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NFL Amazing Coincidences in American Football
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Here are some....
Indianapolis Colts Draft A Quarterback Named “Luck”
The Indianapolis Colts’ horse-based team name explains their logo, the iconic horseshoe. It so happens that the horseshoe is one of the most recognizable symbols of luck in the world — ancient Europeans believed that goblins and fairies were afraid of iron, and would therefore hang horseshoes above the entrances to their homes, and the association with good fortune stuck around for centuries.
Which makes it a pretty weird coincidence that the Colts, in 2012, selected quarterback Andrew Luck with the first pick in the NFL draft – doubly unlikely, since the Colts only owned that pick as a result of their only losing season in, oh, a decade or so. As an odd little aside, previous quarterback Peyton Manning left Indy to become a Denver Bronco, perhaps because he wanted to remain a horse.
Allen DeGraffenreid, Times Two
The surname “DeGraffenreid” is not exceedingly common, as you might have gathered. Also, it’s pretty tough to make it into the NFL, so it’s pretty surprising that two people with that last name have done it. What’s even more surprising is that they were both named Allen!
Allen T. DeGraffenreid played five games over one season at offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals in 1998. Allen J. DeGraffenreid similarly played a mere two games at wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, in 1993. Of course, there’s no relation, and their names are the only connection between the two players. Two people sharing that name is unlikely enough; the same two people having brief NFL careers elevates the coincidence to the level of absurdity.
The San Francisco 49ers’ Serendipitous Defensive Linemen
In 1994, the Niners drafted Defensive Tackle Bryant Young. The next season, they took Defensive Lineman Junior Bryant. 49ers fans could be forgiven for a bit of confusion, for in addition to their weirdly similar names, there were other common things going on with the Bryants.
Both were defensive linemen, who played their entire careers for San Francisco; both played college ball at Notre Dame; both were born in January (Junior in 1971, Bryant Young in 1972); and both almost did not get a shot in the NFL (Bryant Young went in the seventh round, while Junior Bryant was an undrafted free agent).
“Redskins Rule” Predicts Victory For … US Presidents
The Redskins have provided a valuable service to the city of Washington, D.C., for decades, besides just giving football fans a team to root for. Over a 60-year span, the result of the Redskins’ final home game before a Presidential election accurately predicted the result of the election.
Between 1940 and 2000, the following rule applied without fail: “If the Redskins win their last home game before the election, the party that won the previous election wins the next election; and if the Redskins lose, the challenging party’s candidate wins.” The streak was snapped in 2004, when the ‘Skins lost the pivotal game to the Tennessee Titans, meaning the incumbent – George W. Bush – should have lost, but defeated John Kerry to retain the Presidency.
Mark Sanchez = Lucifer?
Whether or not Mark Sanchez is a bust as a quarterback is up for debate. So is whether he is the Lord Of Lies. To proponents of a certain religious faith, the numbers just kind of speak for themselves:
On week 6 of the 2012 NFL season, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez started on the 666th broadcast of Monday Night Football. At the time, he had posted the following statistics: Touchdowns: 6. Interceptions: 6. Average yards per pass attempt: 6.6. Longest completion: 66 yards. Quarterback rating (drum roll, please): 66.6.
For those who don’t know, Sanchez wears number 6 and was backed up by none other than Tim Tebow, who wears his Christian faith on both sleeves. What does this mean? Probably that the football gods have an awesome sense of humor.
Backup QB Frank Reich Leads Biggest Comeback In College, Then NFL, History
Here are the facts: in 1984, senior backup quarterback Frank Reich led the University of Maryland back from 31 points down, to defeat the previously undefeated Miami Hurricanes. At the time, this was an NCAA record, the greatest comeback in the history of college football.
Nine years later, fate would plop Reich down in the middle of the biggest coincidence in all of sports. In 1993 Reich, subbing for an injured Jim Kelly, led the Buffalo Bills back from 32 points down to secure a playoff victory over the Oilers. The guy who left the greatest college football comeback ever, now led his team to the greatest comeback in the history of professional football. That he, as the Bills’ backup, no less, would even find himself in a position to attempt the feat in the NFL is a crazy coincidence; that he actually did it is ludicrous.
No wonder he’s found a successful post-football career as a motivational speaker; any guy who has accomplished the impossible not once but twice must have valuable advice on how to kick ass and take names.
Indianapolis Colts Draft A Quarterback Named “Luck”
The Indianapolis Colts’ horse-based team name explains their logo, the iconic horseshoe. It so happens that the horseshoe is one of the most recognizable symbols of luck in the world — ancient Europeans believed that goblins and fairies were afraid of iron, and would therefore hang horseshoes above the entrances to their homes, and the association with good fortune stuck around for centuries.
Which makes it a pretty weird coincidence that the Colts, in 2012, selected quarterback Andrew Luck with the first pick in the NFL draft – doubly unlikely, since the Colts only owned that pick as a result of their only losing season in, oh, a decade or so. As an odd little aside, previous quarterback Peyton Manning left Indy to become a Denver Bronco, perhaps because he wanted to remain a horse.
