NAME THAT NINER!

Originally posted by Isosceles:
The "SmokeyJoe" defense is WRONG!

I read that in Marisa Tomei's voice for some reason, lol.

I'm stumped. Feel like I missed a trick

I'll put the answer up at about 9, if no one else comes up with it before then.

I got Studio54 keeping me pumping in the meantime.

Well how about now, before 9?

The 2nd most common surname is Johnson, tied with Smith. 23 players named Johnson. 23 players named Smith.

Williams is in fact the most common surname on the 49ers All Time Roster. There are 28 of them, beginning with Alfred Williams, ending with Vince Williams. Those 28 names comprise the list of Williams(s).

The name that sits atop (on the top of) that list of 28 Williams(s) is Ken Willard.

Ken Willard – RB – [1965 – 1973] – North Carolina

[from Wikipedia]
… he was a four-time Pro Bowler with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1960s.

College career

Willard received a football scholarship from the University of North Carolina in 1961 after turning down a $100,000 offer to play baseball for the Boston Red Sox. He played for the Tar Heels from 1962 to 1964, where he led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing yards in 1963 and was named MVP of the same year's Gator Bowl. He received All-ACC honors in 1963 and 1964 and was selected to the College Football All-America second-team in 1964.

He was also a member of the UNC baseball team, where he led the ACC in home runs two times and is unofficially credited with the longest home run in Tar Heel history at an estimated 525 feet (160 m).

Professional career

Willard was drafted with the second pick of the 1965 NFL draft, by the San Francisco 49ers ahead of future NFL Hall of Famers Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. He played nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and one with the St. Louis Cardinals. He opted to pass on his eleventh season after two consecutive years of knee injuries in St. Louis.

Willard was a four-time Pro Bowler, selected in 1965, 1966, 1968 and 1969 and scored 45 rushing and 17 receiving touchdowns. His best year was 1968 when he ran for 967 yards and 7 touchdowns.

He was a member of the 49ers when the team won the NFC West title in 1970, 1971 and 1972 and with the Cardinals when they won the division title in 1974. On the retirement of Leroy Kelly, Willard became the NFL's active leader in career rushing yards for most of the 1974 season, before being passed by O. J. Simpson in Game 11. He retired with 6,105 rushing yards (then 8th all-time) and 45 rushing touchdowns (tied for 12th).

Originally posted by Isosceles:

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:

Originally posted by 9moon:
Here's a good one..

Name that Niner !!!

The QB Joe Montana replaced in the 4th Quarter of a pre season game to execute an End Around inside the 3 yard line.

Guy Benjamin?

Hey KRO. What do you recall about Guy Benjamin and the particular play?
I am curious about which preseason year this may have been. And against who?

GUY BENJAMIN... was not!!

This was a pre season games against the Raiders.. Bill Walsh hated the Raiders so much and wanted to beat them that he brought Joe back in the 4QTR and call an End Around play..

Hint Hint: Jerry Rice rookie year !!!

lol, that was a good one. Subtle trick.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:
lol, that was a good one. Subtle trick.

Man, it's going to be very tough to not post any more for awhile. But this just makes me more determined to keep going strong with them when I start again.

But Drafting matters must take precedence!

Originally posted by 9moon:
GUY BENJAMIN... was not!!

This was a pre season games against the Raiders.. Bill Walsh hated the Raiders so much and wanted to beat them that he brought Joe back in the 4QTR and call an End Around play..

Hint Hint: Jerry Rice rookie year !!!

Hey 9moon good to see you again.
Right now, I can't even get Niner regular season games in my area.
A preseason game during Montana's day is like the unreachable star.
But I will give some research to that, in time.

Originally posted by 9moon:
GUY BENJAMIN... was not!!

This was a pre season games against the Raiders.. Bill Walsh hated the Raiders so much and wanted to beat them that he brought Joe back in the 4QTR and call an End Around play..

Hint Hint: Jerry Rice rookie year !!!

I think you're misremembering this game, lol.

Looks like I'm late to the party again

Originally posted by krizay:
Looks like I'm late to the party again

One of these days, krizay, I'm gonna do a Special 8 or 9 PM game thing, just for you, and all else who want to late night join in.

Originally posted by krizay:
Looks like I'm late to the party again

2 days late for me.

Originally posted by 9moon:
GUY BENJAMIN... was not!!

This was a pre season games against the Raiders.. Bill Walsh hated the Raiders so much and wanted to beat them that he brought Joe back in the 4QTR and call an End Around play..

Hint Hint: Jerry Rice rookie year !!!

Could it be Matt Cavanaugh you are thinking of? 1985

Originally posted by Isosceles:
He? Who? Guy Benjamin?
So from what I gather, Guy Benjamin, if he is the guy, got injured in the preseason game, and the 49ers had no else except J. Montana to come in and finish the game?
I'm not trying to be smart-aleck or anything.
But Thanks.

It was just a stab in the dark as someone not being part of the vibe as a true fan then.

Love the play on words for your last quiz.

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
Could it be Matt Cavanaugh you are thinking of? 1985

I'm not sure this question has an answer. In 85 when the Raiders and Niners played in the preseason the 49ers beat the Raiders 28-21. They had a 28-7 lead entering the 4th quarter and the Raiders were able to recover two onside kicks to bring it to a 28-21 lead before fumbling on their final possession to lose the game. Montana played the first half and was replaced by Cavanaugh who was hurt in the game and replaced by Scott Barry. Montana never came back in the game, as far as I can tell, and the only time Walsh brought him back into a preseason game in the 4th quarter was against the Bears in 87.

There's very limited information available about old preseason games in general.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
Could it be Matt Cavanaugh you are thinking of? 1985

I'm not sure this question has an answer. In 85 when the Raiders and Niners played in the preseason the 49ers beat the Raiders 28-21. They had a 28-7 lead entering the 4th quarter and the Raiders were able to recover two onside kicks to bring it to a 28-21 lead before fumbling on their final possession to lose the game. Montana played the first half and was replaced by Cavanaugh who was hurt in the game and replaced by Scott Barry. Montana never came back in the game, as far as I can tell, and the only time Walsh brought him back into a preseason game in the 4th quarter was against the Bears in 87.

There's very limited information available about old preseason games in general.

Thanks Smokey. Wish I was around to see that.