The 1976 version of the Green Bay Packers Yearbook is our subject for today — a yearbook which features linebacker Fred Carr on the cover after tackling (with another unidentified Packer) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw for no gain on October 26, 1975 in Milwaukee. Carr, drafted by Lombardi in his one year as general manager only, played in Green Bay from 1968-1977.
In coach Bart Starr’s second year at the helm of the team, they managed to win only one more game than the previous year for a 5-9-0 record — and last place in the NFC Central Division. This was also quarterback Lynn Dickey’s first year with the team, and he was the leading passer after starting the first ten games (1,465 yards/7 TD’s/14 INT’s), before he was injured for the rest of the season. Willard Harrell was the leading rusher (435 yards/3 TD’s to Brockington’s 406 yards/2 TD’s).
Some of the featured stories in the 1976 “BiCentennial” Yearbook were: “1976 Outlook: Improvement”... “Lynn Dickey — I Feel I’m As Good As Anybody”... “Fred Carr Starts With Optimism”... “Punting — It’s Now a Team Effort”... “The Offensive Line — A Team Game”... “Jim Taylor Leads Dynasty Into Hall of Fame”... “Bart Starr — First, A Positive Attitude”... “Your 1976 Packers”... “The Record Book”... “The BiCentennial and the Green Bay Packers”... “The Draft”... “Ken Payne — How Lucky Can a Guy Get”... “1975 — A Positive Finish”... “Rushing — A Strong Point”...“The Year of Expansionin the NFL” (Tampa Bay and Seattle)...