Allen DeGraffenreid, Times Two
The surname “DeGraffenreid” is not exceedingly common, as you might have gathered. Also, it’s pretty tough to make it into the NFL, so it’s pretty surprising that two people with that last name have done it. What’s even more surprising is that they were both named Allen!
Allen T. DeGraffenreid played five games over one season at offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals in 1998. Allen J. DeGraffenreid similarly played a mere two games at wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, in 1993. Of course, there’s no relation, and their names are the only connection between the two players. Two people sharing that name is unlikely enough; the same two people having brief NFL careers elevates the coincidence to the level of absurdity.
The San Francisco 49ers’ Serendipitous Defensive Linemen
In 1994, the Niners drafted Defensive Tackle Bryant Young. The next season, they took Defensive Lineman Junior Bryant. 49ers fans could be forgiven for a bit of confusion, for in addition to their weirdly similar names, there were other common things going on with the Bryants.
Both were defensive linemen, who played their entire careers for San Francisco; both played college ball at Notre Dame; both were born in January (Junior in 1971, Bryant Young in 1972); and both almost did not get a shot in the NFL (Bryant Young went in the seventh round, while Junior Bryant was an undrafted free agent).
“Redskins Rule” Predicts Victory For … US Presidents
The Redskins have provided a valuable service to the city of Washington, D.C., for decades, besides just giving football fans a team to root for. Over a 60-year span, the result of the Redskins’ final home game before a Presidential election accurately predicted the result of the election.
Between 1940 and 2000, the following rule applied without fail: “If the Redskins win their last home game before the election, the party that won the previous election wins the next election; and if the Redskins lose, the challenging party’s candidate wins.” The streak was snapped in 2004, when the ‘Skins lost the pivotal game to the Tennessee Titans, meaning the incumbent – George W. Bush – should have lost, but defeated John Kerry to retain the Presidency.
Mark Sanchez = Lucifer?
Whether or not Mark Sanchez is a bust as a quarterback is up for debate. So is whether he is the Lord Of Lies. To proponents of a certain religious faith, the numbers just kind of speak for themselves:
On week 6 of the 2012 NFL season, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez started on the 666th broadcast of Monday Night Football. At the time, he had posted the following statistics: Touchdowns: 6. Interceptions: 6. Average yards per pass attempt: 6.6. Longest completion: 66 yards. Quarterback rating (drum roll, please): 66.6.
For those who don’t know, Sanchez wears number 6 and was backed up by none other than Tim Tebow, who wears his Christian faith on both sleeves. What does this mean? Probably that the football gods have an awesome sense of humor.
Backup QB Frank Reich Leads Biggest Comeback In College, Then NFL, History
Here are the facts: in 1984, senior backup quarterback Frank Reich led the University of Maryland back from 31 points down, to defeat the previously undefeated Miami Hurricanes. At the time, this was an NCAA record, the greatest comeback in the history of college football.
Nine years later, fate would plop Reich down in the middle of the biggest coincidence in all of sports. In 1993 Reich, subbing for an injured Jim Kelly, led the Buffalo Bills back from 32 points down to secure a playoff victory over the Oilers. The guy who left the greatest college football comeback ever, now led his team to the greatest comeback in the history of professional football. That he, as the Bills’ backup, no less, would even find himself in a position to attempt the feat in the NFL is a crazy coincidence; that he actually did it is ludicrous.
No wonder he’s found a successful post-football career as a motivational speaker; any guy who has accomplished the impossible not once but twice must have valuable advice on how to kick ass and take names.
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Two QB's chosen #1 by the Colts lead the Denver Broncos to consecutive SuperBowls in their last two seasons
Hoping Luck continues this trend one day and we can get the added Stanford flavour
Hoping Luck continues this trend one day and we can get the added Stanford flavour
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A fairly recent one...
Whomever the Eagles played in their first home game, that team ended up winning the Super Bowl that season. First it was the Saints in 2009/10, then the Packers in 2010/11, then the Giants in 2011/12, then the Ravens in 2012/13.
However that streak ended in 2013/14 when the Chargers failed to win the Super Bowl -- typically the Chargers would kill such a streak.
Whomever the Eagles played in their first home game, that team ended up winning the Super Bowl that season. First it was the Saints in 2009/10, then the Packers in 2010/11, then the Giants in 2011/12, then the Ravens in 2012/13.
However that streak ended in 2013/14 when the Chargers failed to win the Super Bowl -- typically the Chargers would kill such a streak.
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Another one...
Former Redbird Mike Zimmer signed Monday to play for the Minnesota Vikings. His new head coach? Former Redbird Mike Zimmer.
Huh?
Yes, in a strange coincidence, free-agent linebacker Mike Zimmer ’13 was signed by the Vikings, who are led by first-year coach Mike Zimmer ’79. They’re not related, but they’re both former Redbird football players.
Zimmer (the linebacker) played from 2009-2012 at Illinois State, earning First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors after finishing with 127 tackles as a senior. Zimmer (the coach) began as a player but went into coaching and became a student assistant for the Redbird defensive coaching staff.
