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Giants random trivia time

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:19 am

Ok, draft is over, rookie camp coming up. I'm finishing up a few old game reviews and I'm already bored. So that means trivia time. We all have google, so let's try to use honor system here to see how good your memories are.

Here is the question:

Since 1984, the Giants have had 8 running backs gain 1000 yards in a season for them (Joe Morris, OJ Anderson, Rodney Hampton, Gary Brown, Tiki Barber, Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward, and Ahmad Bradshaw).

In that same amount of time, since 1984, the Giants have had 9 running backs on their roster who rushed for over 1000 yards in another season on a different pro team. And...go.

OJ Anderson

Mr Brightside : 5/6/2015 10:22 am : link

Peyton Hillis are two

Before or after they were Giants

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 10:22 am : link

one is Drouns(sp?)

aquidneck : 5/6/2015 10:23 am : link

and the former Packer/Eagle whats-his-name. That's one-and-a-half. 7.5 to go.

Levans that's the guy

aquidneck : 5/6/2015 10:24 am : link

What about the ex-Brown/Buc who was here last year...think of his name in a minute.

Rashad Jennings

Wellington : 5/6/2015 10:25 am : link

Wheatley

Gap92 : 5/6/2015 10:25 am : link

on the Raiders?

I think Gary Brown did

FranknWeezer : 5/6/2015 10:26 am : link

For the Rams or some other team.

Ryan Grant is one

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:26 am : link

or does Grant not count because he was practice squad?

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:27 am : link

Gary Brown had a 1000 yard season for the Oilers

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:28 am : link

Herschel Walker is one

did Tony Galbraith(sp?)

aquidneck : 5/6/2015 10:28 am : link

ever rush for 1000 yards?

pretty sure Galbreath never did

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:31 am : link

Ty Wheatley

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 10:32 am : link

OJ Anderson
Reuben Droughns
Dorsey Levens
Peyton Hillis
Gary Brown
Herschel Walker
Erric Pegram

And I guess 9 has to be
Ryan Grant

ok, so far we have....

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:32 am : link

OJ, Brown, Droughns, Walker, Levens, Hillis

Erric Pegram had a 1000 yard season?

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:34 am : link

I had no idea

Ahmad Bradshaw?

GiantBlue : 5/6/2015 10:34 am : link

With Indy?

RE: Erric Pegram had a 1000 yard season?

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 10:35 am : link

In comment 12273451 Greg from LI said:

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I had no idea

Yeah he had one with Atlanta and had another good year with Pittsburgh before he came here.

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rut17 : 5/6/2015 10:36 am : link

Gary Brown, Ottis Anderson, Tyrone Wheatley, Eric Pegram, Rueben Droughns, Dorsey Levens, Herschel Walker, Peyton Hillis.

YAJ gets it right

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:36 am : link

I thought the Peagram one would stump many people.

Bonus question. There was another 1000 yard season for a Giants running back on the roster. It was in a pro league. But not the NFL.

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rut17 : 5/6/2015 10:37 am : link

too late

RE: YAJ gets it right

FJ : 5/6/2015 10:39 am : link

In comment 12273461 Matt in SGS said:

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I thought the Peagram one would stump many people.

Bonus question. There was another 1000 yard season for a Giants running back on the roster. It was in a pro league. But not the NFL.

Mo Carthon

Maurice Carthon for the bonus question?

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 10:40 am : link

NJ Generals?

Yes it was Carthon

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:41 am : link

with the Generals. Both he and Herschel Walker did it in the same season.

RE: YAJ gets it right

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 10:41 am : link

In comment 12273461 Matt in SGS said:

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I thought the Peagram one would stump many people.

Bonus question. There was another 1000 yard season for a Giants running back on the roster. It was in a pro league. But not the NFL.

I had him on my FF team in '93 and '95 :)

trick answer

djm : 5/6/2015 10:43 am : link

Mo Carthon!

I think he did so with the Generals...

