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Collecting Lombardi's Dominating Packers
Collecting Lombardi’s Dominating Packers BY DAVID LEE ince Lombardi called Lambeau Field his “pride and joy.” Specifically, the ground itself—the grass and the dirt. V He loved that field because it was his. He controlled everything that happened there. It was the home where Lombardi built one of the greatest sports dynasties of all-time. Fittingly, Lambeau Field was the setting for the 1967 NFL Champion- ship, famously dubbed “The Ice Bowl” before the game even started. Tem- peratures plummeting to 12 degrees below zero blasted Lombardi’s field. Despite his best efforts using an elaborate underground heating system to keep it from freezing, the field provided the perfect rock-hard setting to cap Green Bay’s decade of dominance—a franchise that bullied the NFL for nine seasons. The messy game came down to a goal line play of inches with 16 seconds left, the Packers trailing the Cowboys 17-14. Running backs were slipping on the ice, and time was running out. So, quarterback Bart Starr called his last timeout, and ran to the sideline to tell Lombardi he wanted to run it in himself. It was a risky all-in gamble on third down. “Well then run it, and let’s get the hell out of here,” Starr said Lom- bardi told him. The famous lunge into the endzone gave the Packers their third-straight NFL title (their fifth in the decade) and a second-straight trip to the Super Bowl to face the AFL’s best. It was the end of Lombardi’s historic run as Green Bay’s coach. -
1967 APBA PRO FOOTBALL SET ROSTER the Following Players Comprise the 1967 Season APBA Pro Football Player Card Set
1967 APBA PRO FOOTBALL SET ROSTER The following players comprise the 1967 season APBA Pro Football Player Card Set. The regular starters at each position are listed first and should be used most frequently. Realistic use of the players below will generate statistical results remarkably similar to those from real life. IMPORTANT: When a Red "K" appears in the R-column as the result on any kind of running play from scrimmage or on any return, roll the dice again, refer to the K-column, and use the number there for the result. When a player has a "K" in his R-column, he can never be used for kicking or punting. If the symbol "F-K" or "F-P" appears on a players card, it means that you use the K or P column when he recovers a fumble. Players in bold are starters. If there is a difference between the player's card and the roster sheet, always use the card information. The number in ()s after the player name is the number of cards that the player has in this set. See below for a more detailed explanation of new symbols on the cards. ATLANTA ATLANTA BALTIMORE BALTIMORE OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE EB: Tommy McDonald End: Sam Williams EB: Willie Richardson End: Ordell Braase Jerry Simmons TC OC Jim Norton Raymond Berry Roy Hilton Gary Barnes Bo Wood OC Ray Perkins Lou Michaels KA KOA PB Ron Smith TA TB OA Bobby Richards Jimmy Orr Bubba Smith Tackle: Errol Linden OC Bob Hughes Alex Hawkins Andy Stynchula Don Talbert OC Tackle: Karl Rubke Don Alley Tackle: Fred Miller Guard: Jim Simon Chuck Sieminski Tackle: Sam Ball Billy Ray Smith Lou Kirouac -
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. -
College All-Star Football Classic, August 2, 1963 • All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17
College All-Star Football Classic, August 2, 1963 • All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 This moment in pro football history has always captured my imagination. It was the last time the college underdogs ever defeated the pro champs in the long and storied history of the College All-Star Football Classic, previously known as the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game, a series which came to an abrupt end in 1976. As a kid, I remember eagerly awaiting this game, as it signaled the beginning of another pro football season—which somewhat offset the bittersweet knowledge that another summer vacation was quickly coming to an end. Alas, as the era of “big money” pro sports set in, the college all star game quietly became a quaint relic of a more innocent sporting past. Little by little, both the college stars and the teams which had shelled out guaranteed contracts to them