Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Henry Jordan died young, but his legacy lives on. The Hall of Fame defensive lineman was just 42-years old when he passed away after suffering a heart attack in 1977. He left his mark on Wisconsin, though, both as an All-Pro member of Coach Lombardi's talented defensive line, and, later, as the executive sales director [...]
As a thick fog rolled in and settled Christmas morning, my husband showed me a goosebump-raising photo that was a gift from our friend Mark Hudson. Also shrouded in fog, the vintage shot featured my dad, Ron Kostelnik and his friends and teammates Henry Jordan and Lionel Aldridge in a 1965 game I have since [...]
My friend Amy recently requested that her Facebook friends post their favorite football pictures. I haven't respond yet because I'm still sorting through all those glorious images, both among my files and in my mind. I love football, and I wish I would have played it in high school. I love it as a recreational [...]
Of all the lessons Coach Lombardi taught his players -- pursue excellence, never settle, honor the uniform, respect god, eat nutritionally, prepare thoroughly -- one of the richest remains this: value friendship. Honored residents of Titletown, Lombardi's Packers bonded in the singular pursuit of championships and collective respect for their coach. That kind of high-fiving, [...]
When he described a true friend as someone who "advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably," William Penn might have been describing a fellow William, former Packer great Willie Davis. Davis, a Hall of Fame football player and a defensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers [...]