Didn't Rob Carpenter rush for 1000 with the Oilers?

and for the record

djm : 5/6/2015 10:43 am : link

I thought of Mo before the hint from Matt!

nope

djm : 5/6/2015 10:45 am : link

Carpenter did not rush for 1000 before or during his career in NY. I forgot he had close to 800 yards in 84...wouldn't have guessed that..

I'm impressed, I thought that would take

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:45 am : link

a little longer for everyone to plow through.

Let me try to find a little tougher one. Since 1984, the Giants have had 7 guys on their roster who came from the Ivy League. Name them.

Finn, Elias, DeOssie

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 10:47 am : link

Kenny Hill of Yale

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:48 am : link

RE: Finn, Elias, DeOssie

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:49 am : link

In comment 12273503 figgy2989 said:

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Correct

Jim Finn- UPenn
Keith Elias- Princeton
Zak DeOssie- Brown

4 more.

Wasn't Boothe an Ivy Leaguer too?

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 10:49 am : link

That's all I got.

Boothe

Mad Mike : 5/6/2015 10:49 am : link

Jim Finn
Kenny Hill
Jason Garrett
Keith Elias
...

RE: Kenny Hill of Yale

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:49 am : link

In comment 12273509 Greg from LI said:

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Correct, Kenny Hill came over from the Raiders via Yale.

RE: Boothe

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:50 am : link

In comment 12273514 Mad Mike said:

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Jim Finn
Kenny Hill
Jason Garrett
Keith Elias
...

Yup. Boothe came from Cornell. Jason Garrett from Princeton. And DeOssie was already named. 1 more.

wasn't there an Ivy League OL somewhere along the line?

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:51 am : link

I mean, besides Boothe

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 10:51 am : link

RE: wasn't there an Ivy League OL somewhere along the line?

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:51 am : link

In comment 12273530 Greg from LI said:

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Getting warmer.

Greg

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 10:52 am : link

Yes. I can't remeber his name...think it was Jeff something...there was an ESPN hey rookie welcome to the league show where he as included

RE: Greg

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:56 am : link

In comment 12273541 figgy2989 said:

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Yes. I can't remeber his name...think it was Jeff something...there was an ESPN hey rookie welcome to the league show where he as included

Even closer. He started a bit of controversy at the rookie camp.

OL Jeff Hatch

FJ : 5/6/2015 10:57 am : link

from Penn

RE: OL Jeff Hatch

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 10:59 am : link

In comment 12273556 FJ said:

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from Penn

Bingo. Back in the rookie camp, Hatch asked for an injury waiver and insurance before he did any drills to protect himself. This was not a normal request and the Giants balked at it as he refused to take the field and they eventually came to an agreement. Figures it was an Ivy guy to know all about the business ends and liabilities.

Jeff Hatch! Damn, not sure how I forgot it was him

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:02 am : link

One of Ernie's awesome pre-2004 draftees. Third goddamned round for that guy. He was awful.

Damn it! Should have known it was Hatch!.

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 11:02 am : link

Ok, let's step it up a little

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:10 am : link

in the 1990 draft, there was a butting of heads between George Young and Bill Parcells on who the first round pick should be. The pick ended up being Rodney Hampton, who ended up retiring as the Giants all time leading rusher. Who did Parcells want to draft instead of Hampton?

aw man....it was a linebacker who never did anything in the league

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:13 am : link

Darion Conner

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 11:14 am : link

I wanna say

djm : 5/6/2015 11:14 am : link

Darrion Connor LB?

Didn't Junior Seau go in that draft

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 11:16 am : link

Can't see it being him as the Chargers were terrible and picked before us.

Yes

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:16 am : link

Darion Conner drafted by the Falcons at the top of the 2nd round and bounced around the NFL.

that's it!

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:16 am : link

Couldn't remember his name

Who was the last Giant to wear #56 before LT?

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:17 am : link

Probably too easy, but oh well.

Jim Klack>?

djm : 5/6/2015 11:18 am : link

...center I believe

ok now time to get unfair

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:18 am : link

The Giants blocked 1 punt in 1989. Who blocked it and who was it against?

