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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

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,477

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. What college was John Elway drafted from? Hint

South Carolina

Stanford

South Dakota

USC

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2. What college was Terell Davis drafted from? Hint

Nebraska

Georgia Tech

Georgia

San Diego St.

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3. What college was Tommy Maddox drafted from? Hint

Cal. Berkley

Stanford

UCLA

USC

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4. What college was Steve Atwater drafted from? Hint

Arkansas

Arizona

Alabama

Arizona State

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

USC

Berkeley

UCLA

San Diego State

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6. What college was Shannon Sharpe drafted from? Hint

South Carolina

South Florida

Southern Mississippi

Savannah State

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7. What college was Jason Elam drafted from? Hint

Arizona State

Washington State

Washington

Hawaii

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8. What college was Tom Jackson drafted from? Hint

Alabama Birmingham

LSU

Louisville

Alabama

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9. What college was Keith Bishop drafted from? Hint

Baylor

Boisie State

Boston College

BYU

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10. What college was Dennis Smith drafted from? Hint

UCLA

Cal. Berkley

Stanford

USC

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11. What college was Ed McCaffrey drafted from? Hint

San Jose State

UCLA

Stanford

USC

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12. What college was Trevor Pryce drafted from? Hint

Clemson

Chatanogga State

Chadron State

Cal. Berkley

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13. What college was Mark Jackson drafted from? Hint

Penn State

Purdue

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

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14. What college was Tyrone Braxton drafted from? Hint

New Mexico

North Carolina

New Mexico State

North Dakota State

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15. What college was Dan Williams drafted from? Hint

Miami, Florida

Ohio State

Toledo

Miami, Ohio

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16. What college was Tom Nalen drafted from? Hint

BYU

Boston College

Boisie State

Baylor

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17. What college was John Mobley drafted from? Hint

Kentucky

Kutztown

Kansas

Kansas State

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18. What college was Lyle Alzado drafted from? Hint

Youngstown State

Yakashima State

Wyoming

Yanktown College

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19. What college was Randy Gradishar drafted from? Hint

Oklahoma

Syracuse

Oklahoma State

Ohio State

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20. What college was Sammy Winder drafted from? Hint

Mississippi State

Michigan

Missouri

Southern Mississippi

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21. What college was Karl Mecklenburg drafted from? Hint

Mississippi State

Southern Mississippi

Minnesota

Michigan

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22. What college was Vance Johnson drafted from? Hint

Arizona State

Arkansas

Alcorn State

Arizona

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23. What college was Ian Gold drafted from? Hint

Missouri

Minnesota

Michigan

Southern Mississippi

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24. What college was Tony Lilly drafted from? Hint

Florida

Miami, Florida

Florida State

Florida A & M

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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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