Trivia
Trivia for February 8, 2021
Question
Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Alan Faneca were among the players announced as Hall of Famers on Saturday. All were first-round picks in 1998, pushing to four the number of Hall-of-Fame players from the first round that year (Randy Moss is already in). What was the last year that even more Hall of Fame players were selected in the first round of the draft? Said year has five such players, including four of the first five players chosen in that draft.
Answer
1989, with Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion Sanders all selected in the first five picks. Steve Atwater was also chosen in the first round that year, and he’ll also be enshrined this year.