Thread: Broncos Trivia

Originally Posted by topscribe

One of our running backs in history attended the same University as an All-
American Lacrosse player, who also was a running back at that university.

Name our RB, that RB, and the University.

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Okay, no takers. Let's see . . . clue . . .

Our RB now owns an auto dealership in Seattle.

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Floyd Little-Syracuse

Is the other running back Jim Brown?

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

Is the other running back Jim Brown?

It is now a little known fact that Jim Brown was not only a monster at running
back at Syracuse, but also an All-American on the lacrosse team there. He
also lettered in basketball and track.

Good job Carol and Bronco Bible.

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Teamwork at its best

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

Teamwork at its best

Well, so it's your turn, BB. [insert tapping the fingers smilie here]

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Originally Posted by topscribe

Well, so it's your turn, BB. [insert tapping the fingers smilie here]

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What teams were involved in the first ot regular season game & what was the final score.

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

What teams were involved in the first ot regular season game & what was the final score.

Of course, I had to look this one up but the following is interesting:
Final score Rams 23 - Giants 17

1950s: The Birth of Overtime

Many football fans regard the 1958 NFL Championship Game as the first overtime game in NFL history. Indeed it was the first playoff overtime game, but it was not the first-ever. That occurred three years earlier on August 28, 1955 in a pre-season game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants.

The two big city teams played at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon in front of 22,222 onlookers. Led by the likes of Charley Conerly and Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, the Giants scored twice in the first quarter to take a 10-0 lead. Tank Younger of the Rams scored on a five-yard run in the second quarter to make the score 10-7 at halftime.

Los Angeles scored twice in the third quarter to take a 17-10 lead, but it wasn't until the middle of the fourth quarter that New York got back on the board. Alex Webster provided a three-yard touchdown scamper to knot the game at 17-17.

The final gun sounded and neither team had scored thus thrusting the game, and the NFL, into overtime for the first time. The match would not have gone into overtime if it hadn't been for the game's promoter Harry Glickman. On a whim, he asked for the league's permission for overtime should the occasion arise. Needless to say, he could not have been luckier.

The sudden-death period, however, did not last very long. The Rams won the toss and, guided by Hall of Fame quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, constructed an 8-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with a two-yard TD plunge by Younger just three minutes and 28 seconds into the extended play.

The game was not witnessed by many people since it was not televised. None-the-less, the bout laid the foundation for the NFL to adopt the overtime rule for regular season games, finally being approved in 1974.

As a side note, another innovation was incorporated during this game. The field yardlines were marked from zero to 100 instead of the traditional goal lines to the 50. Not surprisingly, this trend never caught on.

That was interesting & all the time I thought it was the Broncos-Steelers score 35-35 you got me Native

What former Bronco had a son that played against our Denver Nuggets in the playoffs?

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

What former Bronco had a son that played against our Denver Nuggets in the playoffs?

Playoffs last year, or what year?

I don't have the exact date but I believe it was in the 1980's

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

I don't have the exact date but I believe it was in the 1980's

Wow, I think some hints might be needed on this one

Think Quarterback

Originally Posted by Bronco Bible

Think Quarterback

With a retired jersey