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The Ice Bowl: the Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game SPORTS | FOOTBALL $16.95 GRUVER An insightful, bone-chilling replay of pro football’s greatest game. “ ” The Ice Bowl —Gordon Forbes, pro football editor, USA Today It was so cold... THE DAY OF THE ICE BOWL GAME WAS SO COLD, the referees’ whistles wouldn’t work; so cold, the reporters’ coffee froze in the press booth; so cold, fans built small fires in the concrete and metal stands; so cold, TV cables froze and photographers didn’t dare touch the metal of their equipment; so cold, the game was as much about survival as it was Most Unforgettable Game About Football’s The Cold Truth about skill and strategy. ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers met for a classic NFL championship game, played on a frozen field in sub-zero weather. The “Ice Bowl” challenged every skill of these two great teams. Here’s the whole story, based on dozens of interviews with people who were there—on the field and off—told by author Ed Gruver with passion, suspense, wit, and accuracy. The Ice Bowl also details the history of two legendary coaches, Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi, and the philosophies that made them the fiercest of football rivals. Here, too, are the players’ stories of endurance, drive, and strategy. Gruver puts the reader on the field in a game that ended with a play that surprised even those who executed it. Includes diagrams, photos, game and season statistics, and complete Ice Bowl play-by-play Cheers for The Ice Bowl A hundred myths and misconceptions about the Ice Bowl have been answered. This book“ captures the essence of Lombardi’s finest hour. —Bob McGinn, Packers” beat, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel It was a day I’ll never forget and it was the highlight of my broadcast career with “the Packers. Ed Gruver brings it back vividly. —Ted Moore,” Packer play-by-play announcer, 1960–69 ED GRUVER is a newspaper sportswriter, a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association and a contributor to Total Football. In addition to The Ice Bowl, he is the author of The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, and two biographies, Nitschke and Koufax. He lives in Lanchaster, Pennsylvania. ISBN:978-1-59013-080-3 51695 McBooks McBooks Press Press www.mcbookspress.com 9 781590 130803 IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 1 THEIceBowl IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 2 Cheers for The Ice Bowl “An insightful, bone-chilling replay of pro football’s greatest game. The Ice Bowl recaptures all the chilling drama and finally gives Ken Bowman his share of pro football’s most famous block.” —Gordon Forbes, pro football editor, USA Today “A hundred myths and misconceptions about the Ice Bowl have been answered. This book captures the essence of Lombardi’s finest hour.” —Bob McGinn, Packers beat, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Kudos to Ed Gruver. Reading this terrific book brought back all the thrills and chills of being there. Now everyone can share the experience of arguably the greatest pro football game ever played.” —Chuck Mercein, #30, Green Bay Packers starting fullback, Ice Bowl Game “A very accurate account of a major game in NFL history. Thanks for helping me remember the coldest day of my life! ” —Ralph Neely, #73, All-Pro offensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, 1965–77 “It was a day I’ll never forget and it was the highlight of my broadcast career with the Packers. Ed Gruver brings it back vividly.” —Ted Moore, Packer play-by-play announcer, 1960–69 “What a story. I’ve been away from that game for 30 years, and the manner in which it is presented here brought it right up to the 1990s. It’s a story of two great teams, two great coaches, and great fans—all laboring over a game played in unbelievably cold conditions.” —Art Daley, former sports reporter, Green Bay Press-Gazette IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 3 IceBowlTHE The Cold Truth About Football’s Most Unforgettable Game by Ed Gruver McBooks Press, Inc. Ithaca, New York IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 4 Copyright © 1998 by Ed Gruver All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or any por- tion thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical. Requests for such permissions should be addressed to: McBooks Press, Inc., ID Booth Building, 520 North Meadow St., Ithaca, NY 14850. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gruver, Ed, 1960- The Ice Bowl : the cold truth about football’s most unforgettable game / by Ed Gruver. