Today’s post spotlights the second visit to the cover of Sports Illustrated for the Packers. Dan Currie, who played linebacker from 1958-1964 is shown with the caption “The Champion Packers.” As predicted earlier by SI, the Packers already had the Western Division title wrapped up by this date, and would meet the New York Giants for the NFL Championship on New Year’s Eve that year.
In a lengthy article, SI states: “The Green Bay Packers, in a sense, are doubly a championship team, for they have two corner linebackers who fit the position’s demanding specifications. The club’s success over the past two years (Won 19; Lost 7 over 1960 and 1961) has been due in no small part to Dan Currie and Bill Forrester (Note: played in Green Bay from 1953-1963), who tackle fullbacks with enthusiasm and effect, cover ends and halfbacks with some trepidation but reasonably well and, upon occasion, barrel in to commit legal mayhem upon a quarterback bent on passing.”
