They’ll all be gathered around the big screen upstairs on Saturday, just like we will down here, as two Packer family members take the field for the Big Ten Championship game, proof that Coach Lombardi’s legacy lives on Wyatt Davis, grandson of Packer and NFL Hall of Famer and defensive team captain Willie Davis, and [...]
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A legendary afternoon at Lambeau
We honored our legends Sunday afternoon the best way we Packer fans know how -- with our cheers, our respect and an important victory against our neighbors to the west. Go Pack Go! We lost four key players from the Lombardi era this past year -- quarterback and very esteemed gentleman Bart Starr, running back [...]
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 running the Delaware Wing T offense and I asked him to elaborate. "Oh, honey,” he said “Anyone who knows [...]