Childhood
What made it hard for Jim to grow up? Was it that his parents were blind or they were deaf?
What is that his parents were blind?
What is the posistion Jim was asked to switch to in college? Was it a defensive end or a cornerback?
What is a defensive end?
How long had Jim been in the league when he won his Super Bowl MVP?
What is 10 years?
True or False: He won the Super Bowl MVP in 1984.
False
Jim Plunkett was the first to do this. Was he the first Latino to win the Super Bowl MVP, the Heismn Trophy, or the first to be drafted #1 overall?
Trick Question: Both!
Jim threw a football 60 yards in his first ever competition. Was he a child, a teen, or an adult?
Bonus 100 pts: How old was he exactly? (optional)
What is a teen?
Bonus: 14 years old
What inspired Jim to play football? Was it his parents or his love for the game?
Trick question: Both!
How long had Jim been in the league when he won Comeback Player of the Year?
True or False: He won the Super Bowl MVP in 1981
For extra 100: How many touchdown passes did he throw? (optional)
True
Bonus Q: What is three?
Jim Plunkett is in this historic place. Is it the College Football Hall of Fame or the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame?
What is the College Football Hall of Fame?
What is a news vendor? Is it a person who sells newspapers or a company that makes newspapers?
What is a person that sells newspapers?
Daily Double!
Choose how much you want for a question answered right, if right, get that amount, but if you get it wrong, you lose that amount.
How old was Jim when he retired? Was it 39 or 42 years old?
What is 39 years old?
True or False: He was the AFC Rookie of the Year in 1971
True
How many Super Bowls has Jim Plunkett won? Is it 1, 2, or 3 Super Bowls?
Bouns: What year(s) did Jim Plunkett win?
What is 2 Super Bowls?
Bonus: 1981, 1984
Name 2 other sports that Jim played.
Possible answer: Baseball, Basketball, Wrestling, and track?
Why did Jim have to work odd jobs at such a young age? Use common sense to answer.
Possible answer: His family needed the money because they could barely afford to live
How many years did Jim play in the NFL? is it 19, 14, or 16 years?
What is 16 years?
True or False: He won the Super Bowl in his rookie season.
False
What year did Jim Plunkett win the Rose Bowl? Was it 1971 or 1969?
What was 1971?
What was Jim's mom and dad's names? Was it William and Carmen, or was it Ben and Estrella?
What is William an Carmen?
What almost ended his football career before it began: was it a tumor or an ACL injury?
What is a tumor?
What year did Jim Plunkett join the Raiders? Was it 1978 or 1981?
What is 1978?
What year was Jim in college when he won the Heisman Trophy?
What is his senior year?
Why did Jim go to Stanford? Was it to be close to his parents or was it to play football?
What is both?