Joyful sixty fifth birthday to four-time Professional Bowler, 1988 NFL MVP and 1995 Walter Payton Man of the Yr Award winner, Boomer Esiason!
Esiason was chosen within the second spherical of the 1984 NFL Draft out of Maryland by the Cincinnati Bengals, and he began simply 4 video games as a rookie however went 3-1 in these begins. He took over because the full-time starter in Cincy, throwing for 3,443 yards and 27 touchdowns to 12 interceptions in 14 begins in 1985.
His greatest season got here in 1988, when he threw for a career-high 3,572 yards and tied his career-best with 28 touchdowns to guide the Bengals to a 12-4 document and Most Precious Participant honors. He made his lone Tremendous Bowl look that yr in Tremendous Bowl XXIII, falling 20-16 to Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and the San Francisco 49ers.
Esiason would go on to play 4 extra seasons (one Professional Bowl) with Cincinnati earlier than enjoying just a few seasons with the Jets and one with the Cardinals earlier than returning to the Bengals for his last season in 1997.
At present, he’s one of many NFL’s longest-tenured media personalities, having served as a shade analyst for video games and a pundit for numerous networks.
Which brings us to right this moment’s quiz. How most of the quarterbacks to begin within the Tremendous Bowl are you able to identify in 10 minutes?
Good luck!
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