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Colleges of Bronco Players Trivia Quiz

I will name a current or former Denver Bronco player and you will name the college he was drafted from.

A multiple-choice quiz by shoeless. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
shoeless

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,477

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
1422

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Question 1 of 25

1. What college was John Elway drafted from? Hint

South Carolina

USC

South Dakota

Stanford

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Question 2 of 25

2. What college was Terell Davis drafted from? Hint

Georgia Tech

Georgia

San Diego St.

Nebraska

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Question 3 of 25

3. What college was Tommy Maddox drafted from? Hint

Stanford

UCLA

USC

Cal. Berkley

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Question 4 of 25

4. What college was Steve Atwater drafted from? Hint

Arizona State

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

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Question 5 of 25

5. What college was Deltha O'Neal drafted from? Hint

USC

San Diego State

UCLA

Berkeley

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Question 6 of 25

6. What college was Shannon Sharpe drafted from? Hint

South Florida

South Carolina

Savannah State

Southern Mississippi

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Question 7 of 25

7. What college was Jason Elam drafted from? Hint

Arizona State

Hawaii

Washington

Washington State

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Question 8 of 25

8. What college was Tom Jackson drafted from? Hint

Louisville

Alabama

LSU

Alabama Birmingham

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Question 9 of 25

9. What college was Keith Bishop drafted from? Hint

Baylor

Boisie State

Boston College

BYU

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Question 10 of 25

10. What college was Dennis Smith drafted from? Hint

USC

Stanford

UCLA

Cal. Berkley

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Question 11 of 25

11. What college was Ed McCaffrey drafted from? Hint

UCLA

San Jose State

USC

Stanford

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Question 12 of 25

12. What college was Trevor Pryce drafted from? Hint

Clemson

Chatanogga State

Chadron State

Cal. Berkley

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Question 13 of 25

13. What college was Mark Jackson drafted from? Hint

Pennsylvania

Penn State

Purdue

Pittsburgh

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Question 14 of 25

14. What college was Tyrone Braxton drafted from? Hint

New Mexico

North Dakota State

New Mexico State

North Carolina

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Question 15 of 25

15. What college was Dan Williams drafted from? Hint

Ohio State

Toledo

Miami, Ohio

Miami, Florida

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Question 16 of 25

16. What college was Tom Nalen drafted from? Hint

Baylor

BYU

Boston College

Boisie State

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Question 17 of 25

17. What college was John Mobley drafted from? Hint

Kansas State

Kentucky

Kutztown

Kansas

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Question 18 of 25

18. What college was Lyle Alzado drafted from? Hint

Youngstown State

Yanktown College

Wyoming

Yakashima State

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Question 19 of 25

19. What college was Randy Gradishar drafted from? Hint

Ohio State

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma

Syracuse

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Question 20 of 25

20. What college was Sammy Winder drafted from? Hint

Southern Mississippi

Missouri

Mississippi State

Michigan

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Question 21 of 25

21. What college was Karl Mecklenburg drafted from? Hint

Southern Mississippi

Mississippi State

Michigan

Minnesota

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Question 22 of 25

22. What college was Vance Johnson drafted from? Hint

Arizona State

Arizona

Alcorn State

Arkansas

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Question 23 of 25

23. What college was Ian Gold drafted from? Hint

Minnesota

Missouri

Southern Mississippi

Michigan

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Question 24 of 25

24. What college was Tony Lilly drafted from? Hint

Florida A & M

Florida State

Florida

Miami, Florida

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Question 25 of 25

25. What college was Mike Anderson drafted from? Hint

Utah

BYU

Utah State

Snow College

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What college was John Elway drafted from?

Answer: Stanford

John was the first Quarterback in Bronco history to win a Super Bowl, and won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999.

2. What college was Terell Davis drafted from?

Answer: Georgia

Terrell rushed for over 2,000 yards in 1998.

3. What college was Tommy Maddox drafted from?

Answer: UCLA

This guy bounced around the league a lot before going to the XFL in 2001 where he won a championship. In 2002 he signed with the Steelers.

4. What college was Steve Atwater drafted from?

Answer: Arkansas

Perhaps the most famous hit by Atwater was against Christian Okoye in the late 1980's on Monday Night Football when Atwater was wired for sound. The hit sounded thunderous.

5. What college was Deltha O'Neal drafted from?

Answer: Berkeley

Deltha was known at Cal for his punt returns.

6. What college was Shannon Sharpe drafted from?

Answer: Savannah State

Shannon was drafted in the 7th round of the 1990 draft.

7. What college was Jason Elam drafted from?

Answer: Hawaii

He made history kicking a 63 yard field goal against the Jaguars in 1998, which tied Tom Dempsey's record.

8. What college was Tom Jackson drafted from?

Answer: Louisville

I had the opportunity to meet Tom in person, and he was very interesting to chat with.

9. What college was Keith Bishop drafted from?

Answer: Baylor

Keith Bishop was the anchor of the offensive line in the 1980's.

10. What college was Dennis Smith drafted from?

Answer: USC

Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater were dubbed the greatest safeties in Bronco History by the Denver Media in the 1980's.

11. What college was Ed McCaffrey drafted from?

Answer: Stanford

Ed McCaffrey is also famous for "Ed's Rocky Mountain Mustard" and "Ed's Endzone O's" (his breakfast cereal).

12. What college was Trevor Pryce drafted from?

Answer: Clemson

Trevor is also known in Denver for his great charity work and love for music.

13. What college was Mark Jackson drafted from?

Answer: Purdue

Mark Jackson, Ricky Nattile, and Vance Johnson called themselves the Three Amigos in the 1980's. During this time they were the wide receivers for the Bronco's.

14. What college was Tyrone Braxton drafted from?

Answer: North Dakota State

Tyrone has one of the funniest nick names, his teammates dubbed him as "chicken". The funnier aspect of this is that he used to make a weekly appearance on a Fox 103.5 FM, and the hosts would call him "chicken" on live radio!

15. What college was Dan Williams drafted from?

Answer: Toledo

After playing in Denver a few years Dan went to Kansas City and ended up being a worse player than he was originally thought to be.

16. What college was Tom Nalen drafted from?

Answer: Boston College

Tom had gone to the Pro-Bowl as a center multiple times.

17. What college was John Mobley drafted from?

Answer: Kutztown

John batted down a pass by Brett Farve that won Super Bowl XXXII.

18. What college was Lyle Alzado drafted from?

Answer: Yanktown College

Many people remember Lyle as a Raider, but he was first a Bronco and a member of the orange crush defense.

19. What college was Randy Gradishar drafted from?

Answer: Ohio State

Randy was drafted in the first round of the 1974 draft.

20. What college was Sammy Winder drafted from?

Answer: Southern Mississippi

Famous for his end zone dance called the Mississippi Mud Walk.

21. What college was Karl Mecklenburg drafted from?

Answer: Minnesota

Karl was drafted in the 12th round in the 1983 draft.

22. What college was Vance Johnson drafted from?

Answer: Arizona

Another member of the Three Amigos (Vance Johnson, Mark Jackosn, Ricky Nattiel). His teammates and the media called him "The Vance".

23. What college was Ian Gold drafted from?

Answer: Michigan

Gold got his first shot as a starting linebacker in 2002. The linebacking corp he is with is one of the fastest in the NFL.

24. What college was Tony Lilly drafted from?

Answer: Florida

Tony played his college ball as a Florida Gator and never lived up to expectations in the NFL.

25. What college was Mike Anderson drafted from?

Answer: Utah

Mike was drafted as a running back in the 6th round of the 2000 draft.

Source: Author shoeless

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