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Quiz about From Gridiron to Broadcast Booth
Quiz about From Gridiron to Broadcast Booth

From Gridiron to Broadcast Booth Quiz


Good football players understand the game. Who better to sit with a microphone and analyze the action on the field? Identify these former football players who started their careers as NFL players and later worked in the broadcast booth.

A multiple-choice quiz by Olderbison. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Olderbison
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
369,324
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
785
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (9/10), H53 (3/10), Guest 71 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. He attended Louisiana Tech and was drafted in 1970. He spent his entire career quarterbacking the Pittsburgh Steelers, leading them to four Super Bowl victories.
Who became a game analyst for CBS in 1985 and is best known for his work on "Fox NFL Sunday"?
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Question 2 of 10
2. This quarterback from Morehead State was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants in 1979. He played his entire 15 year career as a Giant. He earned the title of Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXI in 1987 when New York beat Denver, 39-20. The Giants retired his number "11." He has been a broadcaster for both NBC and CBS, broadcasting NFL games beginning in 1995. He has been teamed in the broadcast booth with both Greg Gumbel and Jim Nantz, and has worked in two Super Bowls. Who was he? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. He played his college football for Purdue graduating in 1966, and played most of his NFL career for the Miami Dolphins. His son, Brian, quarterbacked for the University of Michigan in 1998 the year they tied Nebraska for the National Championship. For years he and Keith Jackson described college football games together for ABC. Who's this former quarterback, with two Super Bowl Rings? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. He played his college football at the University of Southern California. He spent his entire pro career with the New York Giants, earning an NFL MVP award in 1956, and retiring as a player in 1964. He married Kathy Lee Epstein in 1986. He and his wife were co-hosts of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Who is best known for his two decades as an announcer on Monday Night Football teaming up with Howard Cosell and Dandy Don Meredith, among others? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This gentleman played his college football at the University of Arkansas. He then played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals, and New York Giants. He was placekicker for New York in their 1958 NFL Championship game versus the Baltimore Colts. He was part of NBC's broadcast team for Super Bowl III, but is best known for his television work on CBS teaming with John Madden on Sunday afternoons. Besides football, he broadcast golf, basketball, and tennis events. Who was he? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This former lineman played his college ball for Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan. He was drafted by the St. Louis (football) Cardinals in 1971 and played as an offensive lineman in the Pro Bowl six times. He worked with Al Michaels and Frank Gifford as part of ABC's Monday Night Football team starting in 1987. Years later, he moved to CBS.
Who was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame first as a player, then later as a broadcaster?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. He attended the University of Utah and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a pass receiver for his entire eleven year career with the Bengals and played in two Pro Bowls. His broadcasting career was primarily as an NBC analyst for the NFL from 1979 through 1995, teaming with Jim Simpson, with Don Criqui, and later with Bob Costas.
Who entered the NFL Hall of Fame in 2014 as a broadcaster, despite not reaching the Canton, Ohio shrine as a player?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. He was a quarterback from Purdue drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round in 1957. He was traded to the Cleveland Browns who released him. He signed a contract for the upstart American Football League where he played for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. His career blossomed, and he was a six-time AFL All-Star. He was the quarterback for Kansas City in the first Super Bowl. He led the Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV over Minnesota in 1970.
Who was an NBC broadcaster for the AFL broadcasts from 1976-1982?
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Question 9 of 10
9. This University of Florida graduate was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1981. He caught four passes in Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers. The final game of his career was Super Bowl XXIII in which he caught three passes. He first appeared on TV in 1990 when he joined the NBC team as an analyst for both NFL and NCAA games. He became a regular on the NBC pre-game show in 1996. He won two Sports Emmys.
Who served as a broadcaster for the Summer Olympics in Beijing and the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?
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Question 10 of 10
10. He was a lineman at Utah State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. He played his entire career with Rams and was part of a quartet of defensive lineman known as the "Fearsome Foursome." He had a brief but successful acting career with a recurring role on "Little House on the Prairie" and the title role in the short-lived "Father Murphy." He teamed with Dick Enberg on NBC and broadcast both college and NFL games throughout the 1980s. Who was often the TV voice of the Rose Bowl? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. He attended Louisiana Tech and was drafted in 1970. He spent his entire career quarterbacking the Pittsburgh Steelers, leading them to four Super Bowl victories. Who became a game analyst for CBS in 1985 and is best known for his work on "Fox NFL Sunday"?

Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw portrayed himself as a "good ole boy from Looz-iana" on his Fox pre-game and half-time broadcasts. But his play-calling ability and success in the NFL earned him a spot on the top 100 NFL players of all-time as selected by NFL.com.
2. This quarterback from Morehead State was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants in 1979. He played his entire 15 year career as a Giant. He earned the title of Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXI in 1987 when New York beat Denver, 39-20. The Giants retired his number "11." He has been a broadcaster for both NBC and CBS, broadcasting NFL games beginning in 1995. He has been teamed in the broadcast booth with both Greg Gumbel and Jim Nantz, and has worked in two Super Bowls. Who was he?

