Close Battle for Winners!
It was a tight battle among Minnesota Vikings Fans as to who knew the most nicknames in our "50 Years of Vikings Nicknames" game!
We had a list of 35 names given to us from folks like Dave Mona (host of the Sports Huddle radio show with Sid Hartman on WCCO), former Minnesota Viking Bob Lurtsema, Judy Hammerstrom (sister of former Viking Dave Osborn), Doug Johnson, and whoever I was talking to about it.
It was the "extra credit" names that some folks included that made the difference for them. And thanks for the clarification that the Iron Man nickname was not just for Brett Favre but also Jim Marshall. We made allowance for that.
Also, an entry from Steve Anderson and Barney Flom explained that the nickname for Quadry Ismail was actually for his brother. We decided to give everyone credit who marked it down anyway. Plus, we didn't mark it wrong if you spelled a name incorrectly! (Since I made up the rules I could do this. We're having fun, remember?)
The winners are: first choice of the prizes goes to the entry from Steve Anderson and Barney Flom because they got all 35 nicknames correct. Second choice goes to Bud Gustafson who only had one wrong. Third choice goes to Art Rew with 30 correct but since he had 19 extra nicknames he had a "heads up" over Karyn Edelbach who only had six extra.
A tie between Duane Nordvold and Randy Schneider (both had 30 correct with one extra nickname) was decided by drawing a name out of my crockpot by my husband (they were handy). Duane won.
Honorable Mention: Cheryl Nordvold, Mark Myers and Brandon Walters. Thanks to all who took part - even by just talking about it!
Go Vikings! Go Fans!
Answers to "50 Years of Vikings Nicknames" Game: "Jay or J.A."(Jared Allen), "Boom Boom" (Brown), "Catfish" (Neil Claybo), "Coffin Corner" (Greg Coleman), "Pepper and Pep" (Daunte Culpepper), "Moose" (Carl Eller), "Old Man on the Turf" (Brett Favre), "Gannon the Cannon" (Rich Gannon), "Rip" (Ross Hawkins), "Cheap Shot Wally" (Wally Hilgenberg), "The Rocket" or "The Missile" (Quadry Ismail and his brother), "Two Minute Tommy" (Tommy Kramer), "Avis" -for finishing number two in the Heisman trophy voting (Ed Marinaro), "Iron Man of the NFL" (Brett Favre or Jim Marshall), "Wrong Way" (Jim Marshall), "The Captain" (Jim Marshall), "The King" (Hugh McElhenny), "Freak" (Randy Moss), "Ozzie" (Dave Osborn), "Purple Jesus" (Adrian Peterson), "Motor Mouth" (John Randle), "The Slippery Seed" (Oscar Reed), "The Mossiah" (Randy Moss), "B-Rob" (Brian Robison), "Bozo" (Ed Shrockman), "All Day" (Adrian Peterson), "Special K" (Kory Stringer), "Scramblin' Fran" (Fran Tarkenton), "Dutchman" (Norm Van Brocklin), "Benchwarmer Bob" (Bob Lurtsema), "Chainsaw" (Stu Voight), "Money in the bank" (Stu Voight), "Whiskey" (Wade Wilson), "Stormin Norman" (Norm Van Brocklin), "Mooney" (Roy Winston).
We had a list of 35 names given to us from folks like Dave Mona (host of the Sports Huddle radio show with Sid Hartman on WCCO), former Minnesota Viking Bob Lurtsema, Judy Hammerstrom (sister of former Viking Dave Osborn), Doug Johnson, and whoever I was talking to about it.
Extra Credit Names!
It was the "extra credit" names that some folks included that made the difference for them. And thanks for the clarification that the Iron Man nickname was not just for Brett Favre but also Jim Marshall. We made allowance for that.
Also, an entry from Steve Anderson and Barney Flom explained that the nickname for Quadry Ismail was actually for his brother. We decided to give everyone credit who marked it down anyway. Plus, we didn't mark it wrong if you spelled a name incorrectly! (Since I made up the rules I could do this. We're having fun, remember?)
Prizes!
The winners were to be announced in the newspaper and could choose from a variety of prizes. One was a "party" for the winner and a friend to watch a game at our house and eat "game food." And if they had a larger TV than we do - we would go to their house!
The Vikings head office provided more prizes: 1) the 50 Seasons of Vikings anniversary book, 2) the Minnesota Vikings 2010 Team Guide book, 3) Purple Pride cookbook - from the families of players, coaches and staff, and 4) a 50 Year memorial lapel pin.
I'll be calling the winners in the order I calculated so they can choose their prize. All except the "Party" can be picked up at the Beacon.
The Vikings head office provided more prizes: 1) the 50 Seasons of Vikings anniversary book, 2) the Minnesota Vikings 2010 Team Guide book, 3) Purple Pride cookbook - from the families of players, coaches and staff, and 4) a 50 Year memorial lapel pin.
I'll be calling the winners in the order I calculated so they can choose their prize. All except the "Party" can be picked up at the Beacon.
The Winners!
The winners are: first choice of the prizes goes to the entry from Steve Anderson and Barney Flom because they got all 35 nicknames correct. Second choice goes to Bud Gustafson who only had one wrong. Third choice goes to Art Rew with 30 correct but since he had 19 extra nicknames he had a "heads up" over Karyn Edelbach who only had six extra.
A tie between Duane Nordvold and Randy Schneider (both had 30 correct with one extra nickname) was decided by drawing a name out of my crockpot by my husband (they were handy). Duane won.
Honorable Mention: Cheryl Nordvold, Mark Myers and Brandon Walters. Thanks to all who took part - even by just talking about it!
Go Vikings! Go Fans!
ANSWERS TO NICKNAMES GAME!
Answers to "50 Years of Vikings Nicknames" Game: "Jay or J.A."(Jared Allen), "Boom Boom" (Brown), "Catfish" (Neil Claybo), "Coffin Corner" (Greg Coleman), "Pepper and Pep" (Daunte Culpepper), "Moose" (Carl Eller), "Old Man on the Turf" (Brett Favre), "Gannon the Cannon" (Rich Gannon), "Rip" (Ross Hawkins), "Cheap Shot Wally" (Wally Hilgenberg), "The Rocket" or "The Missile" (Quadry Ismail and his brother), "Two Minute Tommy" (Tommy Kramer), "Avis" -for finishing number two in the Heisman trophy voting (Ed Marinaro), "Iron Man of the NFL" (Brett Favre or Jim Marshall), "Wrong Way" (Jim Marshall), "The Captain" (Jim Marshall), "The King" (Hugh McElhenny), "Freak" (Randy Moss), "Ozzie" (Dave Osborn), "Purple Jesus" (Adrian Peterson), "Motor Mouth" (John Randle), "The Slippery Seed" (Oscar Reed), "The Mossiah" (Randy Moss), "B-Rob" (Brian Robison), "Bozo" (Ed Shrockman), "All Day" (Adrian Peterson), "Special K" (Kory Stringer), "Scramblin' Fran" (Fran Tarkenton), "Dutchman" (Norm Van Brocklin), "Benchwarmer Bob" (Bob Lurtsema), "Chainsaw" (Stu Voight), "Money in the bank" (Stu Voight), "Whiskey" (Wade Wilson), "Stormin Norman" (Norm Van Brocklin), "Mooney" (Roy Winston).
