Aug 25, 2014 4 min read

1. What two former Steelers offensive linemen started all four Super Bowls for Pittsburgh in the 1970s?

2. Who is the only quarterback to play for Penn State and win a Super Bowl as a starter?

3. Who did Jefferson-Morgan defeat to win the 1974 WPIAL Class B football championship?

4. What Western Pennsylvania college football team was once coached by famed baseball figure Branch Rickey?

5. What undrafted free agent led the Pittsburgh Steelers in sacks in a season three times during the 1980s?

6. When Pitt running back Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy in 1976, who finished second in the voting?

7. Who was the youngest person to ever play pro football?

8. What four opponents have the Pittsburgh Steelers played the most times in franchise history?

9. Who was the first Penn State player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season?

10. What teams did Waynesburg College beat to win the 1966 NAIA football championship?

11. What did the Steelers give up to acquire Jerome Bettis from the St. Louis Rams in 1996?

12. Which West Virginia defensive back led the nation with 10 interceptions in 1994?

13. What was the nickname for Donora High School’s athletic teams?

14. Who are the only two quarterbacks to win the Heisman Trophy and also start and win a Super Bowl?

15. In 1992, the Green Bay Packers traded a first-round draft pick to what team in exchange for quarterback Brett Favre?

16. Who was the first NFL player to have 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season?

17. Who were the five quarterbacks selected before Dan Marino was taken by Miami in the 1983 NFL draft?

18. Who is the all-time leading high school rusher in the O-R’s coverage area?

19. How many players who attended high school in Washington or Greene County are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

20. What is the most-played high school football series involving a school from either Washington or Greene County?

ANSWERS

1. Left tackle Jon Kolb and right guard Gerry Mullins started all four Super Bowls.

2. Jeff Hostetler, who lettered at quarterback for Penn State in 1980, guided the New York Giants to the Super Bowl title over the Buffalo Bills following the 1990 regular season. Hostetler transferred from Penn State to West Virginia after the 1980 season and played two seasons for the Mountaineers.

3. Jefferson-Morgan shut out Midland of Beaver County, 20-0, in the 1974 WPIAL Class B championship game played at Bethel Park High School. Kevin martin and Jon Culp returned interceptions for touchdowns and the Rockets’ defense held Midland to minus-24 rushing yards. It was J-M’s second consecutive WPIAL title.

4. Allegheny College.

5. Defensive end Keith Willis led the Steelers in sacks with 14 in 1983, 5½ in 1985 and 12 in 1986. Willis was undrafted free agent out of Northeastern University and played with the Steelers from 1982 to 1991.

6. Southern California tailback Rickey Bell was the runner-up to Tony Dorsett in the 1976 Heisman Trophy voting.

7. John Brailer, 16, a 125-pound quarterback, was paid $10 for playing one game for the Latrobe YMCA in 1985.

8. The Steelers have played 122 games against the Cleveland Browns, 87 against the Cincinnati Bengals and 77 against both the Philadelphia eagles and Washington Redskins.

9. Lenny Moore rushed for 1,082 yards in 1954 in a nine-game season. Moore averaged 8.0 yards per carry.

10. The Yellow Jackets defeated New Mexico Highlands, 30-27, in the semifinals and Wisconsin-Whitewater 42-21, in the championship game in Tulsa, Okla.

11. For Bettis and a third-round draft choice, the Steelers gave up a second-round pick and a fourth-rounder. St. Louis used the draft picks to select tight end Ernie Conwell and guard Ryan Tucker.

12. Aaron Beasley became West Virginia’s seventh consensus football All-American when he intercepted 10 passes during the 1994 season.

13. The Dragons.

14. Jim Plunkett of Stanford won the Heisman in 1970 and won Super Bowls XV and XVIII with the Raiders. Roger Staubach who won the Heisman in 1963 while at Navy and won Super Bowls VI and XII with the Cowboys.

15. The Atlanta Falcons.

16. Roger Craig rushed for 1,050 yards and had 1,016 receiving yards for the San Francisco 49ers in 1985.

17. John Elway (Indianapolis), Todd Blackledge (Kansas City), Jim Kelly (Buffalo), Tony Eason (New England) and Ken O’Brien (New York Jets).

18. Mike Vernillo, who was recently inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame, rushed for 7,646 yards for Fort Cherry. His senior season was 1999.

19. Two. Quarterback Joe Montana (Ringgold) and linebacker Bill George (Waynesburg).

20. Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan will meet for the 89th time in the regular-season finale Oct. 24 at Carmichaels. The Mikes leads the series 52-31-4. The Mikes and Rockets have played every year since 1925, with the exception of 1974.