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<blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 581565" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>Seventeen players and two coaches, in total, from these two clubs of that period are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and discussions continue about adding more. </p><p></p><p> There were four Packers head coaches during that period of the rivalry: Lombardi, Bengtson, Devine and Starr and two for the Vikes: Van Brocklin and Grant.</p><p></p><p> The leading quarterbacks for those outdoor, grass games were Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Joe Kapp, Lynn ****ey, Zeke Bratkowski, Tommy Kramer, Scott Hunter, David Whitehurst.</p><p></p><p> In an era of rushing the football there were plenty of outstanding backs. Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Donny Anderson, Jim Grabowski, John Brockington, MacArthur Lane, Gerry Ellis, Eddie Lee Ivery for Green Bay. Chuck Foreman, Bill Brown, Tommy Mason, Dave Osborn, Ed Marinaro, Rickey Young (Walter Payton's uncle), Ted Brown for Minnesota.</p><p></p><p> The front lines for both made most things happen. The Vikings had their Purple People Eaters defensive line: Carl Eller, Alan Page, Jim Marshall, Gary Larsen and Doug Sutherland. Blocking them for the Packers were Jerry Kramer, Fuzzy Thurston, Forrest Gregg, Bob Skoronski, Jim Ringo, Ken Bowman, Gale Gillingham, Francis Peay, Larry McCarren, Greg Koch, Karl Swanke. </p><p></p><p> Willie Davis, Hank Jordan, Ron Kostelnik, Lionel Aldridge, Robert Brown, Mike McCoy, Alden Roche, Sweeny Williams, Dave Pureifory, Mike Butler, Ezra Johnson and Dave Roller made Fran Tarkenton scramble. Protecting their quarterback and backs for the other side were center **** Tinglehoff, tackles Ron Yary and Grady Alderman, guards Milt Sunde and Ed White. </p><p></p><p> Hard-nosed, intimidating linebackers were needed for tough games in tough conditions. Those were the days of Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinsin, LeRoy Caffey, Bill Forrester, Dan Currie and later Ted Hendricks, Jim Carter, Fred Carr, John Anderson, Mike "Mad Dog" Douglass, George Cumby in Green Bay. Over in Minnesota there was Jeff Siemon, Wally Hilgenberg, Roy Winston, Matt Blair, Scott Studwell. </p><p></p><p> Both franchises then made a specialty of taking the ball away. Leading interceptors for the Pack were Herb Adderley, Willie Wood, Bob Jeter, Tom Brown, Doug Hart, Willie Buchanon, Ken Ellis, Johnnie Gray. Vikings' ballhawks included Paul Krause, Bobby Bryant, Ed Sharockman, Earsell Mackbee, Jeff Wright.</p><p></p><p> Gene Washington, Jim Gilliam, John Henderson, Sammy White and Ahmad Rashad were big play receivers in those games for Minnesota. Green Bay could bring Max McGee, Boyd Dowler, Carroll Dale, Steve Odom, James Lofton and John Jefferson for air superiority. The tight ends were both blockers and receivers. Ron Kramer, Marv Fleming, Rich McGeorge, Paul Coffman played for the Packers. John Beasley and Stu Voigt were favored weapons of the Vikes. </p><p></p><p> After Don Chandler retired the Vikings won many games on the leg of kicker Fred Cox. But the Packers would eventually find Chester Marcol to give them an edge or at least equalizer in the kicking game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packerlifer, post: 581565, member: 1242"] Seventeen players and two coaches, in total, from these two clubs of that period are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and discussions continue about adding more. There were four Packers head coaches during that period of the rivalry: Lombardi, Bengtson, Devine and Starr and two for the Vikes: Van Brocklin and Grant. The leading quarterbacks for those outdoor, grass games were Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Joe Kapp, Lynn ****ey, Zeke Bratkowski, Tommy Kramer, Scott Hunter, David Whitehurst. In an era of rushing the football there were plenty of outstanding backs. Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Donny Anderson, Jim Grabowski, John Brockington, MacArthur Lane, Gerry Ellis, Eddie Lee Ivery for Green Bay. Chuck Foreman, Bill Brown, Tommy Mason, Dave Osborn, Ed Marinaro, Rickey Young (Walter Payton's uncle), Ted Brown for Minnesota. The front lines for both made most things happen. The Vikings had their Purple People Eaters defensive line: Carl Eller, Alan Page, Jim Marshall, Gary Larsen and Doug Sutherland. Blocking them for the Packers were Jerry Kramer, Fuzzy Thurston, Forrest Gregg, Bob Skoronski, Jim Ringo, Ken Bowman, Gale Gillingham, Francis Peay, Larry McCarren, Greg Koch, Karl Swanke. Willie Davis, Hank Jordan, Ron Kostelnik, Lionel Aldridge, Robert Brown, Mike McCoy, Alden Roche, Sweeny Williams, Dave Pureifory, Mike Butler, Ezra Johnson and Dave Roller made Fran Tarkenton scramble. Protecting their quarterback and backs for the other side were center **** Tinglehoff, tackles Ron Yary and Grady Alderman, guards Milt Sunde and Ed White. Hard-nosed, intimidating linebackers were needed for tough games in tough conditions. Those were the days of Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinsin, LeRoy Caffey, Bill Forrester, Dan Currie and later Ted Hendricks, Jim Carter, Fred Carr, John Anderson, Mike "Mad Dog" Douglass, George Cumby in Green Bay. Over in Minnesota there was Jeff Siemon, Wally Hilgenberg, Roy Winston, Matt Blair, Scott Studwell. Both franchises then made a specialty of taking the ball away. Leading interceptors for the Pack were Herb Adderley, Willie Wood, Bob Jeter, Tom Brown, Doug Hart, Willie Buchanon, Ken Ellis, Johnnie Gray. Vikings' ballhawks included Paul Krause, Bobby Bryant, Ed Sharockman, Earsell Mackbee, Jeff Wright. Gene Washington, Jim Gilliam, John Henderson, Sammy White and Ahmad Rashad were big play receivers in those games for Minnesota. Green Bay could bring Max McGee, Boyd Dowler, Carroll Dale, Steve Odom, James Lofton and John Jefferson for air superiority. The tight ends were both blockers and receivers. Ron Kramer, Marv Fleming, Rich McGeorge, Paul Coffman played for the Packers. John Beasley and Stu Voigt were favored weapons of the Vikes. After Don Chandler retired the Vikings won many games on the leg of kicker Fred Cox. But the Packers would eventually find Chester Marcol to give them an edge or at least equalizer in the kicking game. [/QUOTE]
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