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...Just left my house. My nephew is dating his niece (they are visiting us from Florida) and he came over to see them. Incredibly nice, humble, and funny guy. He and his son had dinner with us, hung out and had a great time. He didn't seem to get irritated at all with me asking a bunch of questions about his time with the Bears, even though he was only in Chicago for one year. :-D

It's not like I had Mike Ditka over for dinner, but it was freaking awesome. He had some really cool stories, including one about the Bears from when he was with the Packers the year before. There are only a couple former bear QB's who also won a Heisman, so you guys can pretty easily figure it out. What an awesome evening.
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bbaker wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:57 pm ...Just left my house. My nephew is dating his niece (they are visiting us from Florida) and he came over to see them. Incredibly nice, humble, and funny guy. He and his son had dinner with us, hung out and had a great time. He didn't seem to get irritated at all with me asking a bunch of questions about his time with the Bears, even though he was only in Chicago for one year. :-D

It's not like I had Mike Ditka over for dinner, but it was freaking awesome. He had some really cool stories, including one about the Bears from when he was with the Packers the year before. There are only a couple former bear QB's who also won a Heisman, so you guys can pretty easily figure it out. What an awesome evening.
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Is this a quiz?
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Yes. It’s a quiz. LOL. (Not really, I just thought I would avoid posting his name online 15 minutes after he left my house) on the other hand, it is a fun trivia “quiz”.

It wasn’t Flutie. I think there’s only one other heisman winner/Bears QB. I told him he has a special place in my heart for being the guy to push Cade McNown off the Bears’ roster.
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Johnny Lujack?
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Or maybe Danny Wuerffel
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Lujack is 97 years old..how old is niece and your nephew ?
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Jeff George.

Did he win a Heisman?
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Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:47 am Or maybe Danny Wuerffel
Aligning the hints, and yea it has to be.
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docc wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:55 am Lujack is 97 years old..how old is niece and your nephew ?
:lol:
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I met Danny once at a golf tourney that my company sponsored. Seemed like a nice dude in the 5 minutes I talked to him.
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The Cooler King wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:50 am
Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:47 am Or maybe Danny Wuerffel
Aligning the hints, and yea it has to be.
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docc wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:55 am Lujack is 97 years old..how old is niece and your nephew ?
Have you never been with a “mature” woman ? ;)
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The Marshall Plan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:12 am Rashaan Salaam?
Dude. Not sure if this is a joke or not...
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The Cooler King wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:22 pm
The Marshall Plan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 9:12 am Rashaan Salaam?
Dude. Not sure if this is a joke or not...
Ok then how about Cade McNown?
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Very cool
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Danny Wuerffel .. Why does a Heisman winner get drafted in 4th round..? Must have serious B.O... :o
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docc wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:31 pm Danny Wuerffel .. Why does a Heisman winner get drafted in 4th round..? Must have serious B.O... :o
It's low, but not the lowest.

http://www.drafthistory.com/heisman/heisman.html

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Is B.O. the same as B.O. in the UK?

= Body Odour?
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Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:46 pm Is B.O. the same as B.O. in the UK?

= Body Odour?

It is


minus the u
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Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:46 pm Is B.O. the same as B.O. in the UK?

= Body Odour?
But without the superfluous U.
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(insert pickle's voice ....)

sHaNe MAttheWs???
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Moriarty wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:09 pm
Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:46 pm Is B.O. the same as B.O. in the UK?

= Body Odour?

It is


minus the u

Oh our American cousins :lol:
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wulfy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:24 pm (insert pickle's voice ....)

sHaNe MAttheWs???
LOL... I was waiting for this...
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My favorite Bears-related story Danny told me was from when he was with the Packers in 2000. They were working on Goal-line plays they planned to run against the Bears that week, and their OL coach was going over iso's and carefully went through which defender was each player's responsibility. He got to the last one, which was the FB, and said "All you need to do is block their ROOKIE MLB, who played SAFETY in college... he played SAFETY! You think you can handle that??!" They were all laughing about it... Apparently, that was the last time he made that comment :D
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That is awesome.
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The Marshall Plan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:24 pm
The Cooler King wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:22 pm

Dude. Not sure if this is a joke or not...
Ok then how about Cade McNown?
Not a Heisman winner but at least a plausible scenario.
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sHaNe MAtthUeWs???
In the UK of course..

Nope Shane was Not the Guy..then or since !
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bbaker wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:14 pm
wulfy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:24 pm (insert pickle's voice ....)

sHaNe MAttheWs???
LOL... I was waiting for this...
Good ole Pickles ;) ;)
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