Headline: More quarterback woes as the Green Bay Packers complete a mere five touchdown passes, another losing record prompts Dan Devine’s departure. Regular Season Record: 6 – 8 (Third Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: The Green Bay Packers 1974 NFL Draft yielded some solid players but no blue chippers, including 1st round draft choice, University of Richmond RB Barty Smith (12th overall), …
Headline: Quarterback carousel produces erratic, disappointing season for the Green Bay Packers. Regular Season Record: 5 – 7 – 2 (Third Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: As 1973 began, despite winning the NFC Central Division with a 10-4 record in 1972, the Green Bay Packers were in dire need of a quality quarterback and talented wide receivers to throw to. Unfortunately, …
Headline: “The Pack Is Back” with the Green Bay Packers’ best post-Lombardi record and first trip to the post-season since 1967. Regular Season Record: 10 – 4 (First Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: After 16 years as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Bryan Bartlet Starr retired on July 22 1972. Subsequently, on July 27, Starr agreed to join …
The second post in my “James Bond at 60” series focuses on the Sean Connery Years. Admittedly, I didn’t see the Connery films at the time they were released. When the last Eon-produced Connery movie, Diamonds Are Forever, was released in late 1971, I was only 12 years old. Neither of my parents thought I …
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