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NFL in the 1960s : Part 2

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Introduction:
"10 challenging questions about the NFL in the 1960s. Hardcore fans with long memories, put on your "thinking helmets" and let's go!"


1. "I come to you with clean hands", said Pete Rozelle upon being elected NFL commissioner on January 26, 1960. What was he talking about?
    His last job prior to being commissioner was appearing in TV commercials urging children to wash their hands before every meal
    His predecessor had been forced to resign after being implicated in a bribery scandal
    While his nomination was being discussed, he stayed in a bathroom for hours, washing his hands
    The league owners had wanted a commissioner willing to "get his hands dirty" with the details of football


2. Who was Phil Bengston in the NFL of the 1960s?
    Vince Lombardi's successor as coach of the Green Bay Packers
    The league's first black official
    First NFL quarterback to throw for 3,500 yards in a season
    He invented the sideline marker showing the current down


3. The NFL realigned into four divisions in 1967 to allow for an expanded playoff season. What were the names of the divisions?
    Red, White, Blue, Green
    Huey, Dewey, Louie, Fooey
    Capital, Century, Coastal, Central
    Eastern, Central, Western, Southern


4. During the 1960s, the NFL added four expansion teams. Which of them got off to a rousing start with a win in its first game?
    Minnesota Vikings
    Dallas Cowboys
    Atlanta Falcons
    New Orleans Saints


5. In 1964, I rushed for 1,169 yards. It wasn't my best season, and I didn't lead the league, but it was my fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season, setting a new NFL record. Who am I?
    Jim Taylor
    John Henry Johnson
    Jim Brown
    Dick Bass


6. What do Joe Perry, Leo Nomellini, and Ernie Stautner all have in common?
    They were the last players to shun the use of facemasks when the league made their use mandatory in 1963
    They were the first NFL players to sign contracts with AFL teams
    They were the last active NFL players who had once played in the All-America Football Conference
    They were the first players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame who had been active players in 1963 when the Hall was dedicated


7. I coached the Cleveland Browns to the NFL championship in 1964, their last title of the 20th century. Who am I?
    Nick Skorich
    Paul Brown
    Blanton Collier
    Otto Graham


8. What was the NFL Playoff Bowl?
    A game between the runner-up teams in each division
    The name the NFL gave to its playoff tournament starting in 1967
    A proposed name for the Super Bowl that never caught on
    A bowling tournament the NFL held during its Pro Bowl weekend


9. What team administered the "Thanksgiving Day Massacre," giving the Green Bay Packers what many consider to have been their worst loss under Vince Lombardi?
    Chicago Bears
    Pittsburgh Steelers
    New York Giants
    Detroit Lions


10. The first NFL player to ever appear on the cover of Time magazine, I was a mainstay of the defenses of the New York Giants and Washington Redskins in the 1960s. If you saw the CBS special about me, you know all about my "violent world," especially my legendary battles with Jim Brown. Who am I?
    Andy Robustelli
    Sam Huff
    Jim Katcavage
    Chris Hanburger


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