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-59013-080-4 (alk. paper) 1. National Football League—History. 2. Dallas Cowboys (Football team) 3. Green Bay Packers (Football team) I. Title. GV955.5.N35G78 1998 796.332’64—DC21 97-13600 CIP Excerpts from the radio broadcast play-by-play of the December 31, 1967 NFL championship game are used with permission of radio station WTMJ. All McBooks Press publications can be ordered by calling toll-free 1-888-266-5711. Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 5 For Michael IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 6 IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 7 Contents Prologue Cold Enough For You? 11 Chapter One Lombardi: The Making of St. Vincent 25 Chapter Two Landry: The Coach as Intellectual 40 Chapter Three Fire and Ice: Apprenticeships in New York 52 Chapter Four The Tactical Evolution 61 Chapter Five New Regimes in Green Bay and Dallas 75 Chapter Six The Struggles of ’67 89 Chapter Seven An “Appointment with Destiny” 103 Chapter Eight The NFL Playoffs 116 Chapter Nine Game Day in Green Bay 130 Chapter Ten Wind Chill and the Will to Win 146 Photos 163 Chapter Eleven “Doomsday” Dominates 171 Chapter Twelve The Drive 187 Epilogue The Cold Truth 217 Appendix Statistics and Play-by-Play 231 Index 250 Job Name: 561703 PDF Page: txt_561703.p7.pdf denisek IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 8 IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 9 Acknowledgments THIS BOOK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN without the cooperation and inspiration of the following people. First and foremost, I have to acknowledge the influence of my late brother, Michael. It was Mike who first shared the Ice Bowl experience with me. I was just seven years old when this 1967 NFL championship was played. Being so young, I knew very little about football, but I can remember Mike, who was 12 at the time and a devoted Green Bay Packers fan, explaining this now-classic game to me into the early evening hours on that memorable New Year’s Eve. The way in which he spoke of Vince Lombardi’s legendary Packers and Tom Landry’s up-and-coming Dallas Cowboys, strug- gling in the devastating cold, left me with an enthusiasm for this game that I carry to this day. I have seen countless football games since then, and while a few qualify as great games, the Ice Bowl remains to me the great- est game in NFL history. This book, then, was very much written for Mike. I could not have accomplished this task without the love and inspiration provided by my family. My late father, John Gruver, remains a constant source of inspiration to me, as does my mother, Roberta, and my sisters, Kathie and Patrice. Many thanks also to my wife, Michelle, for enduring a second book, and to my daughters, Patty and Katherine, for allowing their father enough free time to do a little writing. Thanks also to my nephews and niece—David, Matt, Adam, and Lia—each of whom is special in their own right, as well as my late brother-in-law, Joe. IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 10 10 The Ice Bowl Thank you to my publisher, Alex Skutt, and his associate, S.K. List. Their enthusiastic belief in this project right from the start pro- vided additional inspiration. A special thank you as well to Wendy Skinner, whose outstanding editing skills and editorial comments accounted for considerable improvements in the original manu- script. Throughout the ten-month process of pulling this book together, each of the above operated with a high degree of profes- sionalism that was greatly appreciated. A debt of gratitude is also owed Vernon Biever for his out- standing photos of the Ice Bowl. Thank you, too, to Michael Rider for the cover and page design and excellent play diagrams. Thanks also to the coaches, players, and members of the media who shaped that cold day in Green Bay, and who took the time thirty years later to reflect warmly on their experiences. All were very gracious, and their candid recollections have provided a fresh, inside look at pro football’s most memorable game. IceBowl PT3 TXT 6/15/09 4:08 PM Page 11 Prologue Cold Enough for You? N HIS ROOM AT THE NORTHLAND HOTEL, Tom Brookshier awoke to the loud ringing of his bedside phone. Reaching out from beneath the covers, Brookshier picked up the receiver and heard the Isweet voice of the hotel operator deliver a wake-up call he has never forgotten. “Good morning, Mr. Brookshier. It’s seven o’clock and it’s 13 degrees below zero.” The same message was delivered over and over to the other hotel guests on the morning of Sunday, December 31, 1967.
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