We Own Green Bay / Hey, Wisconsin...
Excellent thread, RamTime! :helmet:
As the NFL grows into this millenium, with so many years, so many years of history, the thousands and thousands of games, the many rivalries, dynasties and legends ... ten thousand memories within the heart of each team and fans...
*Sigh* ... one can rightly place a solid memento of a glorious battle between two of these teams at a given time and prepare for the present, i.e., this coming MNF match. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
Packers / Rams: I can trace back to December of 1967. We HAD to win that next-to-last game (AND the last one Vs. Colts) in order to make playoffs. For the rest of the story, of this nail-biter of a game, see,
a. http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pikeb/gb/1.html
b. http://members.tripod.com/~mydamrams/index-200.html
c. http://www.angelfire.com/oz/pikeb/gb/1.html
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Here's some selected text of that broadcast:
December 9, 1967: GB PACKERS at LA RAMS
By the 13th week, the Rams had lost but one game and tied two, including a 24-24 tie with the Colts.
The Colts led the Coastal, undefeated and twice tied. The Rams' 13th- week opponents were the Packers.
The game was due-or-die for the Rams; for the Packers it was meaningless. Meaningless to everyone but Vince Lombardi. He told the press his team never had, nor never would, play a "meaningless" game.
Green Bay played it tough. With 54 seconds left, Donny Anderson stood at his 41 to punt, waiting the snap from center. The Packers led 24-20.
Suddenly, Ram reserve linebacker, Tony Guillory, broke through and blocked Anderson's kick. Claude Crabb grabbed the ball for L.A. and was finally caught at the Green Bay five.
Two plays later Bernie Casey -- a constant Packer nemesis -- caught a TD pass from Roman Gabriel. The Rams remained alive, 27-24.
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*Sigh* The next and final game was also at home. This time the visitors were the mighty Baltimore Colts, that is to say, Johnny Unitas and Co. Again, it was a MUST situation for us.
Rams defense was in its glorious heyday of the famed 'Fearsome Foursome' -- and we had something of a "Greatest Show on (natural) Turf" in the late 60s as well! We were on a role. A resounding victory: 34-10!
Then came one of my earliest heartbreaking losses: RAMS at PACKERS, playoffs. We drew first blood early in the game, 7-0. Lost 28-7.
[A dramatic ending to my first Real Rams expectation! We were such a strong team from 1967 to 69. Believe me. Offense. Defense. Super Bowl III should have been ours! I didn't mind Namath predicting the Jets were to win, I only wanted the Rams to prove him wrong.]
:upset:
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You can imagine how elated I was when, come playoffs time just a few years ago, we defeated Favre and the Packers. Absolutely, I can still see Tommy Polley and Aeneas Williams intercepting two of Brett's six INTs.
Warner to Holt, long distance. Et cetera. ;)
Repeat? Let's do it (somehow)! :1:
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PS: Wisconsin, good to see you. How about inquiring what happened to your terrific RAMS JERSEYS thread you had in the previous ClanRAM? I wonder if Dez and Moderators could restore here...
I still have the file of the entire list/post where we had some really nice information of names & numbers!
Re: We Own Green Bay / Hey, Wisconsin...
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Packers / Rams: I can trace back to December of 1967. We HAD to win that next-to-last game (AND the last one Vs. Colts) in order to make playoffs. For the rest of the story, of this nail-biter of a game, see,
Indeed.
Those links you posted are from Jerry's web site. His is my favorite Rams history site on the net bar none. Although he is hopelessly stuck in the 60's, 70's and 80's Rams era, it’s ok because we need someone like that on the net. He posts in this forum as Bloodinhall. Did you know that Steve Rosenbloom contacted Jerry and thanked him for the tribute to his dad Carroll Rosenbloom? Also he was/is a friend of the Malavasies. (Head coach that took the rams to superbowl xiv) I hooked up with him about 5 or 6 years ago when I noticed that an animated graphic that I created of a ram butting jerry rice into the air and through the goal posts was being pointed to from another rams page. At that time Jerry had just the one Rams page as he was just starting out. I helped him get started (and BTW he always gives me way too much credit for that) and to browse his site now it’s amazing. Makes me feel like a proud papa. Anyway when you guys go visit his site be sure to sign his guestbook. He has done a lot of unprecedented things over there and deserves thanks.