Green Bay Packers Capture Most NFL Titles 4 George Blanda Plays Record 26 Seasons 6 Night Train Lane Grabs 14 Interceptions in 1952 8 1972 Dolphins Achieve a Perfect Season 10 Eric Dickerson Rushes for 2,105 Yards in 1984 12 Jerry Rice Sets Wide Receiver Standards 14 Bruce Smith Records 200 Sacks in Career 16 Emmitt Smith Breaks the Career Rushing Mark 18 LaDainian Tomlinson Scores 31 Touchdowns 20 Brett Favre Becomes the NFL’s Iron Man 22 Devin Hester Puts the Special in Special Teams 24 Peyton Manning Sets a New Passing Milestone 26 Fun Facts and Stories 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Green Bay Packers are older than the National Football League NFL E L Curly Lambeau founded the team in 1919 That was one year before the NFL’s first season Green Bay joined the league in 1921 Lambeau was the Packers first coach He also played tailback for the team from 1921 to 1929 In his last year as a player-coach Lambeau led the Packers to their first championship As a coach he led them to titles in 1930 1931 1936 1939 and 1944 as well The Packers struggled after Lambeau left in 1949 But a new dynasty began when Vince Lombardi took over as coach in 1959 The team featured hall of fame players such as quarterback Bart Starr He guided them to NFL titles in 1961 1962 and 1965 They also won the first two Super Bowls The games were held after the 1966 and 1967 seasons Green Bay became known as Titletown USA After Lombardi’s death in 1970 the NFL renamed the Super Bowl trophy the Vince Lombardi Trophy GREEN BAY PACKERS CAPTURE MOST NFL TITLES Curly Lambeau in 1919 1 4
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By: Matt Tustison
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
