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When football was a battle between men on mud, ice, snow and in the heat, rain or arctic conditions. A time when pansies like Brady could never play and absolutely no one took a knee during the National Anthem.

Deacon Jones once said Butkus was out to put you in the graveyard not the hospital.

Learn football from a legend.

Learn football from a legend.

Learn football from a legend.

He was a winner. The best coach I have ever seen. He made great players and great men also.

A great man on and off the field. He once said if they ever put in rules to protect the QB that it would take away from the game of football. He was right. He took every hit like a fighter and threw downfield with his lightning strikes to win games,

Vince Lombardi was tougher than tough. There was no film, but he even threw Al Davis against the wall telling him how things are going to be in the NFL.

"Taylor ran with a football as though he was hell-bent on turning each and every game into a human demolition derby. There was nothing fancy or pretty about his style. He ran with ferocity. He ran with power. He ran with grit. Bottom line: He played like a man possessed, a throwback to the days when football more closely resembled trench warfare and the sole mission of each player was to seemingly dish out more punishment than he took.

Taylor surpassed 1,000 yards rushing five straight seasons from 1960 to 1964, including a league-high 1,474 yards when the Packers went 13-1 en route to winning the 1962 NFL championship. The Associated Press named Taylor the league's most valuable player that year, although he saved his best for last.

In the 1962 NFL Championship Game, played 17 days after he was voted MVP, Taylor delivered the most memorable performance of his career. In a brutal defensive battle, played in chilling temperatures, raw winds and on a Yankee Stadium field not much softer than concrete, Taylor carried 31 times and gained 85 yards as the Packers outlasted the New York Giants, 16-7. "Taylor isn't human," Giants middle linebacker Sam Huff said in awe after the game. "No human being could have taken the punishment he got today."

While Taylor finished his career as the NFL's second leading all-time rusher, he played at virtually the same time as record-holder Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns. Brown was tough, too, but also a faster, more elusive runner and, therefore, generally viewed as the better of the two and perhaps the greatest back in the history of the game. In nine seasons, Brown led the NFL in rushing eight times.

But Taylor approached each of their matchups as a personal affront and led the Packers to victory in all three of their head-to-head battles. Taylor also outrushed Brown in two of the three games.

In the 1965 NFL Championship Game, Taylor rushed for 96 yards on 27 attempts and was named the MVP. In what turned out to be Brown's final game, the Packers held him to 50 on 12 carries. The first time the two met was Oct. 15, 1961, when the Packers crushed the Browns, 49-17, as Taylor rushed for 158 yards on 21 attempts. Brown gained 72 on 16 carries.
Super Bowl I flashback: FB Jim Taylor rushes for TD

In all, Taylor started at fullback on four of Vince Lombardi's five NFL championship teams and led the Packers in rushing seven times. "Taylor may not be as big as some fullbacks, but he has balance and determination," Lombardi said after Taylor was named the league's MVP. "He is hard to knock off his feet and he fights for every yard."

Taylor held the Packers' career rushing record for 43 years. His club single-season record of 1,474 yards lasted 41 years. His single-game record of 186 yards, set in a Western Conference-clinching victory over the Giants in 1961, survived 36 years.

Taylor also had one of the lowest fumble rates in NFL history. He fumbled a mere 34 times in 2,166 touches, or once every 63.7 times he touched the ball."
https://www.packers.com/news/former-packers-fb-jim-taylor-dies-at-83

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"Every man hustles for Lombardi"

