Answers to the Trivia Questions
May 29, 2003
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) -Here are the answers to previous Trivia Questions:
How many former Hurricanes played in last year’s NFL Pro Bowl game? The answer is 6 (Devin Hester, Sean Taylor, Reggie Wayne, Ed Reed, Andre Johnson and Frank Gore). Here’s how you voted: 5 – 31.0% (965 votes); 6 – 22.3% (693 votes); 4 – 20.9% (649 votes); 7 – 17.2% (535 votes); 3 – 8.6% (268 votes).
How many former Hurricanes are on the rosters of this year’s Super Bowl teams, the Bears and the Colts? The answer is 4: Reggie Wayne (Colts), *Tanard Davis (Colts), Devin Hester (Bears), and Darrell McClover (Bears). According to nfl.com, Tanard Davis was listed on the roster both before and after the Super Bowl. Here’s how you voted: 3 – 39.1% (566 votes); 2 – 25.1% (363 votes); 4 – 20.6% (298 votes);5 – 12.4% (179 votes); 1 – 2.9% (42 votes)
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Which of the following Hurricane football players did not wear the number “5” at UM? The answer is B. Randal Hill (he wore number “3” at UM) Here were your answers: Randal Hill – 37.4% (1313 votes);Edgerrin James – 17.4% (610 votes); Melvin Bratton – 16.6% (582 votes);Kevin Williams – 15.0% (525 votes); Andre Johnson – 13.7% (480 votes)
Which of the following NFL teams had the most former Hurricanes on their roster on August 22, 2006? The answer was The Wasington Redskins had 6 former Canes on their roster onAugust 22. Here were your answers: Washington Redskins – 61.7% (1379 votes); Baltimore Ravens – 19.3% (431 votes); N.Y. Giants – 12.3% (276 votes); Arizona Cardinals – 4.5% (101 votes); Chicago Bears – 2.2% (49 votes)
Which of the following former Hurricanes is still playing for the team that drafted him? The answer was NFL Pro Bowler Ray Lewis, still with the Baltimore Ravens. Here were your answers: Ray Lewis – 87.6% (6716 votes); Jeff Feagles – 3.8% (294 votes); Vinny Testaverde – 3.4% (261 votes); Kenard Lang – 3.1% (237 votes); Earl Little – 2.1% (163 votes).
Which of the following former Hurricanes is the only three-time All-American in football at UM? The answer was Ted Hendricks, who was an All-American in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Here were your answsers:Ed Reed – 29.7% (1970 votes); Ted Hendricks – 28.5% (1888 votes);Bryant McKinnie – 20.3% (1347 votes); George Mira – 14.2% (942 votes);Darrin Smith – 7.3% (481 votes).
Which of the following current Green Bay Packers never played for the Hurricanes? The answer is E. All of the above: Najeh Davenport, Daniel Franks, Earl Little, Nicolas Luchey (Note: Nicolas Luchey’s name was Nick Williams when he played for the Hurricanes). Here were your answers: Nicolas Luchey – 37.4% (1303 votes), All of the above played for the Hurricanes – 33.7% (1174 votes),Earl Little – 17.8% (621 votes), Daniel Franks – 7.8% (270 votes), Najeh Davenport – 3.3% (114 votes).
Which of the following former Hurricanes was not a first-round pick in the NFL Draft? The answer is Clinton Portis. He was drafted in the second round of the 2002 draft by the Denver Broncos.Clinton Portis – 45.6% (1728 votes); All of the above were first-round picks. – 18.4% (697 votes); Cleveland Gary – 16.1% (610 votes); William Joseph – 10.7% (405 votes); Darryl Williams – 9.3% (353 votes)
Which of the following current major league baseball players was on the University of Miami’s 1999 National Championship team? The answer is Bobby Hill.Pat Burrell – 54.5% (846 votes); Bobby Hill – 14.6% (226 votes); Danny Graves – 13.0% (201 votes); Aubrey Huff – 12.0% (186 votes);Jason Michaels – 5.9% (92 votes)
Which of the following former Hurricane football players is not in the NFL Hall of Fame? The answer is Ottis Anderson. Ottis Anderson – 39.9% (842 votes); All of the above are in the Hall of Fame – 26.4% (556 votes); Ted Hendricks – 14.0% (296 votes);Jim Kelly – 12.2% (258 votes); Jim Otto – 7.4% (157 votes).
Which of the following former Hurricanes and current NFL players has been in the NFL the longest? The answer : Testaverde is an 18 year veteran, whereas Feagles has been in the league 17 years.Vinny Testaverde – 72.9% (3344 votes);Jeff Feagles – 18.8% (862 votes); Warren Sapp – 4.8% (218 votes);Michael Barrow – 2.2% (102 votes); Nicolas Luchey – 1.3% (61 votes).
