After a day off, today we present the 1974 Green Bay Packers Yearbook for review. This year was coach Dan Devine’s last in Green Bay. After the season, he left to become the head coach at the University of Notre Dame. This is also the season that the Packers gave up so much for worn-out veteran quarterback John Hadl, a trade which affected the team for years to come. In 1974, the Packers finished with a 6-8-0 record, good only for third place out of four teams in the NFC Central Division.
On the cover of the yearbook is the pride of Green Bay West High School, quarterback Jerry Tagge, who would be gone by 1975. Hadl and Tagge split time behind center throughout the season, with unimpressive results, obviously. Tagge started the first six games, then journeyman Jack Concannon for two games, then Hadl starting the last six games. Hadl threw for 1,072 yards with 3 TD’s and 8 INT’s. Tagge threw for 709 yards for 1 TD and 10 INT’s. John Brockington didn’t make it over 1,000 yards (883 total), and he was also the leading receiver — for no TD’s. Things were not well in Packerville.
Some of the stories featured in the 1974 Yearbook were: “A New Season — A New Game”... “Rich McGeorge Wants the Ball”... “McCoy — A Critical Season”... “Dan Devine — Not Looking Back”... “Brockington — Super Bowl, That’s No. 1”... “A Return Specialist” (Steve Odom)... “Linebackers Make Defense”... “Tagge — A Winner”... “No. 15 Retired”... “Tradition at Center”... “Hall of Fame Opens for Canadeo”... “Quarterback Coach”... “Willie Buchanon — A Good Place to Start”... “1973 in Statistics”... “Your 1974 Packers”...
