Packers by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players who Wore Them

John Maxymuk

Big Earth Publishing, 2003 - Sports & Recreation - 452 pages

Numbers conjure up vivid memories in sports. If you say "3" most sports fans would think of Babe Ruth; Green Bay Packer fans would remember Tony Canadeo. If you say "75" most football fans would think of Mean Joe Green, but Packer fans would recall Forrest Gregg. This unique book features 99 chapters one keyed to each uniform number. The history of each number provides a different slice of Packer history, representing a thematic rather than chronological approach to Green Bay's rich heritage. There is no other book like this that reviews a team history by its uniform numbers. A refreshing take on a most popular team!

Contents

• Packer Fans: 1
• Beginnings Earl Curly Lambeau: 5
• 1920s in a Box Charles Mathys: 10
• Holmgrens Choice and Recent Playoffs Brett Favre: 18
• Championship Paul Hornung: 23
• Championship Data: 26
• Winning Vince Lombardi: 28
• Majikal Comebacks Don Majkowski: 32
• Specialists Ryan Longwell: 37
• Da Bears Jim McMahon 23: 40
• 28: 42
• Of Runts Grunts and Punts Howard Cub Buck: 45
• Threepeat I Red Dunn: 48
• The Passing Game Lynn Dickey: 52
• The Kicking Game Chester Marcol TABLE OF CONTENTS 48 52: 56
• The Greatest Packer and the 1941 Playoff Don Hutson: 59
• Starr Quarterbacks Bart Starr: 64
• Champs Arnie Herber: 69
• Championship Data: 72
• Champs Cecil Isbell: 73
• Championship Data: 76
• Running Quarterbacks Tobin Rote: 78
• Going Hollywood Carlos Brown: 81
• Little Guys Allen Rossum: 85
• Rival Leagues Bob Jeter: 88
• Family Ties Lavvie Dilweg: 93
• No Return Travis Williams: 98
• Undrafted Free Agents Willie Wood: 102
• The Nineties and Beyond in a Box Dorsey Levens: 106
• Super Bowl II Herb Adderley: 113
• Super Bowl II Data: 116
• 1930s in a Box Hank Bruder: 118
• 1970s in a Box Willie Buchanon: 125
• 1940s in a Box Charley Brock: 131
• Head to Head with Nagurski Clarke Hinkle: 136
• 73: 139
• Championship Data: 142
• Iconoclast Travis Jervey: 143
• Leaving the Game Mike Michalske: 146
• Championship Don Chandler: 149
• 81: 152
• Championship Data: 153
• Pro Bowl and All Pro Honors Clayton Tonnemaker: 154
• The Lambeau Leap Leroy Butler: 158
• 85: 161
• 88: 164
• 98: 169
• Troubles Troubles Eddie Lee Ivery: 173
• Lock Up Your Daughters Eugene Robinson: 176
• Playoff Return John Brockington: 179
• Wartime Champs Buckets Goldenberg: 182
• Championship Data: 184
• 1950s in a Box Bobby Dillon: 186
• Work Ethic Ernie Smith: 192
• Triple Threat Verne Lewellen: 195
• Giant Rival Jesse Whittenton: 199
• The Packer Hall of Fame Ken Ellis: 202
• The Undeserving Walt Kiesling: 205
• Replacing the Legends Jim Carter: 208
• Oral Mystery Jim Ringo: 211
• Championship Game Tiny Engebretsen: 214
• Championship Data: 216
• End of the Dynasty Fred Carr: 218
• Broadcasting Larry McCarren: 221
• The Great Unmade Football Movie Johnny Blood McNally: 224
• Cameos Ted Hendricks: 232
• Video Age Ken Bowman: 235
• Big Guys Ed Neal: 238
• 1980s in a Box John Anderson: 241
• College All Stars Lee Roy Caffey: 247
• Dynasty After Dynasty Bruce Van Dyke: 250
• The Draft Russ Letlow: 253
• FirstRound Second Guessing Chart: 256
• The Sweep Fuzzy Thurston: 259
• Replay Man Jerry Kramer: 263
• Championship Game Tom Bettis: 266
• Championship Data: 269
• Transformation Ray Nitschke: 270
• Cowboys Russell Maryland: 273
• The Unheralded Gale Gillingham: 277
• Bengtson of the Defense Bill Forester: 280
• Military Service Dick Wildung: 283
• The Wolf Era Santana Dotson: 286
• Dick the Bruiser Dick Afflis: 289
• College Heroics Aaron Taylor: 292
• 1960s in a Box Henry Jordan: 295
• 102: 296
• Coaching Legacies Forrest Gregg: 302
• Frozen Tundra Bob Skoronski: 305
• Draft Busts Tony Mandarich: 308
• Bench Strength Bob Brown: 312
• Field Hand Dave Hawg Hanner: 315
• 106: 317
• Playoffs James Lofton: 318
• Super Bowl XXXI Desmond Howard: 321
• Super Bowl XXXI Data: 324
• 113: 325
• Tricks of the Trade John Martinkovic: 328
• Packers Trade Register: 329
• MidWest Coast Offense Sterling Sharpe: 338
• Super Bowl I Max McGee: 342
• Super Bowl I Data: 345
• King of Siberia Bill Howton: 347
• Race Bob Mann: 351
• The Lions Ron Kramer: 356
• Threepeat II Dave Robinson: 360
• Discipline Ezra Johnson: 363
• Trading Cards and Memorabilia Brian Noble: 366
• Unnecessary Roughness Charles Martin: 379
• Super Bowl XXXII Gabe Wilkins: 393
• 118: 399
• All Time Roster with Uniform Numbers: 410
• Chronological Path of Players: 439
• 125: 445
• 131: 446

About the author

John Maxymuk has worked as a librarian for 20 years in a variety of settings, currently at Rutgers University. His freelance writing credits include professional books and articles, magazine features, movie and book reviews, poetry, and travel pieces. Maxymuk has been an avid Packer fan for over 40 years across the many miles.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Packers by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players who Wore Them
• Author: John Maxymuk
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Big Earth Publishing, 2003
• ISBN: 1879483904, 9781879483903
• Length: 452 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Football; Sports & Recreation / Reference