Which of the following former Hurricanes was an NFL Rookie of the Year? All of the above. In 2002 Clinton Portis and Jeremy Shockey were both Rookie of the Year. Shockey was the “Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year” which is determined by online voting.All of the above – 34.0% (138 votes); Clinton Portis – 29.3% (119 votes);Edgerrin James – 14.3% (58 votes);Jeremy Shockey – 12.6% (51 votes); Ottis Anderson – 7.6% (31 votes); Chuck Foreman – 2.2% (9 votes)
What feature do you like most in the redesign of HurricaneSports.com?
Front page wide photo – 20% (88 votes), Hurricane football commerical – 14% (61 votes), Ease of navigation – 11% (50 votes), Overall site design – 41% (181 votes), My Canes – 14% (63 votes)
Which student athlete will make the biggest impact in the 2004 Volleyball season?
Valeria Tipiana – 37% (2,596 votes), Jamie Grass – 32% (2,239 votes), Mallorey James – 14% (1,012 votes), Ashley Woods – 05% (293 votes), Karla Johnson – 13% (877 votes)
Which Hurricane – Seminole game was the best of all time?
October 3, 1987 – #3 Miami 26, #4 FSU 25 – Tallahassee – 60% (5,237 votes), October 2, 1992 – #2 Miami 19, #3 FSU 16 – Miami – 01% (19 votes), November 16, 1991 – #2 Miami 17, #1 FSU 16 – Tallahassee – 35% (3,052 votes), October 7, 2000 – #7 Miami 27, #1 FSU 24 – Miami – 01% (122 votes), January 1, 2004 – FedEx Orange Bowl game Miami 16, FSU 14 – 01% (108 votes), October 12, 2002 – #1 Miami 28, #15 FSU 27 – Miami – 01% (86 votes)
Which of the following Heisman trophy winners has a brother whoplayed football for the Hurricanes? Archie Griffin – 32.7% (1276 votes), Tim Brown – 26.1% (1020 votes), Vinny Testaverde – 15.5% (605 votes), Steve Owens – 15.1% (589 votes), Terry Baker – 10.7% (417 votes)
Which of the following former Hurricane baseball players neverplayed for the Florida Marlins? The answer is Greg Vaughn – 52.7% (3482 votes). Others receiving votes include: Jorge Fabregas – 16.5% (1091 votes), Dave Berg – 14.2% (940 votes)Alex Fernandez – 8.8% (583 votes), Charles Johnson – 7.7% (510 votes).
Prior to this year, when was the last time the UM football teamsimultaneously enjoyed 5-game winning streaks against both Florida andFlorida State? The answer is never! Here are the answers that came in: never – 46.4% (2339 votes), 1987 – 27.8% (1401 votes), 1994 – 12.0% (606 votes), 1962 – 7.4% (372 votes), 1957 – 6.4% (323 votes)
Which of the following University of Miami head coach’s fatherwas an NFL quarterback? The answer is Women’s soccer coach Tricia Taliaferro’s father, Mike. QB Mike Taliaferro was a Pro Bowl selection in 1969 and played for the NY Jets, Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills from 1964-72. Here are the answers that came in:Jim Morris – 35.5% (1404 votes),Tricia Taliaferro – 30.8% (1219 votes),Perry Clark – 14.2% (562 votes),Larry Coker – 12.2% (483 votes),Amy Deem – 7.2% (285 votes)
Who’s the only former football player to host Saturday Night Live? The Answer is The Rock (former defensive lineman Dwayne Johnson). The other choices were Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly, Jeremy Shockey and Vinny Testaverde.
Which of the following head football coaches was not an assistant coachat the University of Miami? The Answer is Mark Richt (although he was aquarterback for the Hurricanes, he was not an assistant coach). And here are the answers that came in: Mark Richt – 37.1% (1275 votes), Dave Wannstedt – 22.2% (762 votes), Tommy Tuberville – 20.4% (703 votes), Butch Davis – 13.2% (453 votes), Sonny Lubick – 7.2% (247 votes)
Which of the following did not play baseball for the Hurricanes? The answer is Joey Cora; Here are the votes that came in: Mike Piazza – 41.3% (5473 votes), Joey Cora – 40.9% (5431 votes), Kenard Lang – 10.0% (1323 votes), Greg Vaughn – 4.2% (557 votes), Maurice Crum – 3.6% (480 votes)
Which of the following running backs was not coached by Larry Coker? Charlie Garner – 35.1% (631 votes)
Which of the following football players had sports cards (commercial cards inserted in packs) made of them while they were still student athletes at the University of Miami (in accordance with NCAA rules)? Kenny Kelly and Andre King – 19.3% (274 votes) – both had baseball trading cards while they played football at UM.
Why was Joe Namath on the Miami sideline during the 1983 National
Championship game at the Orange Bowl?Howard Schnellenberger was his former coach.
