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On the eve of his induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and the ceremony to retire his number, a few random thoughts about #4. Feel free to add your own. * I would call him the most important player in Packers history and maybe the third-most important figure of any kind in the team’s hi...

Leading 13-10, Shula had Garo Yepremian kick a chip-shot field goal with 41 seconds left instead of running out the clock. Maybe that was the problem.

Bryan wrote:Two-part question: who recorded the first official sack by a defensive back in Super Bowl history? who recorded the first unofficial sack by a defensive back in Super Bowl history?

J.T. Thomas?

I don't have links handy, but there have been numerous examples of high school games being played before empty stands to discourage gang conflicts.

George Allen wrote the book on stopping that Packers team by employing a five-man defensive front, hence John Brockington's 9 yards in 13 carries. It's hard to imagine Tom Landry not swallowing his antipathy toward George Allen and adopting a similar strategy to neutralize Green Bay's lone offensive...

I don't know about card, but the 1967 Philadelphia set is the most visually appealing I've ever seen. The photography, the layout, the typography, the use of color, the logo cards -- it all works. http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1967_Philadelphia/23/John_Unitas/ http://www.footballcardgallery.com...

John Hadl 1975 card with the Packers is awful. I always like the "Patriots" no. 5 (maybe an official or chain guy, but not a player). http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1975_Topps/443/John_Hadl.jpg Especially since Hadl never faced the Patriots during his season-and-a-half with the Packer...

Eric Naposki
Jovan Belcher

Citizen wrote:- 11-12-67: Lou Groze (I presume) tried from 57 against the Packers (blocked).

Scratch this one. I incorrectly matched the attempt against the Packers schedule. Ken Pullis is correct, the 57-yard attempt was made by the Colts on 11-5-67.

As we can see here http://losangelesrams.org/about/statist ... dance.html, the Rams' home attendance dwindled every year following Chuck Knox's first season, hitting a 13-year low in 1979. Maybe that's what they were referring to.