Today we have another image of the Green Bay crowds meeting the Packers at the train station as they arrive home from an NFL title game. This is the team returning from New York, where they defeated the Boston Redskins at the Polo Grounds on December 13, 1936. Although New York was not represented in the title playoff, the game was played at the Polo Grounds because George Preston Marshall, upset with Boston support, was shifting his Redskins franchise to Washington, D.C. In front of 29,545 football fans, Don Hutson caught a 48-yard touchdown pass from Arnie Herber in the first three minutes, and the Packers never trailed. Green Bay’s two second-half scores were set up, respectively, by a 52 yard pass from Herber to Johnny “Blood” McNalley and when Lon Evans blocked a punt.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Fans Greet NFL Champions in 1936
Today we have another image of the Green Bay crowds meeting the Packers at the train station as they arrive home from an NFL title game. This is the team returning from New York, where they defeated the Boston Redskins at the Polo Grounds on December 13, 1936. Although New York was not represented in the title playoff, the game was played at the Polo Grounds because George Preston Marshall, upset with Boston support, was shifting his Redskins franchise to Washington, D.C. In front of 29,545 football fans, Don Hutson caught a 48-yard touchdown pass from Arnie Herber in the first three minutes, and the Packers never trailed. Green Bay’s two second-half scores were set up, respectively, by a 52 yard pass from Herber to Johnny “Blood” McNalley and when Lon Evans blocked a punt.
