re: Did y’all ever play Smear the Queer growing up?

Absolutely.

The queer part came in when someone would purposely fumble to avoid the hit.

My 10 year old son and his friends play a game I had never seen, but I have to admit it is pretty brilliant. Similar to Jackpot someone described above.

You have one passer and unlimited receivers. Passer throws bombs and it's a Hail Mary type situation when the ball comes down. If no catch, the ball goes back to the passer and the game begins again. If there is a catch, that receiver becomes the passer until another completed pass. At which point, that receiver becomes the passer. No player limit, unlimited rotations and it helps develop the player's ability to go up and come down with contested jump balls.