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Trivia - yvonne - 10-03-2012
Who has the all time NFL total offense record for a single game?
Re: Trivia - OutsiderFan - 10-03-2012
Norm Van Brocklin?
The guy who passed for the most yards in a game, something like 550.
Re: Trivia - Leftcoast - 10-03-2012
Most yards gained, total, game: 404, Glyn Milburn, December 10, 1995 for the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks in a game Denver lost, 31-27. Not surprisingly Milburn's total was boosted by over 200 yards off of Punt and Kick-off returns.
Now if I could only remember where he played his college ball - he must have been something to see in person! :-)
Re: Trivia - yvonne - 10-03-2012
Bingo :)
Re: Trivia - 82lsju - 10-03-2012
well total offense appears to be somewhat different as this site thinks Warren Moon is #1 with 529 yards (of course they only include games after 1960 when they have good stats).
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/total_offense_single_game.htm
Re: Trivia - Hank 91 - 10-03-2012
I knew this right away -- when I was setting up my classroom last month I pulled out my ESPN Trivia desk calendar, and I had left it on the page with that very question. Full disclosure: I didn't know the answer when I first saw the question last June.
Re: Trivia - CompSci87 - 10-03-2012
Hmm, yes. Total offense by convention includes passes thrown. Total yards gained apparently counts only yardage as the ball carrier.
Re: Trivia - fullmetal - 10-03-2012
I remember that from when I looked him up (he used to live in Austin, now in LA I think).
Re: Trivia - yvonne - 10-03-2012
He's got a whole display at Canton for that accomplishment.
Re: Trivia - CowboyIndian - 10-03-2012
(10-03-2012, 09:14 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:He's got a whole display at Canton for that accomplishment.Why China?
Re: Trivia - yvonne - 10-03-2012
http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/hof-history.aspx
Quote:Why Canton for the Hall of Fame Site?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons; (1) the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League, was founded in Canton on September 17, 1920. (2) the Canton Bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even before the days of the NFL. They were also the first two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-name athlete to play pro football, played his first pro football with the Bulldogs, starting in 1915. (3) Canton citizens early in the 1960's launched a determined and well-organized campaign to earn the site designation for their city.
Re: Trivia - fullmetal - 10-04-2012
There's a college football hall of fame, but it's located in South Bend.Â
Re: Trivia - yvonne - 10-04-2012
You're right. I wrote it incorrectly in the original post.
Re: Trivia - oman - 10-04-2012
The thing I like about Milburn's story was how his parents forced him to go to OU and then he transferred to Stanford when he got his head right.Â
I moved to Dallas, where I perfected by healthy and justified hatred of the Sooners, a bit before Milburn played, so this was a small victory.