| Title | : | Sports Illustrated PACKERS: Green, Gold and Glory |
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| ISBN | : | 1618930389 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781618930385 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 |
| Publication | : | First published July 30, 2013 |
Green Bay has a history like no other city in the National Football League. Here the passion runs deep and true through generations of fans, and the success has been unparalleled: 13 championships, 22 Hall of Fame players, a past festooned with grand names such as Lambeau and Lombardi and Nitschke.
Not surprisingly, the Packers have won the admiration of fans the world over, and Sports Illustrated celebrates the franchise with this collection of new and classic stories and photographs.
The great players are all here, from Johnny Blood to Clay Matthews, and so is every title game, featuring moments such as Bart Starr's sneak in the Ice Bowl and Desmond Howard's kickoff return in Super Bowl XXXI. SI also salutes, in words and pictures, the most dedicated fans in sport. From cover to cover, this is a tribute any cheesehead would cherish.
Sports Illustrated PACKERS: Green, Gold and Glory Reviews
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My second attempt at posting a review. I won this book on Goodreads. I have a family member who is a big Green Bay Packers fan so I shared this book with them. They loved the book. The stories and information on all the players was wonderful. It was great that the book provided the history of the Green Bay Packers. This book is an awesome gift for any football fan, especially a Green Bay Packers Fan.
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captioned pictograph and newspaper clippings of the winning-est team in football.
The Packers remain as the only remaining, last-standing small town, small market team of the 152nd largest metropilitan area, smallest township of a team in the NFL, and the only fan-owned team. Having survived against all odds in the early days of football by famously selling stock of the team to Fox River landowners in '23 (then valued at $2,500), '35, '50, 2011.
The stock purchases into the sports team were essentially donations to the team as its holders receive no dividends and cannot sell their stock upon ownership, but only transfer it by attorney countract. In 1950, the team stock was sold for a total of $50,000 to affluent sport purveyors in the area. This evaluation rapidly changed within 7 years as TVs begin entering the American home. To the effect that in 1957, when Lambeau Field is built, ticket prices increase one dollar from $3.20 to $4.20 after taxes and the team's four home games rake in $95,000/game.
Other historic moments include:
1919. Debutante-killer, player coach turned coach Curly Lambeau's convincing his employer Indian Packing Company to pout up money for uniforms. 20 years later as GM, the same man invented the forward pass.
1932. when championship game was played instead of giving the title to the team with the best record
1966. Vince Lombardi-coach, Bart Starr QB in the first official professional Superbowl I, which pitted the NFL v. AFL and was held at the LA Coliseum in 1967. The same duo appeared in the 2nd Ice Bowl in GB. Vince brought a 1-10-1 team to stardom with his invention of the 2 "gaurd" sweep and QB sneak. The Superbowl's victory trophy was named for this historic 59-68 Packers' coach Vince Lombardi following his death in 1970. -
Pure fun coffee table book for Green Bay Packer fans.
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Thank you, Santa!
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Loved it!!! Loved learning the history of one of my favorite NFL Teams. Definatly a MUST READ for ALL Packer fans.