The media had lots of fun with Zimmer’s signing Monday, with headlines such as this gem from CBSSports.com: “Vikings sign LB Mike Zimmer, who’s totally not coach Mike Zimmer.”
Zimmer (the linebacker) joins the Vikings after spending the 2013 training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Zimmer signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois State and appeared in four preseason games with the Jaguars in 2013, recording one tackle.
Zimmer (the coach) was named the Vikings head coach in January, his first top job in the NFL after more than 35 years of coaching. He graduated with a degree in physical education-teacher education but has spent his entire career coaching college and professional football.
And, just to complicate things, can you guess the name of the Vikings’ linebackers coach? It’s Adam Zimmer. He is the coach’s son.
Former Redbird Mike Zimmer signed Monday to play for the Minnesota Vikings. His new head coach? Former Redbird Mike Zimmer.
Huh?
Yes, in a strange coincidence, free-agent linebacker Mike Zimmer ’13 was signed by the Vikings, who are led by first-year coach Mike Zimmer ’79. They’re not related, but they’re both former Redbird football players.
Zimmer (the linebacker) played from 2009-2012 at Illinois State, earning First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors after finishing with 127 tackles as a senior. Zimmer (the coach) began as a player but went into coaching and became a student assistant for the Redbird defensive coaching staff.
The media had lots of fun with Zimmer’s signing Monday, with headlines such as this gem from CBSSports.com: “Vikings sign LB Mike Zimmer, who’s totally not coach Mike Zimmer.”
Zimmer (the linebacker) joins the Vikings after spending the 2013 training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Zimmer signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent out of Illinois State and appeared in four preseason games with the Jaguars in 2013, recording one tackle.
Zimmer (the coach) was named the Vikings head coach in January, his first top job in the NFL after more than 35 years of coaching. He graduated with a degree in physical education-teacher education but has spent his entire career coaching college and professional football.
And, just to complicate things, can you guess the name of the Vikings’ linebackers coach? It’s Adam Zimmer. He is the coach’s son.
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Four year old article, not THAT great, but still.....and....you can add even more to some of those lists with players in the last four years....eg, Le'veon Bell.
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What’s with all the same names???
Adrian Peterson for the Bears
Adrian Peterson for the Vikings
Coincidences happen and but in American Football, this seems to come up quite a lot and in weird ways. It’s like playing Madden NFL (or a soccer equivalent like Football Manager) through many seasons till you get new young players named “James Manning” or “Willie Polamalu” after the famous ones we know have gone older and retired, and it seems to happen like this a lot in the NFL. Are we in some sort of real life “Matrix” here where an unseen programmer comes up with real players’ names in the same way? First, you’ll get these uncommon last name similarities of whom the players are unrelated as far as I know:
And then not only that, now it gets EVEN MORE WEIRD with the same names people playing at the same positions:
And then, another one to add, what’s with all the quarterback “Matts” in the NFL these days?
So there you go! This proves we are living in the Matrix, and that some unseen God Gamer is playing us and that the atoms that make up our bodies are the pixels in the computer, all generated through pre-programmed algorithms in a giant real life supercomputer! NOOOOooooooo….!
OK, jokes aside… I think I’ve spent waaaay too much time thinking about this. Just had to get it out of my chest and move on!
Guy Whimper, awesomest misnomer since "Little John"
Some other NFL name observations:
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What’s with all the same names???
Adrian Peterson for the Bears
Adrian Peterson for the Vikings
Coincidences happen and but in American Football, this seems to come up quite a lot and in weird ways. It’s like playing Madden NFL (or a soccer equivalent like Football Manager) through many seasons till you get new young players named “James Manning” or “Willie Polamalu” after the famous ones we know have gone older and retired, and it seems to happen like this a lot in the NFL. Are we in some sort of real life “Matrix” here where an unseen programmer comes up with real players’ names in the same way? First, you’ll get these uncommon last name similarities of whom the players are unrelated as far as I know:
- Dan Cody / Shaun Cody / Terrence Cody
- Antrell Rolle / Samari Rolle / Myron Rolle
- Warren Sapp / Benny Sapp / Bob Sapp / Patrick Sapp / Ricky Sapp
- Jameel McClain / Le’Ron McClain / Rolando McClain
- Sidney Rice / Ray Rice / Jerry Rice / Simeon Rice
- Max Starks / Randy Starks / Duane Starks / Scott Starks / James Starks
- Reggie Wells / Beanie Wells / Chris Wells / Jonathan Wells
- Ernie Sims / Ryan Sims / Eugene Sims
- Charles Woodson / Rod Woodson / Darren Woodson / Andre Woodson / Stoney Woodson
- Mike Bell / Tatum Bell / Demetrius Bell / Kahlil Bell / Jacob Bell / Joique Bell
- Champ Bailey / Boss Bailey / Patrick Bailey
- DJ Ware / Demarcus Ware / Andre Ware / Matt Ware / Jeremy Ware
- Perrish Cox / Bryan Cox / Derek Cox / Mike Cox / Kennard Cox
- Lesean McCoy/Colt McCoy/Matt McCoy/Gerald McCoy/Anthony McCoy
- Will Herring / Kim Herring / Keegan Herring
- Darren McFadden / Walter McFadden /Bryant McFadden / Jaevery McFadden /Mike McFadden
- Nick Harper / Rod Harper / Justin Harper / Roman Harper
- Leonard Pope / Geoffrey Pope / Derrick Pope
- Deion Branch /Tyvon Branch / Alan Branch
- Golden Tate / Brandon Tate / Ben Tate
- Stephen Mcgee / Terrence McGee / Scotty McGee
- Marion Barber / Tiki & Ronde Barber (twins) / Shawn Barber / Dominique Barber
- Dane Fletcher / London Fletcher / Damion Fletcher / Bradley Fletcher / John Fletcher
- Mike Clayton / Mark Clayton / Keenan Clayton / Thomas Clayton / Patrick Clayton
- Greg Carr / Chris Carr / Brandon Carr
- Marshall & Kevin Faulk, both running backs
- William & Randall Gay, both cornerbacks
- Michael & Reggie Bush, both running backs
- and crazy 4 Mike, Tatum, Joique & Kahlil Bell, all running backs!
