The third appearance of the Packers on the cover of Sports Illustrated came in the early Fall of 1962. Fullback Jim Taylor is depicted in the clutches of a San Francisco 49er’s linebacker, while Green Bay tackle Forrest Gregg looks on from his blocking assignment.
The defending NFL-champion Packers would go on to finish the season with a record of 13-1, and some would say they were one of the best teams of all time. They were undefeated at home that season at City Stadium (it would not be renamed “Lambeau Field” until after Curly Lambeau’s death in 1965), and went on to defeat the New York Giants again for the championship in Yankee Stadium, 16-7 — carried to victory by offensive guard Jerry Kramer’s three field goals.
