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 sauntered around Lambeau, mingling happily with their Packer brethren, mugging for pre-game pics and trading good-natured barbs. The similarities [...]
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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 most dramatic games. For nearly 50 years logical viewers have assumed Ron Kostelnik's pained expression reflected [...]
Frozen in time
While most of the ubiquitous stories of the Ice Bowl come from the increasing number of fans who claim to have been there, the best stories come from under the pile. Fullback Chuck Mercein, for instance, frozen in time (and probably in fact) lay on top of the pile signaling touchdown with two outstretched arms. [...]