- Mike Adams (Arizona DB) & Mike Adams (Cleveland CB)
- Chris Clemons (Miami FS) & Chris Clemons (Philadelphia DE)
- Will Allen (Tampa Bay FS) & Will Allen (Miami CB)
- Chris Baker (New England TE) & Chris Baker (Denver DE)
- Michael Bennett (San Diego HB) & Michael Bennett (Tampa Bay DE)
- Anthony Gonzalez (Indianapolis WR) & Anthony Gonzalez (Atlanta TE)
- Chris Henry (Houston HB) & Chris Henry (Cincinnati WR)
- Mike Jenkins (Atlanta WR) & Mike Jenkins (Dallas CB)
- Charlie Johnson (Indianapolis T) & Charlie Johnson (Carolina DE)
- Chris Johnson (Tennessee HB) & Chris Johnson (Oakland CB)
- Michael Johnson (Cincinnati DE) & Michael Johnson (New York Giants FS)
- Alex Smith (San Francisco QB) & Alex Smith (Philadelphia TE)
- Marcus Smith (Buffalo DE) & Marcus Smith (Baltimore WR)
- John Wade (St. Louis CB) & John Wade (Oakland C)
- Kyle Williams (Buffalo DT) & Kyle Williams (Seattle T)
- Roy Williams (Cincinnati SS) & Roy Williams (Dallas WR)
And then not only that, now it gets EVEN MORE WEIRD with the same names people playing at the same positions:
- Adrian Peterson (Chicago Bears running back) & Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings running back)
- Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers wide receiver) & Steve Smith (NY Giants wide receiver)
- Zach Miller (Jacksonville Jaguars tight end) & Zach Miller (Oakland Raiders tight end)
And then, another one to add, what’s with all the quarterback “Matts” in the NFL these days?
- Matt Hasselbeck (Seahawks)
- Matt Cassel (Chiefs)
- Matt Ryan (Falcons)
- Matt Moore (Panthers)
- Matt Stafford (Lions)
- Matt Schaub (Texans)
- Matt Leinart (Texans)
- Matt Gutierrez (Bears)
- Matt Baker (Bills)
- Matt Flynn (Packers)
So there you go! This proves we are living in the Matrix, and that some unseen God Gamer is playing us and that the atoms that make up our bodies are the pixels in the computer, all generated through pre-programmed algorithms in a giant real life supercomputer! NOOOOooooooo….!
OK, jokes aside… I think I’ve spent waaaay too much time thinking about this. Just had to get it out of my chest and move on!
Guy Whimper, awesomest misnomer since "Little John"
Some other NFL name observations:
- Would love to see the 3 G-kowskis in the same team, Bruce Gradkowski completes a pass to Rob/Dan Gronkowski, and Stephen Gostkowski finishes the play with the extra point. How awesome is that?
- My favourite wimpy name for an NFL player, Guy Whimper Offensive Tackle for the Jaguars
- Not really football but I love the same name: Evan Longoria baseball pitcher & Eva Longoria actress. I bet Evan’s teammates will never leave it down.
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According to namestatistics.com, "DeGraffenreid" is the #16,984th most common last name in the United States. Two men with this last name have played in the NFL, within five years of each other. They both had the first name "Allen."
I cannot, on the spur of moment, confirm my memory, but I believe the NFL has featured two different left-footed punters named "Bucky".
Heh -- and Bucky Dilts was one of them. We know that, don't we, BroncosGuy? A quick look through Pro Football Reference tells us that Bucky Scribner, who punted for the Packers and Vikings from 1983 through 1989, was the second.
It's probably not obscure enough to make this series, but the fact that there were two quarterbacks on the same team named Billy Joe has to have beaten some pretty long odds.
