Walter Sobchak Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Tony Nathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, Walter Sobchak said: Tony Nathan. Walter Sobchak slows the OnWis97 comeback and retakes the lead with Tony Nathan. I. Dolphins (5). II. Nathan scored the TD in the famous "hook and lateral" play against the Chargers in the "Epic in Miami" in the 1982 playoffs. III. The hook and lateral is often incorrectly referred to as the "hook and ladder." IV. Tony Nathan's Hot Dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Scoreboard after XXV rounds 1. Walter Sobchak - 5 2. OnWis97 - 4 3. ninersdd - 3 4. sc49erfan15, waltere, Cosmic, Kramerica - 2 5. numerous with 1 I'll try to do a few more rounds between now and kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Round XXVI I. The teams I played for have a combined total of 11 Super Bowl appearances. II. My guess is when I made this play, fans of this team said "You've got to be kidding. Again?" III. And I managed to play a couple more seasons after my gut punch play. IV. infrared41 and I are arch rivals. Who am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Jeremiah Castille? Hoping for a math mistake here. Edit: Fun fact - Jeremiah Castille and Tony Nathan were teammates at Alabama, and one of Jeremiah's sons played Nathan in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Cosmic said: Jeremiah Castille? Hoping for a math mistake here. Nope. What's the math mistake you're referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 minute ago, infrared41 said: Nope. What's the math mistake you're referring to? He seemed to fit the clues very well to me, but he only played for the Broncos (8 Super Bowls) and the Bucs (1). I figured I'd take a shot, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Adding another clue. V. And I used my hands. Not as impressive as my gut punch predecessor, but the end result was the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Last one... Round XXVII I. The teams I played for have a combined total of 10 Super Bowl appearances. II. I played for the original versions of these two current NFL teams. III. I was named MVP of the league in my first season with the team I played the bulk of my career with. IV. During my playing career, I also held a full time job as a TV reporter. Who am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Len Dawson BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, ninersdd said: Len Dawson ninersdd closes out this year's edition of "Who am I?" with Len Dawson. I. Steelers (8), Browns (0), Chiefs (2). II. Dawson played for the AFL's Dallas Texans and the "original" Cleveland Browns. III. He was named MVP in his first year in the AFL. IV. While playing for the Chiefs, Dawson also had a full time job as a sports reporter for a Kansas City TV station. Imagine that happening today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, infrared41 said: Round XXVI I. The teams I played for have a combined total of 11 Super Bowl appearances. II. My guess is when I made this play, fans of this team said "You've got to be kidding. Again?" III. And I managed to play a couple more seasons after my gut punch play. IV. infrared41 and I are arch rivals. Who am I? Mario Manningham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 46 minutes ago, jc... said: Mario Manningham jc... wraps things up with Mario Manningham. I. Giants (5), 49ers (6). II. Like David Tyree in Super Bowl XLII, Manningham's circus catch late in Super Bowl XLVI put the Giants in position to beat the Patriots...again. III. Unlike Tyree, Manningham played a couple more seasons after his Super Bowl catch. IV. He played college football at Michigan. I'm an Ohio State alum. V. Tyree is famous for the "helmet catch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Thanks for playing, folks. It was a lot of fun. We'll do it again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Thanks for doing it. I like to think my Super Bowl knowledge is really good, but I learned something on every question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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