Cool pic - 1961 Quarterbacks

**i_bleed_purple** · 08-23-2010, 01:06 AM

Snagged this from somebody's facebook wall.

Who can name them all? I've got seven.

[spoiler]top row: #22 Bobby Layne(Steelers), #9 Bill Wade(Bears), #15 Bart Starr(Pack), #19 Johnny Unitas(Colts), #16 George Blanda? (Raiders, not 100% on this one)

Bottom Row: #10 Fran Tarkenton, #17 Don Meredeth(Cowboys[/spoiler])

Found the actual answers:
[spoiler]1961: Quarterbacks of the NFL (back, L-R) Milt Plum(Browns), Bobby Layne(Steelers), Sam Etcheverry(st.L Cardinals), Bill Wade(Bears), Bart Starr(Packers), Johnny Unitas(Colts), Norm Snead(Redskins) & Zeke Bratkowski(LA Rams),
(front L-R) Jim Ninowski(Lions), Fran Tarkenton(Vikings), Don Meredith(Cowboys), John Brodie(49ers), Sonny Jergensen(Eagles) & Y.A. Tittle(Giants).[/spoiler]

**gregair13** · 08-23-2010, 02:42 AM

That quiet the find.

**i_bleed_purple** · 09-07-2010, 12:29 PM

Colour version:

**NodakPaul** · 09-07-2010, 01:04 PM

That is pretty cool. I got 6 off the top of my head, 10 with just a little bit of research. There were a few that gave me trouble though, and I had to peek at the answers.

EDIT: And to be fair, I did it off the color version. I would have really had trouble with the black and white.

**i_bleed_purple** · 09-07-2010, 01:06 PM

its easier with the colour pic. :P

**Zeus** · 09-07-2010, 01:07 PM

NodakPaul wrote:

That is pretty cool. I got 6 off the top of my head, 10 with just a little bit of research. There were a few that gave me trouble though, and I had to peek at the answers.

EDIT: And to be fair, I did it off the color version. I would have really had trouble with the black and white.

Lookit that Johnny U - holding onto the ball until the last second to make the play.

=Z=

**i_bleed_purple** · 09-07-2010, 01:10 PM

Zeus wrote:

NodakPaul wrote:

That is pretty cool. I got 6 off the top of my head, 10 with just a little bit of research. There were a few that gave me trouble though, and I had to peek at the answers.

EDIT: And to be fair, I did it off the color version. I would have really had trouble with the black and white.

Lookit that Johnny U - holding onto the ball until the last second to make the play.

=Z=

probably his slow release holding him back.

**tarkenton10** · 09-07-2010, 01:13 PM

i_bleed_purple wrote:

Colour version:

The top row L to R

Cle.- Milt Plum, Pitt.-Bobby Layne, StL.-Ralph Guglielmi, Chi.-Billy Wade, GB-Bart Starr, Balt.-Johnny Unitas, Wash.-Norm Snead, LA-Frank Ryan

Bottom Row:

Det.-Jim Ninowski, Minnesota-Fran "the man" Tarkenton, Dal.-"Dandy" Don Meredith, SF-John Brodie, Philly- Sonny Jergenson, NYG-Y. A. Tittle

**i_bleed_purple** · 09-07-2010, 01:23 PM

close tark, different answers were:

StL: Sam Etcheverry
Rams: Zeke Bratkowski

Rest were good.

**tarkenton10** · 09-07-2010, 01:41 PM

i_bleed_purple wrote:

close tark, different answers were:

StL: Sam Etcheverry
Rams: Zeke Bratkowski

Rest were good.

A little before my time. I had problems with Sonny, he did not age well & I only remember him in Washington, I didn't even know he played for Philly. Bobby Layne I thought played for the bears for some reason. Brodie very young but he looked similar many years later when I began to watch football (I must have seen him at the end of his career or he must be a rookie there). I didn't recognize Dandy Don until I narrowed down the field and knew the uniform had to be Dallas,then I realized it was him. Tark was a suprise; if he didn't have the Vikes uni on I would have never thought that was him.

No mistaking Johnny U or Bart Starr. Bottom row much easier than the top row that is for sure.

The two I didn't get were shots in the dark!!