Here are some trivia questions of a different variety, focusing on players who have played for both the Cowboys and the Redskins at some points in their careers. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but some of the players are pretty obscure. I’ll try to help by dividing the players by difficulty in recognizing them. For each description, try to name the player.
Fairly Easy
1. The first starting quarterback in Dallas history was a former starter for the Redskins.
2. This highly talented cornerback was the focal point of the Dallas defense for the latter half of the 1990s, but he had lost a few steps by the time he joined the Redskins in 2000.
3. This former 1,000-yard rusher for the Cowboys in the early 1970s played for Washington in 1976 and 1977. [Hint: He has a well-known son who plays pro basketball]
Current Players
4. The current Dallas backup quarterback was a starter for the Redskins in 1999 and 2000.
5. This former Jet was a backup in Dallas in 2006 before joining the Redskins in 2007.
6. This Washington linebacker was the second round pick of the Cowboys in 1996.
7. This former seventh round pick (1997) for the Cowboys now plays safety for the Redskins.
8. This defensive end of the Redskins was originally signed as a free agent by Dallas in 2001.
Not Quite Easy
9. This linebacker from Illinois played for Dallas in 1991 and 1994 before playing two seasons with the Redskins in 1995 and 1996.
10. This kicker, who has played for eight different teams, played for Washington in 2002 and Dallas in 2005.
11. This defensive end played for Dallas in its inaugural season of 1960 before spending two seasons with Washington.
12. This tight end was a 13th round selection by Dallas in 1972 and played for the Cowboys for four seasons. He spent his last four seasons with the Redskins.
13. This tight end played a total of three seasons with Dallas (1993-94, 1997), along with two in Washington. He was originally selected by the Browns in the 1990 draft.
14. This guard started for the Cowboys in the early 1990s before signing with the Redskins in 1994, where he played center.
15. This one-time backup quarterback for the Cowboys was originally a sixth-round pick of the Redskins in 1983.
16. This former Dallas linebacker, a first-round pick, played for the Redskins in 2001.
17. This kicker, who played for Dallas in 1993 and 1999, also kicked for the Redskins at one time.
18. This linebacker, a draft choice of the L.A. Rams in 1988, played for both the Cowboys and Redskins in the late 1990s.
19. This defensive end was a fourth-round pick of the Cowboys in 1999 who later played one season with the Redskins.
20. This backup linebacker played for Dallas in 1993 and 1994 before spending two seasons in Washington.
1. Eddie LeBaron
2. Deion Sanders
3. Calvin Hill
4. Brad Johnson
5. Jason Fabini
6. Randall Godfrey
7. Omar Stoutmire
8. Demetric Evans
Man, you ain’t kidding, some of these guys below are pretty obscure :) I’ll admit, I had to do some research on some of them, but a few I did actually know offhand.
9. Darrick Brownlow
10. Jose Cortez
11. Gene Cronin
12. Jean Fugett
13. Scott Galbraith
14. John Gesek- The interesting thing about Gesek is he seems to be the forgotten man of that early 90′s Cowboys dominating O-line. Everyone always includes Larry Allen in that discussion, but the fact is Allen wasn’t even drafted until ’94, and only played on one Super Bowl team. Before Allen, when the Cowboys O-line was truly the most dominating in the league, it was John Gesek who was Nate Newton’s opposite number at guard. An underrated player.
16. Babe Laufenberg
17. Eddie Murray
18. Fred Strickland
19. Peppi Zellner
20. Matt Vanderbeek
Oops, skipped one by accident. Laufenberg is the answer to #15 and #16 is Robert Jones.