Answer: Phil Simms

The staff at ESPN selected Phil Simms' performance in Super Bowl XXI as number four all-time in Super Bowl history and called it a "near-perfect performance." Phil completed 22 of 25 pass attempts. He finished the game with a quarterback rating of over 150. He is a very good broadcast analyst, and I especially enjoy Sunday games when he is teamed with Jim Nantz.
3. He played his college football for Purdue graduating in 1966, and played most of his NFL career for the Miami Dolphins. His son, Brian, quarterbacked for the University of Michigan in 1998 the year they tied Nebraska for the National Championship. For years he and Keith Jackson described college football games together for ABC. Who's this former quarterback, with two Super Bowl Rings?

Answer: Bob Griese

Bob Griese led the Miami Dolphins to victories in Super Bowls VI and VII. He was a skillful broadcaster for Saturday NCAA games, letting Keith Jackson describe the play itself, then smoothly stepping in during the re-play to analyze how the play had developed.

He managed to broadcast games in which his son played without being partial. I remember Keith Jackson saying to him after Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 1998, "You must be a proud papa." Incidentally, Frank Broyles may be my all-time favorite college football broadcaster. Mr. Broyles analyzed NCAA games from 1977 to 1985, but alas, never played pro football despite being drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1946.
4. He played his college football at the University of Southern California. He spent his entire pro career with the New York Giants, earning an NFL MVP award in 1956, and retiring as a player in 1964. He married Kathy Lee Epstein in 1986. He and his wife were co-hosts of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Who is best known for his two decades as an announcer on Monday Night Football teaming up with Howard Cosell and Dandy Don Meredith, among others?

Answer: Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. During the Don Meredith-Howard Cosell circus in the Monday Night Football broadcast booth, Mr. Gifford never seemed to be distracted from his job of describing the action on the field.
5. This gentleman played his college football at the University of Arkansas. He then played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Cardinals, and New York Giants. He was placekicker for New York in their 1958 NFL Championship game versus the Baltimore Colts. He was part of NBC's broadcast team for Super Bowl III, but is best known for his television work on CBS teaming with John Madden on Sunday afternoons. Besides football, he broadcast golf, basketball, and tennis events. Who was he?

Answer: Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall was the TV announcer for 16 Super Bowls, more than anyone else. Sadly, Pat Summerall passed away April 16, 2013. The 1958 New York-Baltimore overtime NFL Championship Game has been called "The Greatest Game of All Time." Mr. Summerall kicked two extra points for the Giants in that game.
6. This former lineman played his college ball for Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan. He was drafted by the St. Louis (football) Cardinals in 1971 and played as an offensive lineman in the Pro Bowl six times. He worked with Al Michaels and Frank Gifford as part of ABC's Monday Night Football team starting in 1987. Years later, he moved to CBS. Who was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame first as a player, then later as a broadcaster?

Answer: Dan Dierdorf

Dan Dierdorf announced his retirement from televised NFL games late in the 2013 season. He is scheduled to broadcast University of Michigan games on radio starting in 2014 joining his former college teammate, Jim Brandstatter. Comedian Dennis Miller had a very short career as a Monday Night Football broadcaster.
7. He attended the University of Utah and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a pass receiver for his entire eleven year career with the Bengals and played in two Pro Bowls. His broadcasting career was primarily as an NBC analyst for the NFL from 1979 through 1995, teaming with Jim Simpson, with Don Criqui, and later with Bob Costas. Who entered the NFL Hall of Fame in 2014 as a broadcaster, despite not reaching the Canton, Ohio shrine as a player?

Answer: Bob Trumpy

In 2014, Bob Trumpy received the Pete Rozelle Award for lifetime achievement in NFL broadcasting given by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He is a good television analyst who does his job well and avoids the limelight and controversy. Boomer Esiason was a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals.
8. He was a quarterback from Purdue drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round in 1957. He was traded to the Cleveland Browns who released him. He signed a contract for the upstart American Football League where he played for the Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. His career blossomed, and he was a six-time AFL All-Star. He was the quarterback for Kansas City in the first Super Bowl. He led the Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV over Minnesota in 1970. Who was an NBC broadcaster for the AFL broadcasts from 1976-1982?

Answer: Len Dawson

Len Dawson was selected the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl IV. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987. Drew Brees was indeed a Purdue quarterback.
9. This University of Florida graduate was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1981. He caught four passes in Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers. The final game of his career was Super Bowl XXIII in which he caught three passes. He first appeared on TV in 1990 when he joined the NBC team as an analyst for both NFL and NCAA games. He became a regular on the NBC pre-game show in 1996. He won two Sports Emmys. Who served as a broadcaster for the Summer Olympics in Beijing and the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?

Answer: Cris Collinsworth

Cris Collinsworth has worked for NBC, Fox, HBO, and NFL Network. His voice is used on several "Madden NFL" video games.
10. He was a lineman at Utah State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1962. He played his entire career with Rams and was part of a quartet of defensive lineman known as the "Fearsome Foursome." He had a brief but successful acting career with a recurring role on "Little House on the Prairie" and the title role in the short-lived "Father Murphy." He teamed with Dick Enberg on NBC and broadcast both college and NFL games throughout the 1980s. Who was often the TV voice of the Rose Bowl?

Answer: Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen missed only two games in his 15 year NFL career, an amazing record for a defensive lineman. Merlin is also a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1969, he appeared in "The Undefeated" with John Wayne. Merlin Olsen passed away March 11, 2010 at the age of 69.
Source: Author Olderbison

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