If there is one thing that we may have learned over the past few months, it is that Brett Favre is not afraid to speak about the past, present, and future. Five years removed from Green Bay, including two with hated rival Minnesota, Favre had never really spoken about the way things ended in Green…
“Run for Daylight” was the name of a best selling book written in 1963 by Vince Lombardi. The following year, a made for television documentary of the same name was produced based on the book. What resulted was some of the best footage of the mid 1960’s Green Bay Packers. Please enjoy this amazing film of yesteryear,…
There is not much that can be written about Vince Lombardi that has not already been said previously. A former high school coach (and teacher) Lombardi’s ascent to the pinnacle of coaching did not come easy. He paid his dues in the college ranks, serving as an assistant coach at both Fordham and Army before reaching the…
Things did not start out well for Mike Holmgren in Green Bay. Hired as the new Head Coach by General Manager Ron Wolf on January 11, 1992, Holmgren brought to Green Bay a resume that was as impressive as there was in the NFL at the time. A former QB coach and offensive coordinator with the…
Ever so slowly, the Packers and Brett Favre are inching closer toward a reunion. The year started with Favre and Aaron Rodgers presenting an award together at the NFL Honors Ceremony. Mark Murphy chimed in and said that retiring Favre’s jersey was a priority for the organization. Aaron Rodgers addressed the divide that still exists between some fans…
If you were a Packer fan in the 1970’s, success was often difficult to find. Following the dynasty of the Lombardi teams of the 1960s, the Packers of the 1970’s were often the complete reverse of that. More familiar with losing than winning for most of the first half (save for one playoff season in 1972) the…
Mike Neal: outside linebacker. Of all the news that has come out of Green Bay during OTAs, this is the one newsworthy item that stands out above the rest. The concept of this is difficult to grasp. How could a 294 pound defensive lineman go from playing with his hand in the dirt to rushing the passer…
