Trimble Trivia 20 Questions
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:15 pm
In my opinion these are easy to hard
1 What was the nickname of the 1977 team?
The Bomb Squad would have also accepted "Culver's Mad Bombers"
2 Who was called “The Dirty Bird†by the old Channel 15 crew?
Dave Lanning he had transferred from Miller
3 Who is the only player to make a field goal in a playoff game?
Bobby Trace 2001 home playoff game against Eastern
4 What family is responsible for 4,682 receiving yards, and 69 receiving touchdowns? Give the family name and then list each member in order of most yards and touchdowns to least.
Holbert
Scott
Greg
Jeff
Jimmy
Terry
5 If you didn't already know it, the Sultan of Smack has a theme song, in it they mention Guffey’s snap at Vinton in 1989, who was Guff snapping to?
Sun Leeper
6 Nothing against Guff (and most of you know I'm related to him) but keeping in the same frame of mind, if Guff’s snap hadn’t occurred and the score ended at 24-23 who would have been given credit for scoring the game winning touchdown (Who scored for the ‘Cats to give us 24 points)
Charlie Gatchel Charlie scored on a fade route down our sidelines
7 Name the last Tomcat to return the opening kickoff back for a touchdown in a game that was won by the ‘Cats
Bruce Fouts Jr 2004 against Eastern. Neat trivia, prior to this return, the last Tomcat to return the opening kickoff for a TD in a win was Bruce Fouts in 1981 (Fed)
8 Who scored the winning touchdown in the 1979 Trimble 7 Nelsonville-York 6 game?
Mike Roback
9 What season did Terry Dugan become the Public Address Announcer?
1992
10 Who is the monument and the flag pole inside the stadium a memorial to?
Tom Essex
11 Now for some love for the big guys (10-win edition), Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 2001
center Mike Losey, guards Adam Faires, Zack Walton, tackles Dave Lanning, Travis Nott
12 Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 1989 (two people could be listed for left tackle)
Center - Jerry Pastol, Guards - Jason Guffey Brent Swaro tackles Ritchie Cain John Tyler Jim Wright
13 Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 1980 (two people could be listed for tight end)
Center - Mike Deal, Guards - Bruce Fouts and Steve Lanning, Tackles - Larry Dixon and Friz Dillion Tight Ends - Eric Faires, John Jones
14 Why was the start of the 1993 Eastern game delayed?
Transformer fire knocked out the lights near the baseball field
15 What is the only senior class (by football season) to be teammates with three players who were or would be first team All-Ohio for two straight seasons?
1995 Joe Wright was a senior that season, and when the 1995 team were Freshman they were on the team with two-time All-Ohio player Reuben Kittle, then their Senior season they were teammates with Freshman at the time, and future two-time All-Ohio player, Brady Trace.
16 What player, who never had a 100 yard rushing game in his career, rushed for 5 touchdowns in one game?
Aaron Docie In 1982 Aaron scored 5 touchdowns on 97 yards rushing against Vinton County. Aaron played with other great backs like Chris Adams, Steve Campbell, Paul Jewell, Kenny McClelland, and Tee Morrison
17 Who scored the first receiving touchdown in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Sam Hardy caught a pass for the 12 yard score
18 Who threw the first touchdown pass in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Floyd Russell This was the second overall TD in post-consolidation history
19 Who scored the first rushing touchdown in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Donald McDonald broke a 34-yard run on the opening drive of the 1964 Glouster v York game
20 Who scored the first touchdown in the Trimble/Nelsonville-York rivalry?
Terry Everett scored on a 3 yard run and had his name misspelled "Everetts" in the Messenger story
1 What was the nickname of the 1977 team?
The Bomb Squad would have also accepted "Culver's Mad Bombers"
2 Who was called “The Dirty Bird†by the old Channel 15 crew?
Dave Lanning he had transferred from Miller
3 Who is the only player to make a field goal in a playoff game?
Bobby Trace 2001 home playoff game against Eastern
4 What family is responsible for 4,682 receiving yards, and 69 receiving touchdowns? Give the family name and then list each member in order of most yards and touchdowns to least.
Holbert
Scott
Greg
Jeff
Jimmy
Terry
5 If you didn't already know it, the Sultan of Smack has a theme song, in it they mention Guffey’s snap at Vinton in 1989, who was Guff snapping to?
Sun Leeper
6 Nothing against Guff (and most of you know I'm related to him) but keeping in the same frame of mind, if Guff’s snap hadn’t occurred and the score ended at 24-23 who would have been given credit for scoring the game winning touchdown (Who scored for the ‘Cats to give us 24 points)
Charlie Gatchel Charlie scored on a fade route down our sidelines
7 Name the last Tomcat to return the opening kickoff back for a touchdown in a game that was won by the ‘Cats
Bruce Fouts Jr 2004 against Eastern. Neat trivia, prior to this return, the last Tomcat to return the opening kickoff for a TD in a win was Bruce Fouts in 1981 (Fed)
8 Who scored the winning touchdown in the 1979 Trimble 7 Nelsonville-York 6 game?
Mike Roback
9 What season did Terry Dugan become the Public Address Announcer?
1992
10 Who is the monument and the flag pole inside the stadium a memorial to?
Tom Essex
11 Now for some love for the big guys (10-win edition), Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 2001
center Mike Losey, guards Adam Faires, Zack Walton, tackles Dave Lanning, Travis Nott
12 Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 1989 (two people could be listed for left tackle)
Center - Jerry Pastol, Guards - Jason Guffey Brent Swaro tackles Ritchie Cain John Tyler Jim Wright
13 Name the starting offensive line for the Tomcats in 1980 (two people could be listed for tight end)
Center - Mike Deal, Guards - Bruce Fouts and Steve Lanning, Tackles - Larry Dixon and Friz Dillion Tight Ends - Eric Faires, John Jones
14 Why was the start of the 1993 Eastern game delayed?
Transformer fire knocked out the lights near the baseball field
15 What is the only senior class (by football season) to be teammates with three players who were or would be first team All-Ohio for two straight seasons?
1995 Joe Wright was a senior that season, and when the 1995 team were Freshman they were on the team with two-time All-Ohio player Reuben Kittle, then their Senior season they were teammates with Freshman at the time, and future two-time All-Ohio player, Brady Trace.
16 What player, who never had a 100 yard rushing game in his career, rushed for 5 touchdowns in one game?
Aaron Docie In 1982 Aaron scored 5 touchdowns on 97 yards rushing against Vinton County. Aaron played with other great backs like Chris Adams, Steve Campbell, Paul Jewell, Kenny McClelland, and Tee Morrison
17 Who scored the first receiving touchdown in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Sam Hardy caught a pass for the 12 yard score
18 Who threw the first touchdown pass in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Floyd Russell This was the second overall TD in post-consolidation history
19 Who scored the first rushing touchdown in post-consolidation Tomcat history?
Donald McDonald broke a 34-yard run on the opening drive of the 1964 Glouster v York game
20 Who scored the first touchdown in the Trimble/Nelsonville-York rivalry?
Terry Everett scored on a 3 yard run and had his name misspelled "Everetts" in the Messenger story