1959 Packers
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1959 Packers
Has anyone been watching the YouTube series on the 1959 Packers: A Deep Look? It is a very detailed account of the Packers first season under Vince Lombardi. There are at least 20 separate episodes. He mispronounces a few names but seems to have the facts right and it is this kind of in depth look at a team's season that I find very interesting.
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Lot's of good quotes, research
in that series.
Lots of details I was not aware of ... salaries ... I bet Cliff and John M and Eric G. would like it. Would love to hear their thoughts, but then again, a lot of stuff that was new to me wouldn't be to them.
I was aware of Nitschke getting benched ... and they cover that. Nitschke was a huge face of the defense --- and when you look at his career it started slow and ended slow --- and dominant in middle.
However, Nitschke was a great ST player according to what I have seen and read. Cliff C or John or Eric might be able to confirm
Lots of details I was not aware of ... salaries ... I bet Cliff and John M and Eric G. would like it. Would love to hear their thoughts, but then again, a lot of stuff that was new to me wouldn't be to them.
I was aware of Nitschke getting benched ... and they cover that. Nitschke was a huge face of the defense --- and when you look at his career it started slow and ended slow --- and dominant in middle.
However, Nitschke was a great ST player according to what I have seen and read. Cliff C or John or Eric might be able to confirm
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Thanks for the tip.
Somebody put out a book years back that contained contemporaneous scouting reports of current and prospective Packers from that era. Nitschke was such a handful that they were just dying for an excuse to get rid of him.
It's fun to read how little scouts sugar-coated their reports back then. They would just come out and say, "This guy is stupid. Don't waste your time with him."
Somebody put out a book years back that contained contemporaneous scouting reports of current and prospective Packers from that era. Nitschke was such a handful that they were just dying for an excuse to get rid of him.
It's fun to read how little scouts sugar-coated their reports back then. They would just come out and say, "This guy is stupid. Don't waste your time with him."
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Re: 1959 Packers
That was pretty much my future father-in-law's scouting report of me back in '71 when I started dating his daughter.Citizen wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:20 am Thanks for the tip.
Somebody put out a book years back that contained contemporaneous scouting reports of current and prospective Packers from that era. Nitschke was such a handful that they were just dying for an excuse to get rid of him.
It's fun to read how little scouts sugar-coated their reports back then. They would just come out and say, "This guy is stupid. Don't waste your time with him."
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Yes, this sounds like an interesting series.
And that scouting report book is excellent. I think it's called something like, "What they didn't tell us." It's not easy to find.
I highly recommend John Eisenberg's "That First Season" which covers the 1959 Packers. Interesting team with a lot of great stories.
And that scouting report book is excellent. I think it's called something like, "What they didn't tell us." It's not easy to find.
I highly recommend John Eisenberg's "That First Season" which covers the 1959 Packers. Interesting team with a lot of great stories.
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Re: 1959 Packers
I hope the series mentions Jack Vainisi and the talent he brought in, along with with his role in helping Lombardi get the job. I haven't watched it yet ... I wonder if it will spotlight the team getting rid of Billy Howton, then Timmy Brown after the season?