And of course, two unrelated J. Youngbloods played for the same team for 11 years. That's gotta be a lot lss likely than two Roy Williams, right?
great Raiders teams of late 60s early 70s had 2 guys name Otto for 8 years,
Gus otto linebacker 65-72
Jim Otto Center 60-74 (maybe best C of all time
not related
also Muellers> Only two guys in Nfl hisory with name Mueller. both rbs. Jamie with BIlls from 1987-1990, Vance with Raiders 86-90.
If we're doing name things, I remember a game in the early 90s where Mark Carrier intercepted a pass intended for Mark Carrier. I always found that funny.
Don't forget Alex Smith, the SF QB drafted #1 overall in 2005, and Alex Smith, the TB TE drafted in the 3rd round in 2005.
In 1967, Gale Sayers had the second highest yards per kickoff return average in the history of the NFL. He also had the second highest yards per kickoff return average in the history of 1967, as Travis Williams wound up setting the NFL record that in the same year.
In 1995, Isaac Bruce had the second most receiving yards in the history of the NFL. He also had the second most receiving yards in the history of 1995, as Jerry Rice set the record for receiving yards in the same year.
Expanding on that last one... in 1995, Isaac Bruce had 119 receptions for 1781 yards and 13 TDs... and he didn't even make the pro bowl. In addition to Jerry Rice (who set the single-season yardage record and had 122/1848/15), the NFC wound up sending Cris Carter (122/1371/17), Michael Irvin (111/1603/10), and Herman Moore (123/1686/14). Bruce's reception total stands as the 7th best single season in history. Of the six times in the long and storied history of the entire NFL that a WR has caught more than Bruce's 119 balls, three of them came from the same season, from the same CONFERENCE. That was the most dizzying concentration of statistics I've ever seen. The top 5 WRs in the NFC combined for 600 receptions, 8000 yards, and 70 scores. Meanwhile, over in the AFC, you had guys like Anthony Miller making the Pro Bowl with 59 receptions, or Yancy Thigpen making it with 5 TDs. Life ain't fair, I tell you.
95 was a ridiculous year for QBs as well. Erik Kramer, Scott Mitchell, and Warren Moon all missed the Pro Bowl despite averaging over 30 TDs each. Young and Aikman got in based on rep that year, while Favre won the MVP with only slightly better numbers than the rest of that NFCC group.
I liked it when Josh Scobee kicked off to Josh Scobey.
Maybe not the same name exactly, but checking namestatistics.com tells us that Scobey is the #42168 most common last name and Scobee is the #34755 most common last name. I have always secretly hoped that one day, AJ Feeley would hold for Jay Feely.
I'm pretty sure Guido Merkens is the only post merger player, maybe ever, to punt, and block a punt, in the same season - 1987.
The 1969 and 1970 NFC pro bowl team had two WRs named Gene Washington on the team.
3 of 4 players named Napoleon played for the Raiders. Only one who didnt played for the Raiders, 1923 Indians many years before Raiders existed.
Willie Thrower threw 8 passes in NFL career.
Bobby Mitchell pass/catch stats in 1965...
60 catches 867 yardsa, 6 tds
Bobby Mitchell pass/catch stats in 1967...
60 catches 866 yards 6 tds
Dave Hampton had two of the top 5 rushing seasons without getting to 1000
1972 falcons- 995 yards
1973 falcons- 997 yards
Finally he made it over 1000 in the 1975 season when he got 1002 yards
In 2008, the Jets had two Bretts at the QB position, the Dolphins had two guys named Chad, the Redskins had a guy named Colt, but the Colts had no players named Redskin.
From 1974-1983 the Browns leading rushing was named Pruitt. First 5 years was Greg Pruitt, other 5 years was Mike Pruitt. Not related
1973-1980 Ken Houston played for Washington and Ted Washington played for Houston.
About Napoleon Barrel.
That was the 1923 Oorang Indians, which was a team made up of Indians.
In 1922 Oorang had a player named Dick Deer Slayer on it.
Joe Little Twig on both Indians teams.
best names ever maybe.
Pretty sure in the ATL-DAL game this year that Mike Jenkins intercepted a pass intended for Mike Jenkins.
That site (namestatistics.com) is interesting.
Smith is the #1 last name. Johnson is the #2 last name.
Smith is a very rare first name. Johnson is the #1128 most common first name.
Mary is the 699 most common male first name!
other gerat names on 1922 football Indians...
Big Bear
Xavier downwind
eagle feather
Ted Lone Wolf
Stilwell Sanooke
War Eagle
1923 team had...
Arrowhead
Peter Black Bear
ted buffalo
Gray Horse
woodhchuk welmas
1923 Pakcker have Cub Buck, Jug earp, wes leaper, Jab Murray, Cowboy wheeler.
too bad teams never played against one another. would have been gfood battle of cowboys vs indians.
I remember a few years back the Bengals played the Chiefs, and on one play, L. Johnson was tackled by L. Johnson. I suppose this is less of a surprise if you consider how many Johnsons the Bengals have on their roster, but I think that Landon was their only L. Johnson.
