
Citation:
MAC to Millennium, University of Maryland Archives
"Quarterback Factory"-the Terrapins have sent
14 quarterbacks to the National Football League: Bob Avellini, Jim Corcoran,
Norman "Boomer" Esiason, Stan Gelbaugh, Shaun Hill, Mark Manges,
Scott Milanovich, Tommy Mont, Neil O'Donnell, Al Pastrana, Frank Reich,
Jack Scarbath, Dick Shiner, and Scott Zolak, earning the university the
nickname "Quarterback Factory"
Queen Anne's Hall-constructed in 1949; named
for Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen's
Game-on October 19, 1957, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince
Philip, journeyed to Byrd Stadium to see "a typical American sport;" as
guests of University President Wilson H. Elkins and Maryland Governor
Theodore R. McKeldin, they watched the Terrapins defeat the University
of North Carolina Tar Heels 21 to 7; this major upset of one of the Terps'
fiercest rivals has become known as the "Queen's Game"
return to top
Copyright
and Citation Information
|