Tom Flynn?

djm : 5/6/2015 11:20 am : link

that dude blocked punts every year it seems but he may have been gone already.

yes it was center Jim Clack

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:20 am : link

Wayne Haddix?

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 11:21 am : link

I got nothin'

Reyna Thompson

figgy2989 : 5/6/2015 11:21 am : link

He was a stud on specials????

djm

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:22 am : link

good guess, but no. Flynn actually only blocked 1 punt, which he did in 1986 against the Packers, and he returned it for a TD and it happened a few weeks after he was released by Green Bay. He would score on blocked punts in 1987 at Chicago (blocked by Erik Howard) and 1988 vs. the Redskins (blocked by Gary Reasons).

Haddix and Reyna. Nope

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:23 am : link

good guesses.

A hint, he joined the team mid season.

hmm

djm : 5/6/2015 11:28 am : link

Duerson joined in the 90 off-season I believe..

crap that's a tough one...

I cheated to look that one up

YAJ2112 : 5/6/2015 11:32 am : link

never would have gotten that one in a million years otherwise.

one more hint

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:32 am : link

he was a former Philadelphia Eagle.

who did LT say he took the number 56

aquidneck : 5/6/2015 11:32 am : link

to honor?

RE: who did LT say he took the number 56

Mad Mike : 5/6/2015 11:34 am : link

In comment 12273675 aquidneck said:

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to honor?

Hollywood Henderson.

Dorsey Levens is still impressive.

No Where Man : 5/6/2015 11:34 am : link

Richmond Flowers

BCD : 5/6/2015 11:35 am : link

....

one more hint

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:43 am : link

he was a linebacker.

I'll give 5 more minutes and then the big (underwhelming)

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 11:48 am : link

reveal.

Ok... Time is up

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 12:02 pm : link

Dwayne Jiles vs the Cowboys in the Giants 15-0 win in Week 15.

OK, let's try to make it a tad easier

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 12:07 pm : link

The Giants 1990 Championship roster had 4 Linebackers who were at least a top 3 pick in the first round in their respective drafts. Who were they?

Walt in MD : 5/6/2015 12:42 pm : link

Banks, Johnny Cooks, ???

LT, Carl Banks, Johnie Cooks

Greg from LI : 5/6/2015 12:44 pm : link

No idea on the fourth....it wasn't Pepper, Reasons or DeOssie

Yup

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 12:47 pm : link

you guys got those first 3 guys.

Who was the fourth? A slight hint, he was the unfortunate soul who got smashed by William Perry on his TD run in Super Bowl XX (and later Ditka regretted because it took a TD chance away from Walter Payton).

Matt in SGS

FJ : 5/6/2015 1:20 pm : link

If you're thinking of Larry McGrew, he was a 2nd round pick.

Matt in SGS : 5/6/2015 4:02 pm : link

D'oh! You are right. Wikipedia lied to me, they had him as a first rounder and I just double checked and you were right, he was a second rounder. I should have gone with the multiple source validation.

Matt in SGS

FJ : 5/6/2015 8:53 pm : link

So much for trying to make it a tad easier. 50 point deduction for you.

Tom Coughlin coached at this NY state college

mattlawson : 5/6/2015 9:33 pm : link

That sadly no longer has a football team ....

I watched

Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/7/2015 7:32 am : link

the 1999 New York Giants highlight tape recently...

Do you guys realize that Phil Simms three for 300 yards in a game in 1993 and the team didn't have a QB throw for another 300 yards in a single game until Kerry Collins against the Jets in 1999? That's an incredibly pathetic record of quarterbacking (David Brown, Danny Kannell, Kent Graham).

Eric

FJ : 5/7/2015 8:48 am : link

To be fair, Dave Brown did hit 298 yards once - that's pretty damn close to 300.

it didn't help that they didn't have any receivers either

Greg from LI : 5/7/2015 8:56 am : link

When your #1 guy is Chris Calloway, you're asking for trouble.

heres a few

NYG4246 : 5/7/2015 9:55 am : link

Hillis, Droughens, Wheatley, Levens, Walker, ?R.Grant?

idk