When Jamal Lewis and Jermaine Lewis played for the Ravens, their jersey backs had Ja. Lewis and Je. Lewis on them.
In 2005, Denver RB Mark Anderson had to put his full first and last names on his jersey, because there was a Mark Anderson and a Marques Anderson.
Hell, the Ravens had 4 Lewises when they won the Superbowl: Jermaine, Jamal, Ray, and Marvin. I know Lewis is common and all, but maybe that is a record for most players with the same last name on one team?
1987 falcons had two players named Steve Griffin.
1987 Raiders had 4 Williams, 2 Washington, 2 Hill, 3 Jackson, 2 Ellis, and a Brown, Browne and Browner.
1990-3 Cowboys had Jerry Jones owner, Jimmy Johnson head coach, Jimmie Jones defensive end.
1978-1981 Browns had two Robert Jacksons on team.
2004 Bengals had 4 players named Johnson (Chad, Rudi, Landon, and Jeremi), two of whom were pro bowlers.
The 1973 Steelers had four Davises: Henry, Sam, Steve, and Dave
Former Redskin Tre' Johnson got his nickname because he was the third Johnson on the team.
The 2006 Bears had at least 3 Browns, Alex, Mike and Ruben.
Also during the preseason for 2005, they had safeties by the names of Brown, Green, and Gray. For about a week on the main forums they were calling them the crayola secondary.
when Andra and Andre Davis both played for the Browns, they both had their full first names on their jerseys.
I do remember a silly game a couple years back that was Bengals vs Chargers in a shootout, where in the first quarter, 3 different Johnsons scored a TD (Chad, Rudi, and Jeremi).
The Green Bay Packers (in the 90s, I believe) had a linebacker named Tony Bennett. The U of Wisconsin-Green Bay had a basketball player named Tony Bennett. One day they went to the airport to meet Tony Bennett, the lounge singer.
Don't forget BenJarvis Green-Ellis and Jarvis Green being teammates on the Patriots.
Tom Good not good - only played 2 games for Chargers in 1966
Jim Kick never kicked in an NFL game
Four guys with last name Blue, all wore blue....
Forrest Blue wore blue with clots 1975-78.
Tony Blue 1987 Seahawks
Luther Blue 1977 Lions-1979
Greg Blue 2007 Lions
Larry Canada was not from Canada
There's also the Gene Washingtons, WRs who played for the 49ers and Vikings. Both represented the old Western Conference of the NFL at the Pro Bowl in 1969 and 1970. Same name, same team, same position.
I thought it was a heck of a coincidence that Vinnie Testaverde was color blind. For years we'd been saying he couldn't see the guys on the other team! Turns out he can't distinguish between green and orange, and the Bucs wore orange back then. He couldn't see them either. Damn.
I cannot, on the spur of moment, confirm my memory, but I believe the NFL has featured two different left-footed punters named "Bucky".
Heh -- and Bucky Dilts was one of them. We know that, don't we, BroncosGuy? A quick look through Pro Football Reference tells us that Bucky Scribner, who punted for the Packers and Vikings from 1983 through 1989, was the second.
It's probably not obscure enough to make this series, but the fact that there were two quarterbacks on the same team named Billy Joe has to have beaten some pretty long odds.
And of course, two unrelated J. Youngbloods played for the same team for 11 years. That's gotta be a lot lss likely than two Roy Williams, right?
great Raiders teams of late 60s early 70s had 2 guys name Otto for 8 years,
Gus otto linebacker 65-72
Jim Otto Center 60-74 (maybe best C of all time
not related
also Muellers> Only two guys in Nfl hisory with name Mueller. both rbs. Jamie with BIlls from 1987-1990, Vance with Raiders 86-90.
If we're doing name things, I remember a game in the early 90s where Mark Carrier intercepted a pass intended for Mark Carrier. I always found that funny.
Don't forget Alex Smith, the SF QB drafted #1 overall in 2005, and Alex Smith, the TB TE drafted in the 3rd round in 2005.
In 1967, Gale Sayers had the second highest yards per kickoff return average in the history of the NFL. He also had the second highest yards per kickoff return average in the history of 1967, as Travis Williams wound up setting the NFL record that in the same year.
In 1995, Isaac Bruce had the second most receiving yards in the history of the NFL. He also had the second most receiving yards in the history of 1995, as Jerry Rice set the record for receiving yards in the same year.
Expanding on that last one... in 1995, Isaac Bruce had 119 receptions for 1781 yards and 13 TDs... and he didn't even make the pro bowl. In addition to Jerry Rice (who set the single-season yardage record and had 122/1848/15), the NFC wound up sending Cris Carter (122/1371/17), Michael Irvin (111/1603/10), and Herman Moore (123/1686/14). Bruce's reception total stands as the 7th best single season in history. Of the six times in the long and storied history of the entire NFL that a WR has caught more than Bruce's 119 balls, three of them came from the same season, from the same CONFERENCE. That was the most dizzying concentration of statistics I've ever seen. The top 5 WRs in the NFC combined for 600 receptions, 8000 yards, and 70 scores. Meanwhile, over in the AFC, you had guys like Anthony Miller making the Pro Bowl with 59 receptions, or Yancy Thigpen making it with 5 TDs. Life ain't fair, I tell you.
