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Obscure sports trivia

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef2, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    The Superdome?
     
  2. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Wrigley Field?
     
  3. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Rich/Ralph Wilson/Whatever Corporate Name Stadium in Buffalo?
     
  4. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    It is Wrigley Field, which was also the home of the Chicago Cardinals for some years.
     
  5. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    That's great. That's the key: two tenants.
    Anybody else find irony in the fact that Wrigley was the home of both the Cubs and the Cardinals? This is the first time this has occurred to me.
     
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  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Since it’s going to be the 100th season for the New York Football Giants, who was their opponent in their first regular season game in 1925?
     
  7. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    The Duluth Eskimos. Just a WAG but what a great nickname. I realize it's culturally insensitive but I loved it for Edmonton's team.
     
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  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Not the correct answer, but it is a great name.
     
  9. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Not as great as the Providence Steam Roller.
     
  10. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    And that franchise hasn't been the same since they changed the name.
     
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  11. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    And that’s the correct answer!

    My personal favorite 1920s-era NFL team name is the Tonawanda Kardex (aka Lumbermen). They were a semipro team for a few years in the early 20s, filled out an application, paid the $50 fee, joined the NFL, played one road game against the Rochester Jeffersons, got killed 45-0, and never played another NFL game.
     
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  12. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Wondering where you found this information. I just looked it up on Pro Football Reference, and it shows Giants Stadium first with 492 games, followed by Soldier Field (464), Arrowhead (428), Lambeau (423), the Bills' stadium (415), LA Coliseum (409) and the Superdome (401). Wrigley is 10th on its list with 370 games.

    This list (NFL, AFL, and AAFC Stadiums | Pro-Football-Reference.com) includes NFL, AFL and AAFC games, which I guess could be the difference in the two, as the AAFC's Chicago Rockets/Hornets played at Soldier Field for four seasons, and AFL or AAFC teams also played in Buffalo, LA, San Diego and Cleveland, although that doesn't explain the Superdome.
     
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