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Trivia for February 17, 2023

Question

What’s the only team that’s played in a Super Bowl that didn’t have a player who went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (or, for more recent teams, a player who looks certain to be enshrined in the future)?

Answer

1977 Denver Broncos.

15 Reader Comments:

Robert Polilli

Thornton, PA
2023-02-17T15:20:44Z
They had some great defensive players that year on the Orange Crush Defense. Surprised none made the Hall. How about Randy Gradishar?

Eric Goetz

Shoreline, WA
2023-02-17T15:43:50Z
Wow. I had no idea Alzado attended such an obscure college, Yankton. Apparently, Yankton closed in 1984 and was converted to a minimum-security Federal Prison.

In other obscure college trivia from the 1977 Broncos, Bill Thompson attended Maryland - Eastern Shore. Can you name the NFL HOF player who also attended UMES? (I had to look it up on PFR).

Also obscure: Joe Rizzo attended the US Merchant Marine Academy, one of only 2 from that institute to play in the NFL.

Dennis Lyons

Rocklin, CA
2023-02-17T16:18:18Z
On the flip side what team started a Super Bowl game with 6 Offensive players that went on to make the Hall of Fame?

George Belchik

Jefferson City, MO
2023-02-17T16:28:50Z
I am a 1975 graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and was there for 2 of the years that Joe Rizzo played there. Great player and punter for USMMA. I was not aware of any other NFL players from USMMA that played in the NFL. Who was the other player?

Ian Allan

Seattle, WA
2023-02-17T18:39:41Z
With Dennis Lyons trivia, always best to start with the Bay Area.

Dave Baker

2023-02-17T19:29:03Z
To Dennis' question .. beats me. I can only find a few teams with 5 Hall of Famers on offense.

James Costello

Portland, ME
2023-02-17T19:33:45Z
Considering there’s a team that drafted 4 HOFers in one draft, I think you need to begin there

Dennis Lyons

Rocklin, CA
2023-02-17T20:55:22Z
Ian had the right idea. 1976 Raiders with Stabler, Shell, Upshaw, Branch, Biletnikoff and Casper

Ian Allan

Seattle, WA
2023-02-17T21:44:51Z
I had to look up Casper to make sure he was on that Super Bowl XI team. Steelers have five (Bradshaw, Franco, Swann, Stallworth, Webster). I didn't not carefully work through 49ers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Washington.

Dennis Lyons

Rocklin, CA
2023-02-18T00:03:25Z
And if all those Raiders weren't able to get a 1st down they would bring in their Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy

James Costello

Portland, ME
2023-02-18T00:56:06Z
I had the five Steelers.

John Macho

Elko New Mrkt, MN
2023-02-18T14:54:39Z
There's a Carolina Panther in the Hall Of Fame? I must have missed that.

Andy Richardson

Port Chester, NY
2023-02-18T15:17:22Z
Julius Peppers, top-5 all-time in sacks, falls under the category of "looks certain to be enshrined in the future"

Eric Goetz

Shoreline, WA
2023-02-18T21:52:00Z
George Belchik - I misread on Pro Football Reference, it is acutally 2 were drafted and 3 played in the NFL: Rizzo, Bob Pfohl, and Bobby Post. Link to PFR:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/merchantmarine/

Eric Goetz

Shoreline, WA
2023-02-18T21:53:33Z
And my UMES question above also fits well with Dennis' question.
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