Packerville on Hiatus

Since the season has ended and interest in Packer football matters seem to wane in the late winter months, Packerville will take some time off to re-charge our pigskin batteries. Our staff at Packerville, U.S.A. headquarters (pictured above) will continue to locate and catalog interesting Green Bay Packers photos, stories, and memorabilia to share in the coming months after our break. We hope you will join us again when we get closer to the 2009 NFL season.

Coach Bart Starr — 1977

Green Bay Packers head coach Bart Starr is flanked by his assistant coach Zeke Bratkowski during the Packers 10-9 loss to the Washington Redskins on November 21, 1977 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Starr in Super Bowl I

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (#15) barks signals during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on January 15, 1970, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

Starr Hands off to The Road Runner

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (#15) hands offto running back Travis Williams (#23) during a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on December 9, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

Starr Hands Off to Pitts — Super Bowl I

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (#15) hands off to running back Elijah Pitts (#22) during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

Starr in Super Bowl II

Green Bay Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr completed 13 of 24 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown to win Most Valuable Player honors in the Packers’ 33-14 win over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II on January 14,1968 at the Orange Bowl, in Miami, Florida.

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Starr in Super Bowl I

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (#15) drops back to pass during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

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Starr to Anderson — Super Bowl II

Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (#15) of the Green Bay Packers completes the handoff to running back Donny Anderson (#44) during the Packers 33-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

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Starr in Los Angeles — 1969, Again

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr makes a pass in a 34-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on October 19, 1969 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

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Starr in Los Angeles — 1969

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr calls signals before the snap in a 34-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on October 19, 1969 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Packers lost that day in front of 78,947 fans in beautiful 70-degree weather. For the season, Green Bay finished with a 8-6-0 record, which placed them in third place in the NFL Central Division. This was the last season before the “NFC Central” was created with the AFL-NFL merger.

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Lombardi and Starr — 1967

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi with Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr in 1967 on the Oneida Street practice field. It was the coach’s last season in that role with the team.

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Bart Starr Images — Part 1

We are today presenting the first installment of a series on legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr. We hope you enjoy a look back at these fine images.

“Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr looks to pass in a 33-14 win over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl.”

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Cold Day in New York

For a cold, wintery day here in 2009, we have a photo from a very cold, wintery day in December 1962. The occasion is the NFL title game in Yankee Stadium, where we see Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr looking downfield for a receiver before he lets it fly. Of course, the Packers were victorious that day 16-7 over the New York Football Giants. It was the second NFL championship for Vince Lombardi.

Dave Hanner Day at City Stadium

During a Fall 1962 home game, most likely the Baltimore Colts game, defensive lineman Dave “Hog” Hanner was honored with “Dave Hanner Day” before the event. Hanner played for the Packers from 1952 to 1964, and later served as both coach and scout for the organization for a total of 42 years of service. He died from a heart attack this past September 11th at the age of 78. He is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

Green Bay at Philadelphia — 1962

The Packers visit the Philadelphia Eagles in this photo from November 11, 1962. Although he has center Jim Ringo (#51) blocking, running back Tom Moore (#25) is being stopped by Philly’s defensive linemen John Gunnels (#74) and Bobby Richards (#68). Meanwhile, Hall-of-Famer Chuck Bednarik (#60) tries to twist off the head of Green Bay’s Ed Blaine (also #60). Regardless, the Packers crushed the Eagles 49-0 that day.

More Lombardi at Practice — 1962

In another of the images we’ve been presenting from practice in the fall of 1962, we see coach Vince Lombardi between defensive tackles Ron Gassert (#73) and Henry Jordan (#74).

Vince Lombardi — Block of Granite

“The Seven Blocks of Granite” was a nickname given to the 1936 Fordham University football team's offensive line. The seven “blocks” were: Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Alex Wojciechowicz, Ed Franco, Al Babartsky, Natty Pierce, and future Green Bay head coach Vince Lombardi. The nickname was also commonly used to referred to the Fordham lines of the 1929, 1930, and 1937 teams but it is the 1936 line which is today the best known of these lines. Lombardi is seen third from left in the above photo, in jersey #40.

More Wrigley Field Action

Today we present more action from a Packers-Bears game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 1962. The Packers’ Willie Davis (#87) and Bill Forrester (#71) try to get to Bear quarterback Bill Wade (#9), while Mike Pyle (#50) blocks a leaping Dan Currie (#58). Also seen at right is Green Bay defensive tackle Dave Hanner (#79). The Packers won that day, 38-7.