began to have second thoughts about participation in an exhibition game in which an injury could slow or even terminate a player’s career development. The 1976 game was played in a torrential downpour, halted in the third quarter with Pittsburgh leading 24-0, and the game—and, indeed, the series—was never resumed. But on that sultry August evening in 1963, with a crowd of 65,000 packing the stands, the idea of athletes putting financial considerations ahead of “the game” wasn’t on anyone’s minds. Those who were in the stands or watching on televiosn were treated to one of the more memorable upsets in football history, as the “college Joes” knocked off the “football pros,” 20-17. -
Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program
Acknowledgements The Pro Football Hall of Fame expresses its deepest appreciation to those who put forth the time and effort in assisting the Hall of Fame in developing this educational packet. These individuals were charged with the task of not only revising previous lessons, but creating new lessons as well. The format is designed to fit the educational needs of the many school districts who participate in the Hall of Fame’s Educational Outreach Program throughout the country. Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Educational Advisory Panel Jerry Csaki Educational Programs Coordinator Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton, OH Jami Cutlip, NBCT Crestwood High School Crestwood Local School District Mantua, OH Carol Ann Hart, NBCT McDonald (OH) High School McDonald Local School District Kristy Jones, NBCT Crestwood High School Crestwood Local School District Mantua, OH Jon Kendle Educational Programs Assistant Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton, OH Jon Laird Elyria (OH) Elementary Elyria City School District Jesse McClain, NBCT Boardman (OH) Center Middle School Boardman Local School District Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D California (PA) University of Pennsylvania Lori M. Perry, NBCT Art Resource Teacher Canton (OH) City School District (* NBCT = National Board Certified Teachers) Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 1 Indianapolis Colts Edition Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program - Indianapolis Colts Edition - Section I: Football Facts and Figures Section III: Mathematics Colts History ..............................................................5 -
Information to Users
INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Each original is also photographed in one exposure and is included in reduced form at the back of the book. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographically in this copy. IDgher quality 6” x 9” black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. UMI A Bell & HoweU Information Compaiy 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor MI 48106-1346 USA 313/761-4700 800/521-0600 OUTSIDE THE LINES: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, 1904-1962 DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State U niversity By Charles Kenyatta Ross, B.A., M.A. -
Uailed May 3, 1963 for Release Upon Receipt. HINNEAPOLIS
Uailed May 3, 1963 For release upon receipt. ~ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS MINNEAPOLIS 14 "The Gophers" HINNEAPOLIS. - The performance may not be as polished as those in recent years, but l"men the young U1'liversity of Minnesota football squad :1chooses up sidesa and squares a",ay for the armual spring practice windup intra-squad game May 11 in Memorial Stadium, the head-knocking will be something to make the folks up in row 52 wince a bit. The football game will highlight the triple attraction Spring Sports Day at the University. First item on the day's full program is a double-header baseball game between Indiana and Minnesota starting at 11 a.m. The Gopher track.and field squad makes its only hane dual meet appearance of the season against Uisconsin starting at 12:30. The football game follows at 2:00 p.m. Because of the graduation of 20 lettennen, including 10 starters, fran the 1962 Big Ten runnerup.squad all positions excepting tackle are ltide open. At no time in l·iurray rlarmathts 10 seasons at Hinnesota has the competition for starting jobs and a place on th.. potential :ltravel squaduof 38 men been so keen. The result is a highly-spirited contest between the 11 lettering reserves participating in spring practice, a dozen non-lettering reserves, and about the same number of iigraduatesil of the 1962 freshman squad. The three-way battle at center between Frank Marchle\'lSki who played 50 minutes last fall as a sophanore, Joe Pung who clocked 83 minutes in relief of·Paul Benson, and Paul Faust who sat out the t 62 season because of injuries has particularly dralm Uarmathts attention. -
