Tuesday Quickie Quiz, Vintage Digits - Joe Burrow, Smith, Aaron Nola, Smith, Wilt Chamberlain, Smith, Keith Byars, E.J. Manual, Ray McDonald
QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Three players with the last name of Smith have been drafted as the NFL's overall No. 1 pick, all of them in the Super Bowl era. Who were they?
(Answer Below)
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VINTAGE DIGITS
>>> PHILLIES
Phillies record at Citi Field (home of the New York Mets) since April 20, 2017:
4-1 . . . . Aaron Nola starts
7-13 . . . Nola does not start
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>>> SIXERS
Wilt Chamberlain missed 578 free throws during the 1967-68 regular season and 98 more in the postseason.
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>>> EAGLES
As you no doubt have seen in Monday’s Quickie Quiz, the Eagles have not drafted a running back in the first round since 1986 (Keith Byars).
Only the Washington Redskins (1967, Ray McDonald) have gone longer without taking a RB in the first round.
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>>> FLYERS
The Flyers’ 12-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at the Spectrum on Jan. 30, 1969, remains the worst home shutout loss – regular season or postseason – in NHL history.
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>>> NFL
In the 2013 NFL Draft, there was exactly one quarterback taken in the entire first round:
> Florida State’s E.J. Manual, to the Bills at No. 16.
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> Three players with the last name of Smith have been drafted as the overall NFL No. 1 pick, all of them in the Super Bowl era. Who were they?
Answer:
> Bubba (Colts, 1967)
> Bruce (Bills, 1985)
> Alex (49ers, 2005)