Sports Trivia Question

[VermontDem2004]

In 1965, which NFL Team drafted All-Pro Quarterback Joe Namath? After he was drafted he opted to play in the AFL instead.

[LTR]

1. Gotta go find my NFL Encyclopedia...

in the meantime, I'd say either the Rams or the Colts.

[VermontDem2004]

2. Nope

Guess again.

[underpants]

3. Okay I'll take a guess.....Kansas City

:shrug:

[VermontDem2004]

4. The Kansas Cheifs were an AFL Team in 1965

I said which NFL Team drafted Joe Namath. I clearly pointed out that he didn't play for team because he left them to join the AFL. Guess again.

[underpants]

5. Cleveland

I'm just guessing as they were the first two teams on Monday Night Football so I figured there was some "life is a circle" coincidence thing going on there. IF the Browns were in the AFL by that point too I'll change my guess to the Washington Generals.

[VermontDem2004]

7. Nope

Cleveland was in the NFL at that point, but as far as I know, I don't think there was ever a franchise called the Washington Generals, but if there was, there was no such franchise in 1965.

[underpants]

9. I found the answer but I won't post it

I also found this trivia test and found out I don't know the first damned thing about football. Although I did Know the Havlicek one.

http://www.iis-sports.com/trivia/2001/fbtriv4_1_2001.html

Now about the wishbone in the NFL........

[VermontDem2004]

11. He wasn't drafted by the Rams

That trivia thing is incorrect. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/ones/ARI.html scroll down to 1965, I found this answer in my Arizona Media Guide years ago, The Arizona Sports Report on Fox Sports asked the question and immediately I knew the answer because of my cardinals media guide, sent them the email with the correct answer and I wasn't the first one to answer correctly, they did announce it was the Cardinals that drafted them. Also if you don't believe the first link, NFL.com is highly reputable, check out ESPN.com

In the draft, Namath was not only selected in the first round by the New York Jets (with the No. 4 pick) in the AFL, but also was a first-round choice of the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals (No. 12).

http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_Namath_Joe.html

[underpants]

17. Damn that blows a hole in the "credibility of the internet" thing

:spank:

[GOPisEvil]

6. He signed with the Jets the day after the Orange Bowl in 1965...

...who would have drafted him? :shrug:

[VermontDem2004]

8. He was drafted by an NFL Team

What you said could be true, but he never even practiced with the team because he opted to play in the AFL.

[GOPisEvil]

10. I know now...but I looked it up!

How did I not know that, considering who my favorite baseball team is? :spank:

[underpants]

12. Uh they were in the second of their three (or 4?)home cities at that point

Not in the (I know your favorite baseball team) city they are in now.

BTW that technically in a twisted sort of way makes my second guess correct.

[VermontDem2004]

15. He was frustated at first with Alabama Crimson Tide

he considered signing with the Orioles.

[underpants]

18. JOY! I was actually right about something

http://www.ramsworld.com/history/story.htm

The Rams franchise started in Cleveland in 1936 (unless of course the internet is lying to me AGAIN!)

Oh it's goona be a red letter day I can feel it!

:bounce:

[VermontDem2004]

19. I didn't say you were wrong about Rams

starting in Cleveland, I didn't even know you were trying to make that point. The internet only lies depending on where you go, (ex. The truth is at Democratic Underground, The lies are at Free Republic)

[VermontDem2004]

20. You are correct about them starting in Cleveland btw

http://pro-football-reference.com/teams/ramindex.htm

[underpants]

21. I was just trying to find ANYTHING I was right about

BTW- the Washington generals reference above was a joke. They are the losingest team in sports history. They play all of their games against the Harlem Globetrotters.

[VermontDem2004]

13. What was the team?

[jeffsurfus]

14. St Louis Cardinals

It took some digging. I have no life:)

[VermontDem2004]

16. Correct!