Answers to Eagles black-quarterback quiz
1. Rodney Peete was the Eagles starting quarterback for 24 games from 1995 to 1998, including a memorable playoff win, 58-37, over Detroit in 1995. Donovan McNabb had an Eagles record 142 starts (five more than Ron Jaworski), Cunningham had 107, and Vick has had 35. Those 308 starts are equivalent to more than 19 full seasons.
Here are the answers to "Eagles and black quarterbacks: A quiz."
1. Rodney Peete was the Eagles starting quarterback for 24 games from 1995 to 1998, including a memorable playoff win, 58-37, over Detroit in 1995. Donovan McNabb had an Eagles record 142 starts (five more than Ron Jaworski), Cunningham had 107, and Vick has had 35. Those 308 starts are equivalent to more than 19 full seasons.
2. Vince Young, a former Tennessee Titans starter, started three games for the Eagles after Vick got hurt in 2011, and played in three others. Young infamously likened that club to a "dream team," but it finished 8-8.
3. John Walton was a backup under Dick Vermeil to Mike Boryla and Roman Gabriel in 1976, and to Jaworski the next two seasons.
4. Don McPherson, a Heisman runner-up in 1987, made the College Football Hall of Fame, but wound up in the Canadian Football League after short stays with the Eagles and the Houston Oilers.
5. Perry Patterson because lasted only a single day with Eagles, who said injuries forced them to add a tight end instead.
6. Jeff Blake passed for more than 20,000 yards in his NFL career, most of them with Cincinnati, but only 126 yards with the Eagles in 2004, when McNabb started all but one game.
7. Running back Keith Byars had a touchdown throw in 1986, four that put the Eagles ahead in four 1990 games, and another TD pass in 1993. Some other non-QBs to throw a touchdown pass (one apiece) include Brian Mitchell (2000), Freddie Mitchell (2001), and Brian Westbrook (2001), according to totalfootballstats.com.
8. Ty Detmer started 18 games in 1997 and 1998. Bobby Hoying started 13 games in 1998 and 1999. Peete and Vick each had more starts (as mentioned in the first answer).
9. Timmy Chang broke Ty Detmer's mark for NCAA passing yards with 17,072 during his career at the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004.
Scoring. 7-8 right: Did you help write The Eagles Encyclopedia? 5-6: Impressive. 3-4: Definitely a fan. 0-2: Glad we could refresh your memory.
Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.
