blue Shorts (Oct 23, 2003)
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