Egypt Accusese^.S. of Arming Israel Doctor M^Y Have Lunged at Killer on Seeing Slain
______ \ ^ ' 'l ^ ’ ________ . • ■ Bloodtuobile Visits Concordia Lutheran Church Tomorrow, 1:45 to 6:30 p. m. / Average Daily Net Press Run The Weather For Hie Week Ended O ctober 17, 1970 . Cloudy, cool, chance ot light drizzle through tomorrow; to night’s low about 60. Tuesday’s 16,020 high near 60. Wednesday part Manchester— A City of Village Charm ly cloudy, seasonable. VOL. LXXXX, NO. 22 (TWENTY-FOUR PAGES—TWO SECTIONS) MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1970 (Classified Advertising on Page 21) PRICE TEN CENTS Nixon Meets American Egypt AccusesE^.S. President Wins Nobel O f Romania OhEconomy Of Arming Israel WASHING’rCXN (AP) — Presl- STOCKHOLM (AP) — Paul A . By WOXIAM N. OATIS dent Nixon today welcomed Ro- Samuelson of Massachusetts In- ' Associated Press Writer manian President Nicolae Ceau- stitute of Technology was UNITED NATIONS, N.Y, (AP) — Egypt today ac sescu to Washington stressing awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in cused Israel, with the support of the United States, of that he has “ great respect for acquiring new planes and tanks while Israeli leaders the independence of your gov economics today. ’The prize call upon Cairo to dismantle its missile sites in the Suez ernment.” committee said he “ has done Ceausescu, completing a twO' more than any other contempo- Canal zone. Opening a General Assembly of the Arab territory occupied week tour of the United States, rary economist to raise the level debate on the Middle East, by Israel as a result o i the got the red carpet treatment scientific analysis In econom- Eg;yptlan Foreig;nsJdlnlster Mah aggression of Jime 6, 1967.” with full military honors when Ic theory.” 2 moud Rlad placed much of the he arrived for two-day official Called by a newsman at his Riad declared that Egypt was visit with Nixon. -
Charlie King
Professional Football Researchers Association www.profootballresearchers.com Charlie King This article was written by Greg D. Tranter Charlie King and his brother Tony made pro football history by becoming the first African American brothers to play in the same professional football game. It happened in 1967 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo. Before that groundbreaking event, Charlie starred at Purdue in 1964 and ‘65, making all-Big Ten as a safety. He was drafted by the Bills and played for the club in 1966 and 1967. He then finished his career playing two years for the expansion Cincinnati Bengals. Charles Ronnie King was born on January 7, 1943 in Canton, Ohio. He grew up at 1422 Pike Street in Alliance, Ohio with his younger brother Tony. Sports were a big part of his life from an early age. He played high school football for Alliance High School legendary coach Mel Knowlton. He was an all-Ohio selection as a senior. Charlie went on to play his college football at Purdue. Alliance produced another Purdue star, Len Dawson, who went on to pro football fame. King played for legendary Purdue head coach Jack Mollenkopf. As a sophomore in 1962 he played running back and returned kicks, appearing in all the team’s nine games. He rushed 62 times for 247 yards and caught 10 passes for 142 yards with one touchdown. He was the team’s third-leading rusher and second-leading pass receiver. King also had 161 kickoff return yards on five returns for a 32.2 average. Charlie had two highlights to his sophomore season. -
UN Marks $33.9 Million for Middle East
