We travel further back in time today... twenty years more than we’ve been visiting lately. We find ourselves at old City Stadium behind East High School on Green Bay’s east side in the 1940’s. The Packers’ opponents have driven down the field, but have been held short of the goal line, necessitating the kicking of a field goal. We don’t know the date, opponent, or result, but we do find it a bit odd that the official closest to us has already signaled a successful kick before the ball has neared the goal posts. Perhaps there was a rule used in those days that we’re not aware of sixty-plus years later. Anyway, we hope the Packers won on this day.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
1940’s Field Goal
We travel further back in time today... twenty years more than we’ve been visiting lately. We find ourselves at old City Stadium behind East High School on Green Bay’s east side in the 1940’s. The Packers’ opponents have driven down the field, but have been held short of the goal line, necessitating the kicking of a field goal. We don’t know the date, opponent, or result, but we do find it a bit odd that the official closest to us has already signaled a successful kick before the ball has neared the goal posts. Perhaps there was a rule used in those days that we’re not aware of sixty-plus years later. Anyway, we hope the Packers won on this day.