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Yes it was Marv Levy. Can't remember the year, but he used it because he felt it was the formation that best utilized the talent available. He discusses it in his biography.

Johnny Maxymuk ... you are da MAN!!!

Will surfing be on the agenda?

I used this book quite a bit as I was writing my Pop Warner book. Very helpful with descriptions of long lost offensive formations.

The Buffalo Rangers played a series of games in Pawhuska the year before. Steve Owen was in their lineup ...

Here is a listing of player deaths for the year 2014.

http://jeffnixon.sportsblog.com/posts/1 ... _2014.html

Yes John, if only ...
And that is one I was unaware of ... the answer I was looking for was George Wilson Jr., who wore 48 for Miami in 1966.

So we have three QBs wearing numbers in the 40s after 1960. Am I missing any more?

Bob--yes, the title would fit leaf, but for a different reason!

Reaser--excellent answer! And now I must admit to a mistake myself. I was, for some reason, thinking Connerly was already retired by then, but was experiencing a brain cramp. There is one more QB who wore a number in the 40s, and he played after the Marlboro Man ...

We all know that Tom Matte (#41) and Ed Rutkowski (#40) started games at QB for their teams (Colts and Bills, respectively). But they were disaster QBs. Can anyone identify another QB--since 1960 and whose regular position was QB--who started a regular season game with a jersey number in the 40s? An...