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A Lombardi friendship fit to a (Delaware Wing) T
Just weeks into my first job as professional sports writer 27 years ago, an arrogant high school football coach hurt my feelings as I interviewed him for a season preview. He told me his team would be...
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A Tale of Two Receivers
Few players have the opportunity and the ability to retire from the NFL with the level of class shown by Donald Driver. It’s not easy to leave the NFL where a whole flowchart of employees — from...
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William Henderson — Portrait of a Pickup Artist
On Monday, before God, the world and my amused husband, former Packer running back William Henderson picked me up. Literally. Turns out the impulsive and thankfully buff athlete makes a habit of...
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Here are 77 reasons you want to be a Packer fan
As we gear up for the Packer home opener and alumni weekend for the greatest NFL team in the country, we offer the following 77 reasons you want to be a Packer fan: We are womb to tombers. Parents put...
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A tip of the hat to the ladies of the Lombardi era
We toasted the Glory Years this weekend, a nearly decade long run during which Green Bay won two Super Bowls and three NFL titles. That this celebratory time in Green Bay occurred during the 1960’s, a...
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A sweeping salute to Lombardi’s left guard
It’s natural to admire Fuzzy Thurston, the affable athlete. A key member of the Green Bay Packer’s vaunted sweep, the iconic left guard remains a face of the Green Bay franchise, referenced regularly...
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A Tale of Two Bear Fans
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in our little corner of section 117 at Lambeau Field Monday night. We had everything before us, and then we had nothing before us. The best of times...
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Packer franchise spells success with r-e-s-p-e-c-t
Of all of the blessings my dad received, the one I think of most often on beautiful fall Sundays, is the honorary captainship then Packer General Manager Ron Wolf awarded him in 1992. Baffled, then...
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Behind the scenes of the Ice Bowl
My dad exhaled at the exact right moment on December 31, 1967 and we’ve been seeing his icy mug ever since. Frozen breath frames his baby face in one of the more dramatic images from one of the NFL’s...
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A warmer Ice Bowl
With members of the Packer team that played in the original game looking on and the weather hovering well above that game’s -13 mark, Ice Bowl II took on a much warmer tone yesterday. Cowboy fans...
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A Hall of Fame reunion
Thanks to the generosity and history-making success of the classiest professional sports organization we know, we’re in the middle of a glorious, 10-day hobnob. The Packers invited Hall of Fame...
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Let’s be like Champions!
You don’t need Google to understand the history of the Green Bay Packers. It’s written on their unsponsored stadium, celebrated in their recently renovated Hall of Fame, honored among their alumni and...
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One more moment in time
We measure champions in moments — a surprise quarterback sneak on a frozen field, a 40-yard playoff game-winning touchdown pass, an improbable 12-yard scramble on a newly sprained ankle. Thursday...
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‘Twas 12 days before Christmas
‘Twas 12 days before Christmas, and all through the state The weather was failing at a miserable rate. The ground was just soggy, no snow to be had, the garland left sagging, red ribbons looked sad. At...
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Flagged for a fan interference (Sorry folks. Won’t happen again)
We take our game day preparation very seriously around these parts. For cold home games we dress for warmth, for early season games we dress for comfort and always, always we dress to honor the juju....
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Thanks to the Red Devils for a golden opportunity
Ninety-one-year old Lido poured the Yuengling. Cousin Julie baked the walnut roll. Uncle George and Aunt Martha brought the memories. The NFL provided the occasion and Central Cambria High School did...
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It’s good to be home
If felt good to be home Sunday as we rolled up to our tailgate spot and greeted friends we had not seen since Jan. 3 of last year. The weather for this game proved much more accommodating and so did...
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When Vince met Laura
Laura: We met in the basement of Johnston Hall. It was 1985. Vince: The Bears went 15-1 that season and won the Super Bowl. Laura: I remember that year so well. You took me to the Senior Ball and your...
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How to enjoy the Lambeau Snow Globe
I’m writing this post with happily chapped fingers amid home radiators still gasping a familiar wet, hoppy wool smell. So, it is by virtue of experience, not necessarily good taste, (and also because...
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Two households both alike in dignity
Two households both alike in dignity, at fair Lambeau where we lay our scene. From ancient (well, since 1974 anyway) grudge break, to new mutiny Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean From forth...
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