95 was a ridiculous year for QBs as well. Erik Kramer, Scott Mitchell, and Warren Moon all missed the Pro Bowl despite averaging over 30 TDs each. Young and Aikman got in based on rep that year, while Favre won the MVP with only slightly better numbers than the rest of that NFCC group.
I liked it when Josh Scobee kicked off to Josh Scobey.
Maybe not the same name exactly, but checking namestatistics.com tells us that Scobey is the #42168 most common last name and Scobee is the #34755 most common last name. I have always secretly hoped that one day, AJ Feeley would hold for Jay Feely.
I'm pretty sure Guido Merkens is the only post merger player, maybe ever, to punt, and block a punt, in the same season - 1987.
The 1969 and 1970 NFC pro bowl team had two WRs named Gene Washington on the team.
3 of 4 players named Napoleon played for the Raiders. Only one who didnt played for the Raiders, 1923 Indians many years before Raiders existed.
Willie Thrower threw 8 passes in NFL career.
Bobby Mitchell pass/catch stats in 1965...
60 catches 867 yardsa, 6 tds
Bobby Mitchell pass/catch stats in 1967...
60 catches 866 yards 6 tds
Dave Hampton had two of the top 5 rushing seasons without getting to 1000
1972 falcons- 995 yards
1973 falcons- 997 yards
Finally he made it over 1000 in the 1975 season when he got 1002 yards
In 2008, the Jets had two Bretts at the QB position, the Dolphins had two guys named Chad, the Redskins had a guy named Colt, but the Colts had no players named Redskin.
From 1974-1983 the Browns leading rushing was named Pruitt. First 5 years was Greg Pruitt, other 5 years was Mike Pruitt. Not related
1973-1980 Ken Houston played for Washington and Ted Washington played for Houston.
About Napoleon Barrel.
That was the 1923 Oorang Indians, which was a team made up of Indians.
In 1922 Oorang had a player named Dick Deer Slayer on it.
Joe Little Twig on both Indians teams.
best names ever maybe.
Pretty sure in the ATL-DAL game this year that Mike Jenkins intercepted a pass intended for Mike Jenkins.
That site (namestatistics.com) is interesting.
Smith is the #1 last name. Johnson is the #2 last name.
Smith is a very rare first name. Johnson is the #1128 most common first name.
Mary is the 699 most common male first name!
other gerat names on 1922 football Indians...
Big Bear
Xavier downwind
eagle feather
Ted Lone Wolf
Stilwell Sanooke
War Eagle
1923 team had...
Arrowhead
Peter Black Bear
ted buffalo
Gray Horse
woodhchuk welmas
1923 Pakcker have Cub Buck, Jug earp, wes leaper, Jab Murray, Cowboy wheeler.
too bad teams never played against one another. would have been gfood battle of cowboys vs indians.
I remember a few years back the Bengals played the Chiefs, and on one play, L. Johnson was tackled by L. Johnson. I suppose this is less of a surprise if you consider how many Johnsons the Bengals have on their roster, but I think that Landon was their only L. Johnson.
When Jamal Lewis and Jermaine Lewis played for the Ravens, their jersey backs had Ja. Lewis and Je. Lewis on them.
In 2005, Denver RB Mark Anderson had to put his full first and last names on his jersey, because there was a Mark Anderson and a Marques Anderson.
Hell, the Ravens had 4 Lewises when they won the Superbowl: Jermaine, Jamal, Ray, and Marvin. I know Lewis is common and all, but maybe that is a record for most players with the same last name on one team?
1987 falcons had two players named Steve Griffin.
1987 Raiders had 4 Williams, 2 Washington, 2 Hill, 3 Jackson, 2 Ellis, and a Brown, Browne and Browner.
1990-3 Cowboys had Jerry Jones owner, Jimmy Johnson head coach, Jimmie Jones defensive end.
1978-1981 Browns had two Robert Jacksons on team.
2004 Bengals had 4 players named Johnson (Chad, Rudi, Landon, and Jeremi), two of whom were pro bowlers.
The 1973 Steelers had four Davises: Henry, Sam, Steve, and Dave
Former Redskin Tre' Johnson got his nickname because he was the third Johnson on the team.
The 2006 Bears had at least 3 Browns, Alex, Mike and Ruben.
Also during the preseason for 2005, they had safeties by the names of Brown, Green, and Gray. For about a week on the main forums they were calling them the crayola secondary.
when Andra and Andre Davis both played for the Browns, they both had their full first names on their jerseys.
I do remember a silly game a couple years back that was Bengals vs Chargers in a shootout, where in the first quarter, 3 different Johnsons scored a TD (Chad, Rudi, and Jeremi).
The Green Bay Packers (in the 90s, I believe) had a linebacker named Tony Bennett. The U of Wisconsin-Green Bay had a basketball player named Tony Bennett. One day they went to the airport to meet Tony Bennett, the lounge singer.
