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<blockquote data-quote="Deke" data-source="post: 318393" data-attributes="member: 1979"><p>A bit of NFL started being shown here in the UK somewhere around '81 or '82. A strange game that took a bit of getting used to.</p><p></p><p>My recollection is that the Packers were shown a couple of times early on and a few names started to become familiar : James Lofton and John Jefferson being particular stand-outs for me. </p><p></p><p>So I found myself checking the scores each week to see how the team I was becoming interested in was doing.</p><p></p><p>Then a friend lent me the Jerry Kramer book Instant Replay, and I was well and truly hooked. Add to that the amazing Monday Night Football game in 1983 when we beat the then Super Bowl champion Redskins by 48-47. That game was shown live and I was riveted to my seat!!</p><p></p><p>All the facts about the Packers that all of yo can quote so much better than me: number of NFL championships, owned by the fans, Lombardi, Curly Lambeau, the history. it all cemented the Packers deep deep within me.</p><p></p><p>Then a few years ago I achieved a long held ambition - a friend and I flew to Chicago, spent a few days driving round Wisconsin, and saw the Packers play the Vikings on a Monday night in Lambeau..... We lost, but I will never forget it. A truly treasured memory.</p><p></p><p>One day I will return....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deke, post: 318393, member: 1979"] A bit of NFL started being shown here in the UK somewhere around '81 or '82. A strange game that took a bit of getting used to. My recollection is that the Packers were shown a couple of times early on and a few names started to become familiar : James Lofton and John Jefferson being particular stand-outs for me. So I found myself checking the scores each week to see how the team I was becoming interested in was doing. Then a friend lent me the Jerry Kramer book Instant Replay, and I was well and truly hooked. Add to that the amazing Monday Night Football game in 1983 when we beat the then Super Bowl champion Redskins by 48-47. That game was shown live and I was riveted to my seat!! All the facts about the Packers that all of yo can quote so much better than me: number of NFL championships, owned by the fans, Lombardi, Curly Lambeau, the history. it all cemented the Packers deep deep within me. Then a few years ago I achieved a long held ambition - a friend and I flew to Chicago, spent a few days driving round Wisconsin, and saw the Packers play the Vikings on a Monday night in Lambeau..... We lost, but I will never forget it. A truly treasured memory. One day I will return.... [/QUOTE]
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