The 1966 Green Bay Packers: Profiles of Vince Lombardi's Super Bowl I Champions

by George Bozeka (Editor)

Overview

The 1966 Green Bay Packers were one of the greatest teams in professional football history. Led by legendary head coach Vince Lombardi and 10 future Hall of Famers--including Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Willie Davis and Ray Nitschke--they were the decisive winners of Super Bowl I, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs and upholding the superiority of the National Football League over the upstart American Football League. This book tells the story of the hard-working '66 Packers on the gridiron and their legacy in Titletown, USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476662039
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/05/2016
Series:	Great Teams in Pro Football History
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Retired attorney George Bozeka is the president and assistant publications director of the Professional Football Researchers Association. He has written numerous articles in the association’s publication The Coffin Corner and was the recipient of the PFRA’s Bob Carroll Memorial Writing Award in 2011 and the Jack Clary Award in 2020. He lives in Akron, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments George Bozeka vi

Preface George Bozeka 1

Part 1 The Organization

Head Coach Vince Lombardi Gary Sarnoff 5

Assistant Coaches Ed Bryant 13

Ownership John Maxymuk 17

Building the Team John Maxymuk 19

The 1966 Draft Chris Willis 23

Part 2 The 1966 Season

Training Camp and Preseason Rick Schabowski 29

Regular Season Game Summaries Rupert Patrick Neal Golden Rich Shmelter 35

1966 NFL Championship Game Rupert Patrick 73

Super Bowl I Neal Golden 80

Statistics Rupert Patrick 88

Superlatives Rupert Patrick 90

Part 3 The Team

Herb Adderley Joe Zagorski 95

Lionel Aldridge John Grasso 98

Bill Anderson John Maxymuk 101

Donny Anderson Jay Zahn 105

Ken Bowman Rick Schabowski 111

Zeke Bratkowski George Bozeka 115

Allen Brown Matt Reaser 119

Robert Brown Michael D. Benter 122

Tom Brown John Maxymuk 126

Lee Roy Caffey Greg Selber 130

Don Chandler George Bozeka 133

Tommy Joe Crutcher Greg Seiber 137

Bill Curry John Maxymuk 139

Carroll Dale John Grasso 144

Willie Davis George Bozeka 148

Boyd Dowler Randy Snow 153

Marv Fleming Jay Zahn 157

Gale Gillingham Rick Schabowski 162

Jim Grabowski Jeffrey J. Miller 167

Forrest Gregg John Grasso 171

Doug Hart Joe Zagorski 176

Dave Hathcock John Maxymuk 179

Paul Hornung George Bozeka 181

Bob Jeter Michael D. Benter 188

Henry Jordan John Maxymuk 192

Ron Kostelnik Jay Zahn 196

Jerry Kramer Kenneth R. Crippen 202

Bob Long Rick Schabowski 206

Red Mack Gary Sarnoff 211

Max McGee John Maxymuk 215

Ray Nitschke Rich Shmelter 221

Elijah Pitts Michael D. Benter 226

Dave Robinson John Maxymuk 231

Bob Skoronski Rick Schabowski 235

Bart Starr John Vorperian 240

Jim Taylor Neal Golden 248

Fuzzy Thurston Rick Schabowski 253

Phil Vandersea Ed Bryant 257

Jim Weatherwax Matt Reaser 259

Willie Wood Joe Zagorski 263

Steve Wright Gary Sarnoff 267

Taxi Squad John Maxymuk 273

Race and the Packers John Vorperian 277

Part 4 The Stadiums

Lambeau Field Randy Snow 283

Milwaukee County Stadium Mark L. Ford 286

Part 5 The Press

Bud Lea and Chuck Johnson: The Milwaukee Beats Rick Schabowski 295

Art Daley and Lee Remmel: The Green Bay Beats Joe Marren 300

Ray Scott Joe Marren 302

Vernon Biever Matt Foss 305

About the Contributors 311

Index 313

Editorial Reviews

an absolute ‘must’”—Midwest Book Review; “a unique and detailed history...highly recommend it”—Gridiron Greats; “Green Bay football fans will no doubt enjoy virtually every bit of this collection of well-written essays on one of pro football’s greatest teams”—Journal of Sport History; “this book does exactly what it purports to do. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Packers and covers every aspect of their season. The work is highly readable, has some nice photographs and provides a thoroughness that will allow all fans, even knowledgeable Packer fans, to learn something new”— Mind’s Eye Press.

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