Quizzes & Puzzles Two Truths and a Lie: Alumni Gridiron Edition How much do you know about the pro careers of these eight Cornellian football stars? DIFFICULTY LEVEL: CHALLENGING You may have played an icebreaker game in which you tell two true things and one false one about yourself—and the listener has to guess which is which. Here’s a Big Red alumni version! For each of these eight elite athletes, select the “lie”—the one pro team of the three for which the alum did NOT play. And show how much you know about the football career of … 1) Chad Levitt ’97 Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders St. Louis Rams None 2) Pete Gogolak ’64 Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers New York Giants None 3) Kevin Boothe ’05 Oakland Raiders New York Giants New England Patriots None 4) Ed Marinaro ’72, BS ’73 Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks Cleveland Browns None 5) Seth Payne ’97 Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans None 6) Gary Wood ’64 Denver Broncos New York Giants New Orleans Saints None 7) J.C. Tretter ’13 Green Bay Packers Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions None 8) Bryan Walters ’10 San Diego Chargers Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks None Time’s up Published September 21, 2023 1) Chad Levitt ’97 Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders St. Louis Rams None 2) Pete Gogolak ’64 Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers New York Giants None 3) Kevin Boothe ’05 Oakland Raiders New York Giants New England Patriots None 4) Ed Marinaro ’72, BS ’73 Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks Cleveland Browns None 5) Seth Payne ’97 Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans None 6) Gary Wood ’64 Denver Broncos New York Giants New Orleans Saints None 7) J.C. Tretter ’13 Green Bay Packers Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions None 8) Bryan Walters ’10 San Diego Chargers Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks None Time’s up Comments Richard Shapiro, Class of 1985 26 Sep, 2023 Nice challenge Reply Carol MacCorkle, Class of 1964 2 Oct, 2023 What about Derrick Harman, engineer ‘84 Was running back for SF 49ers and played in Super Bowl ‘85 at Stanford Univ stadium against Miami!! Reply Richard Schosberg, Class of 1984 24 Sep, 2024 And broke many of Ed”s records. And a true gentleman! I had the privilege to be on the field with him my freshman year before injury ended my football ‘career’. Reply Keith Eggleston 24 Sep, 2024 I believe he only played for the 49ers, so didn’t have two “truths”. Reply michael katz, Class of 1964 24 Sep, 2024 Carol:Let’s grab an Irish Coffee at the BV in Sf and pretend it’s Zinks-Best Michael Katz Reply Tim Guba, Class of 1980 24 Sep, 2024 8 for 8 I must be an ex Big Red jock! Reply John [Jack] Dwyer, Class of 1964 24 Sep, 2024 Got’em all but 3 of recent ones were guesses Reply Mark Miller, Class of 1984 25 Sep, 2024 Derrick Harmon was a GREAT player (Ivy League Player of the Year in 1983)- I was his blocking fullback (wanted to be tailback but Derrick was much better!) – He also made the Dean’s List EVERY semester at Cornell as an Applied and Engineering Physics major – he would study on the bus all the way to Dartmouth (6 hours), carry the ball 30 times, and study all the way home on the bus as well. One unique student/athlete! Mark Miller Class of ’84 Football. Reply Richard Snyder, Class of 1961 3 Nov, 2024 BO ROBERSON ’57 And silver olympic medal in long jump Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Campus & Beyond Apples of Our Eye: A Love Letter to Cornell’s Fabulous Fruit Bear Hugs Founded by Undergrads, Service Groups Are Still Going Strong Quizzes & Puzzles May / June ’24 Trivia Roundup