Category: Packers

When Pride Still Mattered 0

book notes: When Pride Still Mattered – A Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss

In the days leading up to the 2021-2022 Green Bay Packers season, I read a biography of Vince Lombardi that I found in (of all places) a book store in lovely Bastrop, Texas (the...

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It is time for Jerry Kramer to be nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame contains many Green Bay Packers. All-pro Jerry Kramer is not one of them. Six-time AP All-Pro, three Pro-Bowls, the only player on the NFL 50th Anniversary Team NOT...

What Brett Favre means to Packers fans 0

What Brett Favre means to Packers fans

I was born in 1961 and became a Packer’s fan shortly there after (reasons why at this link). I split my time with the Packers into four “eras”: Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr and Paul Hornung...

Packers Preseason – what to do when no broadcast available 0

Packers Preseason – what to do when no broadcast available

Finally, the Packers are back. Sure, it’s only preseason. But offensive line injuries, new running backs, 1st round draft pick Datone Jones and new pickup Vince Young peaked Pack fans’ curiosity. But calling around...

Brett Favre, say it isn’t so?!?!? 0

Brett Favre, say it isn’t so?!?!?

I grew up in Texas. Dallas Cowboy and Houston Oiler country. But I’m a Packer’s fan through and through. I was one of the few kids that took the Packer Backer newsletter back in...