I Remember Them Sports Quiz 9

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1.    The TV movie, “Something for Joey”, was about this Heisman Trophy winning RB from Penn State and his brother.  (2 points)

2.    During the early days of the Los Angles Angels, this guy played center field for them, hitting .304 for in 1965.  (5 points)

3.    During the late 1960s the Detroit Lions had a couple of outstanding cornerbacks.  Name them.  (1 point each)

4.    The year the Dallas Cowboys drafted Tony Dorsett, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used the first pick in the draft to select this RB out of USC.  (3 points)

5.    During the late 70s and 80s the Eagles traded for two QBs from the Rams.  Both had some nice seasons as the Eagles starting QB.  Who were they?  (1 point each)

6.    This USC RB once scored six TDs against Notre Dame but never really cut it in the NFL despite having a huge contract.  Who was he?  (4 points)

7.    This Massachusetts product gave the Detroit Lions some pretty good play at QB during the 60s and 70s.  Who was he?  (3 points)

8.    The mediocre Rams teams of the 60s had this outstanding RB.  Name him.  (4 points)

9.    These two brothers were the opposing third basemen in the 1964 World Series.  Who were they?  (1 point each)

10. When the Mets traded Nolan Ryan to the Angels, they got this shortstop in return.  (4 points) 

                                                Answers Below

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1.    John Cappeletti. After his career at Penn State, John went on to have a solid nine year career in the NFL, playing for the Rams and Chargers.

2.    Albie Pearson.  Albie had a couple of pretty good seasons for the old Angels.

3.    Lem Barney and Dick LeBeau.  When they were together the Lions had perhaps the best corners in the NFL.

4.    Ricky Bell.  Ricky had a decent career with the Bucs, gaining 1273 yards on the ground in 1979, but all in all, Ricky wasn’t as impactful as the Bucs had hoped.  In Ricky’s defense, he was in a terrible situation.

5.    Roman Gabriel and Ron Jaworski.  The Eagles eventually transitioned from Gabriel to Jaworski has their starting QB.  Roman had a Pro Bowl year for the Eagles in 1973 while Jaws eventually helped get the Eagles to the Super Bowl XV.

6.    Anthony Davis.  After his career at USC, Davis signed with the WFL and then the CFL before reunited with his old USC coach, John McKay, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ultimately, he played briefly for two more NFL teams with limited success.

7.    Greg Landry.  Greg spent 11 seasons with the Lions, compiling a record of 40-41-3 as the starter.  He was named to one Pro Bowl while in Detroit.

8.    Dick Bass.  Dick had two 1000+ rushing seasons as well as three Pro Bowl selections during the 60s.

9.    Ken and Clete Boyer.  While Ken, as the NL MVP in 1964 had the higher profile, Clete had a nice 16 year career in MLB, eight with the Yankees.

10. Jim Fregosi.  While Jim was an outstanding player for the Angels, by the time he got to the Mets he was on the down side of his career.