Trivia
Trivia for March 7, 2024
Question
Bo Nix is an unusual prospect in that he has only five letters in his name. In the Super Bowl era, who is the only other player with a five-letter name who was selected in the first round? This other player has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (his legal first name actually includes six letters, but he always appeared on NFL rosters with a two-letter first name and a three-letter last name.)
Answer
Ty Law. He spent 10 years with the Patriots and another five with the Jets, Broncos and Kansas City. Law was inducted at Canton in 2019. (His legal name is Tajuan Edward Law.) Three players with six-letter names have been drafted in the first round (Al Toon, Ray Guy and Tim Fox), and with seven others who used initials – J.D. Hill, A.J. Hawk, T.J. Watt, J.V. Cain, B.J. Raji, J.J. Watt and A.J. Duhe.