A m gvD aily Net PreflB Ron ■ W «lM Week Ended Doomber is, IMS The Weather tdffht snow developing te» 1 4 ,5 7 7 night, low in the teens; snow continuing: tomorrow, Ugh tn D MandteU^r-^A Ciiy of VUiage‘Charm the 20s. VOL. LXXXV, NO. 68 CTWENTY-POUR PAGES—TWO SECTIONS) MANCHESTER, CONN„ MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1965 (Olusifled Adverthdng on Fnge 21) Anhiyersary Raid Tree Status LOS ANOELES (AP) — A railroad freight agent says wholesalers here have UN Marks $33.9 Million alretuly sold out 3S6 car loads o f Christmas trees tmd gives one reason for the bumper stUes: The newest Southern California status ^rmbol is having two Christ mas trees. For Middle East Aid Richard Givens, South ..SAIGON, South yiet depot of fuel and ammunlOon in \ael Oong to mark the annlver- ern Pacific Railroad freight N am ( A P ) — Forces guard- country. gary. x agent In charge of handling AM*in g .Saigon against KCom-jOTTI* American wnivciofficer otuusaid Oieuie xuanierEarlier in methe evening, a teter- tree shipments here, said the munist terrorist attacks on apparently was rorlst -hurled a grenade at ’ trend is toward a natural, the^ne fifth■iirrn anniversary of i.u 'lI ‘"tended------ to get at themo uumpdump truckloadii-u,:niu<tu mo f U.S.u.o. aoioiersaoldlers onon* * green tree, plus a colored or O v em iles th^Ol6 Viet HnnoCone hoofhpnt nftoff o . ' “ bumped Into alerted bridge on the northern outsklroutsklrU artificial one. com ijanv-sizp pnpm v honH first may have of the city en route to a U.S com pan y-size enem y band suspected this was the target. -
The Packer Fullbacks
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 21, No. 6 (1999) THE PACKER FULLBACKS By Stan Grosshandler To the long time NFL fan, the word fullback conjures up the picture of a powerfully built man crashing into the line head down and knees up. On defense he backed up the line like a stone wall. The name Bronko Nagurski immediately comes to mind as the prototype fullback. The term fullback is about to go the way of the terms as end, blocking back, halfback, and wingback. The usual NFL fullback today is the up man in a two man backfield used as a blocker and occasional pass receiver. The Green Bay Packers have had their share of “real fullbacks”. Their first one of note was Bo Molenda, who played a total of 13 years in the NFL. He started with the Packers in 1928, and then was a member of the three straight championship teams of ‘29,'30, and ‘31. In the Lambeau system the FB stood beside and to the right of the LH or tailback in the Notre Dame box. In a position to receive the ball directly from the center he had to be able to run wide, plunge, spin and hand off, plus pass and receive. Ideal for this job was Clarke Hinkle, who joined the team in 1932 out of Bucknell. Clarke did it all, run, pass, receive, kick both extra points and field goals, and backed up the line. He topped the league in scoring in 1938 (58 points) and led twice in field goals. Hinkle is now in both the Professional and College Halls of Fame. -
Tom Nowatzke, All-Ameircan
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 25, No. 5 (2003) Tom Nowatzke, All-American: The Lions’ Fullback and the Colts’ Super Bowl Hero By: Jim Sargent, June 16, 2003 Near the end of Super Bowl V in Miami on January 17, 1971, on his yards for all games) as a junior, and gained 545 yards as a senior. second try from the two-yard line, Tom Nowatzke, the big fullback The players voted him Team MVP after his junior season. of the Baltimore Colts, plowed into the end zone and narrowed the score against the Dallas Cowboys to 13-12. With Jim O’Brien’s Nowatzke scored 136 points at Indiana, including 73 as a senior, successful extra point, the Colts tied the Cowboys with less than and earned All-Big Ten honors during his last two seasons. His two minutes to play for the championship. greatest effort came when the senior rushed for 140 yards and helped his team beat Minnesota, 24-6, after the Golden Gophers Following the kickoff and Mike Curtis’ interception of Craig Morton’s were favored by two touchdowns. Despite the fact that IU had a overthrown pass, Baltimore’s offense ran three plays from three-year record of 8-19, Tom was picked by the American scrimmage. Then O’Brien kicked the game winning 32-yard field Football Coaches Association to be one of 11 First-Team All- goal, lifting the Colts to the championship of the National Football Americans. In 1986 he was inducted into the state of Indiana’s League. For many of the Colt players, the hard-fought triumph Football Hall of Fame, and IU’s Football Hall of Fame inducted him helped soothe two years of pain left over from Baltimore’s 16-7 in 1996.