Don't forget BenJarvis Green-Ellis and Jarvis Green being teammates on the Patriots.
Tom Good not good - only played 2 games for Chargers in 1966
Jim Kick never kicked in an NFL game
Four guys with last name Blue, all wore blue....
Forrest Blue wore blue with clots 1975-78.
Tony Blue 1987 Seahawks
Luther Blue 1977 Lions-1979
Greg Blue 2007 Lions
Larry Canada was not from Canada
There's also the Gene Washingtons, WRs who played for the 49ers and Vikings. Both represented the old Western Conference of the NFL at the Pro Bowl in 1969 and 1970. Same name, same team, same position.
I thought it was a heck of a coincidence that Vinnie Testaverde was color blind. For years we'd been saying he couldn't see the guys on the other team! Turns out he can't distinguish between green and orange, and the Bucs wore orange back then. He couldn't see them either. Damn.
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There's no need to embellish in this story. Facts speak for themselves.
On Jan. 8, 2009, in the BCS Championship Game, then-Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wore eye black with the inscription John 3:16, a reference to the Bible passage that says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
On Jan. 8, 2012, three years to the date that he caused millions of football fans to Google the meaning of John 3:16, Tebow played his first NFL playoff game, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And … Tebow threw for 316 yards.
Tebow averaged 31.6 yards per completion, the highest single-game postseason completion average in NFL history.
Ben Roethlisberger's second-quarter interception, which led to a Matt Prater field goal and a 17-6 Broncos lead, came on third-and-16.
The Steelers finished the game with a time of possession of 31:06.
And at the time Tebow threw the game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas -- the NFL's longest postseason pass in overtime history -- CBS's final quarter-hour overnight ratings were, yes, a 31.6.
Now, some people believe in UFOs; some don't. Some believe in the afterlife; some don't. Some believe in coincidences; some don't. And some people believe in the power and talents of Tebow; some don't. But there can be no denying that the events from Denver's wild-card win over Pittsburgh are downright eerie.
When this string of 3:16 facts was relayed to one NFL executive this week, he paused and said: "Is that right? I'm converting."
On Jan. 8, 2009, in the BCS Championship Game, then-Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wore eye black with the inscription John 3:16, a reference to the Bible passage that says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
On Jan. 8, 2012, three years to the date that he caused millions of football fans to Google the meaning of John 3:16, Tebow played his first NFL playoff game, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And … Tebow threw for 316 yards.
Tebow averaged 31.6 yards per completion, the highest single-game postseason completion average in NFL history.
Ben Roethlisberger's second-quarter interception, which led to a Matt Prater field goal and a 17-6 Broncos lead, came on third-and-16.
The Steelers finished the game with a time of possession of 31:06.
And at the time Tebow threw the game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas -- the NFL's longest postseason pass in overtime history -- CBS's final quarter-hour overnight ratings were, yes, a 31.6.
Now, some people believe in UFOs; some don't. Some believe in the afterlife; some don't. Some believe in coincidences; some don't. And some people believe in the power and talents of Tebow; some don't. But there can be no denying that the events from Denver's wild-card win over Pittsburgh are downright eerie.
When this string of 3:16 facts was relayed to one NFL executive this week, he paused and said: "Is that right? I'm converting."
Tom Brady was initially mistaken for Kyle Brady by Bob Kraft when he first joined the Patriots...
Kyle ended up signing for New England and played with Tom during the 16-0 season
Kyle ended up signing for New England and played with Tom during the 16-0 season
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The Bills precamp roster included Mike Williams, Chris Williams, Kyle Williams, Mario Williams, Aaron Williams and Duke Williams as well as Nathan Williams being invited to camp.
Only 6 made it.
Buffalo also presently has 2 Smiths ( and a Schmidt), 2 Woods, 3 Johnsons ( including one on the practice squad and as a coach) and 4 Browns ( including 2 coaches)
Houston have on their roster a Pagan, a Savage and a Mohamed but no Christians
Only 6 made it.
Buffalo also presently has 2 Smiths ( and a Schmidt), 2 Woods, 3 Johnsons ( including one on the practice squad and as a coach) and 4 Browns ( including 2 coaches)
Houston have on their roster a Pagan, a Savage and a Mohamed but no Christians
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Not sure i would have gone with "lead to a superbowl', comes across as you putting on a whole heap of mayo, perhaps substitute with "participated during playoff run"
I know, Im just jelly.
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Is it a coincidence that Blacky and A11dAtPow3r are active on the American Football Board but inactive in the Mock Draft thread?
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Individual Big Footy posting volumes drop relative to your favorite team's on field performances.
So does your sense of humor.
So does your sense of humor.
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I lost interest drafting for the Chiefs, sorry friend, did you miss me?
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I achieved all I set out to
larkis
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Just a dog act agreeing to participate in a 7 round mock draft and deserting half way delaying everyone else.
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Will i still be able to get into heaven or does god look as unkindly as you do on uncompleted mock drafts?
