Football

When the NFL’s 75th anniversary all-time team was announced in 1994, one honoree’s first name was a homonym (minus an "s") with the nickname of a franchise that was founded more than 15 years after he retired. Name the player, first and last name required.

(Note: This player's first name was technically a shortened version of his given name, but he was known exclusively by the shortened version during and after his career.)

Bronko Nagurski

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INSIDE …

As a fledgling subscriber in the early 1990s, I ignored SI’s long articles in favor of the gossipy tidbits and quick-hit scouting reports collected under the magazine’s “Inside….” headings. According to a December 1992 Inside College Basketball item, “Only 2843 people saw George Washington beat Hartford 75-55, but 17 of them were NBA scouts or executives, including George Washington alumnus and Boston Celtic president Red Auerbach. What did the pros know that the public apparently didn’t? That two potential NBA lottery picks were on the floor…”

Hartford’s prospect went on to make two All-NBA teams. He did eventually join Auerbach’s Celtics, but his disappointing two-year stint with the team was plagued by conditioning issues and what he later characterized as chronic alcoholism. Give EITHER his name OR the name of the other prospect, whom GW coach Mike Jarvis was touting (very inaccurately, it turned out) as the second coming of Patrick Ewing.

Vin Baker or Yinka Dare

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Identify the year that this infamous award vote transpired. Again: We're looking for the year.

1999