Lombardi Says Packers Greatest Team Ever; Many Giants Agree
Dec. 31, 1961 - What happened to the New York Giants today? They ran into “the greatest team in the history of the National Football...
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- Dec 31, 2021
🚨Packers Win First NFL Championship Since 1944
Dec. 31, 1961 - Breaking the game wide open with an explosive second-quarter attack that netted 3 touchdowns and a field goal, the Green...
- Dec 29, 2021
UPI Names Paul Hornung NFL Player of the Year
Dec. 29, 1961 - Paul Hornung, the Green Bay Packers’ versatile halfback, today was named the NFL player of the year in the United Press...
- Dec 28, 2021
Coach Vince Lombardi Optimistic His Packers Can Beat Giants in Championship Game
Dec. 28, 1961 - Coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers spoke out boldly today on Sunday’s championship game against the New York...
- Dec 26, 2021
NFL: Packers' Practice Draws a Crowd
Dec. 26, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers opened “Championship Week” before an unexpected audience of 500 fans today. Coach Vince Lombardi...
- Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Paul Hornung of Packers Named League MVP
Dec. 20, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers was named today the most valuable player of the NFL in a poll of writers and...
- Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Jim Brown is Rushing Leader for 5th Straight Year
Dec. 20, 1961 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns survived a late-season rally by Jim Taylor of the Packers and set a NFL scoring record...
- Dec 19, 2021
NFL: Giants' Allie Sherman Named Coach of the Year
Dec. 19, 1961 - Allie Sherman, the Brooklyn College boy who made good in his first year as coach of the Giants, was named NFL coach of...
- Dec 17, 2021
A 7-7 Tie with Browns Clinches NFL Eastern Conference for Giants
Dec. 17, 1961 - The New York Giants made a first-quarter touchdown stand up for a 7-7 tie with the Cleveland Browns in a tense contest...
- Dec 6, 2021
NFL: Packer's Jim Taylor Having Monster Season
Dec. 6, 1961 - Green Bay’s Jim Taylor threatens to take the NFL’s individual rushing title away from Cleveland’s Jim Brown. Taylor made a...
- Dec 3, 2021
NFL: Packers Clinch Western Conference Title
Dec. 3, 1961 - Pile-driving Jim Taylor hammered into the Giant line for a fourth-quarter touchdown today that clinched the NFL’s Western...
- Oct 29, 2021
NFL: Packers Top Vikings, 28-10, Hornung and Starr Shine
Oct. 29, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers, paced by the running of Paul Hornung and the passing of Bart Starr, struck for 3 touchdowns in the...
- Oct 27, 2021
NFL: Packers Star Paul Hornung Directed by Army to Take Second Physical
Oct. 27, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers, originally scheduled for active Army duty next Monday, was directed today to take...
- Oct 17, 2021
NFL: Packers Star Paul Hornung Called to Active Duty by Army
Oct. 17, 1961 - Paul Hornung (pictured), the leading scorer in the NFL, was called to active duty by the Army today, together with Ray...
- Oct 15, 2021
NFL: Jim Taylor Dominant as Packers Crush Browns, 49-17, in Cleveland
Oct. 15, 1961 - Jim Taylor (pictured), Green Bay’s league-leading rusher, put on a one-man show today as the Packers routed the Browns,...
- Aug 7, 2021
NFL: Vince Lombardi Given 5-Year Contract with Packers
Aug. 7, 1961 - Vince Lombardi, general manager and coach of the Green Bay Packers, today was given a new five-year contract. Lombardi was...
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