Friday, September 07, 2012

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1979 ESPN debuted on cable. What do the initials "ESPN" stand for?

2)  On this date in 1963, the National Pro Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio. Who was the first player to be enshrined there?




Answers:

1)  The "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network."

2)  Sammy Baugh. With him in the same class of inductees were Bert Bell, Joe Carr, Dutch Clark, Harold "Red" Grange,George Halas, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Don Hutson, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, John (Blood) McNally, Bronko Nagurski, Ernie Nevers and Jim Thorpe.




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