"The Green Bay Packers Family was saddened today to learn about the passing of Willie Davis," said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. "One of the great defensive players of his era, Willie was a significant contributor to the Packers' five NFL championship teams during the 1960s. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, Davis and defensive tackle Henry Jordan were the primary pass rushers on Phil Bengtson defenses that ranked among the top three in the NFL seven straight years from 1962-69. That was before sacks were counted as an official statistic, but it is believed that Davis registered more than 100 and maybe close to 140 during his time with the Packers. He also was unofficially credited with five sacks in the first two Super Bowls. One of the few defensive statistics that was kept when Davis played was fumble recoveries, and he holds the Packers' career record with 21. Barrel-chested with skinny legs, Davis could win his matchups with strength and also beat blocks with his exceptional quickness. "As a pass rusher, he was so quick off the ball," said linebacker Dave Robinson, who played behind Davis on the left side. "He was a good run player, too. He was so strong in the chest, he could hit the tackle and control them. Throw them or drive them… His upper body was tremendously strong." Davis was acquired by the Packers from the Browns on July 12, 1960 in a straight-up trade for offensive end A.D. Williams. It was one of the most lopsided deals in NFL history. "I think he had a great deal of affection for Willie Davis," said Chuck Lane, who was the Packers' public relations director under Lombardi. "I think (Lombardi) was determined that Willie Davis was going to be a success after football. He cut him some slack to go to night school, law school, etc. Willie Davis was a bright, articulate guy. Great with the team. And Lombardi was spot on about him." Davis and guard Jerry Kramer also broke ground when they became roommates in 1968. They were the Packers' first inter-racial roommates, at least since the early 1950s."I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but maybe Willie said, 'I see you lost your roommate.' And I said, 'Yeah, why don't you come be my roommate,'" Kramer said in 2010. "It was a natural thing between two veterans who were looking toward the end of their careers. I don't think we thought much about color or that we were different color. "We still don't know today if we were the first mixed roommates. We've never found it important to look it up or be concerned about it."
Originally drafted in the 15th round in 1956, Davis spent two years in the Army before joining the Browns in 1958. At Grambling, where he played under Eddie Robinson, another legendary coach, Davis played guard and linebacker during the one-platoon era of college football. Davis started at defensive end for most of his rookie year with the Browns, and then alternated between offensive tackle and defensive end in 1959. Lombardi told Davis from the beginning that he would play defense in Green Bay. On Dec. 21, 1969, the Packers celebrated Willie Davis Day.Davis was born July 24, 1934, in Lisbon, La. Davis is survived by his wife, Carol, and children Duane (Inge) and Lori, grandchildren David, Wyatt, Harley and Hayden, as well as brothers and sisters."
https://www.packers.com/news/packers-legend-willie-davis-dies-at-85

When I was watching the Bears play my son all of a sudden stared at the TV with his mouth hanging open. Then he said, "What's wrong with him? Is he crazy? He stops him like a brick wall then drives him into the ground!" I laughed and told him, "Oh, that's Butkus!"
Dick Butkus: LB, 6-3, 245lb - 1965 to 1973.
Interceptions‎: ‎22
Games played‎: ‎119
Fumble recoveries‎: ‎27

I remember when I first saw him at a Navy game I thought, wait til he gets to the NFL. A great leader and a great man.

He was invincible compared to today's modern sissy NFL players. He was the last of the players to play both offense and defense during the game for 14 seasons. He played Center and Linebacker. He was inducted to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1967, and missed only four games in his entire career. As part of the greatest generation he flew on 30 combat missions over Germany as a B-24 waist-gunner with the Eighth Air Force in WWII.
6'-3", 235 lb

Hall of Fame DE, Deacon Jones was the only man Staubach ever said he considered as "scary". He never said that about the Steel Curtain. Deacon was so good he scared him. Deacon Jones was the best DE end I have ever seen. Fast, strong and smart.
6 ft 5 in / 265 lb

The Steel Curtain and Doomsday Defense are legends today. The Bears defense needed no special name, just the "Bears Defense".

True NFL Legends

Gale Sayers knew where every player was on the field without seeing them. Truly a God given talent. We hope you like this video as much as we enjoyed watching him live for the first time.

Anything is better than the NFL today.

Johnny Unitas once said if they ever put in rules to protect the QB that it would take away from the game of football. He was right. He took every hit like a fighter and threw downfield with his lightning strikes to win games.

No one gave more of himself than Walter Payton. He played in the 70's when defenses were tough on the run and could still tackle. He played in the eighties when the rules pumped up the passing game. If he played today he would get a touchdown on every play.