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Packers great Gregg passes away

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Forrest Gregg meets with reporters – (Photo – Mike Clemens)

One of the best players in his generation, Forrest Gregg died on Friday at the age of 85, losing his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

As a Packer, Gregg went to nine Pro Bowls, was a first-ballot Hall of Famer and was named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary team after a 15-year playing career.

Gregg played on seven championship teams and three Super Bowl winning squads, finishing his career with Dallas in 1971.  He also coached the Packers for four years in the mid-80’s.  He was fired with one game left in the 1977 season after compiling a record of 18-23.

Prior to his coaching in Green Bay, he coached in Cincinnati where he took over a 4-12 team and had the Bengals in the Super Bowl within two seasons.  Cincinnati lost the Super Bowl to San Francisco 26-21.

Gregg originally joined the Packers as a second-round draft pick out of SMU in 1956.

Could this finally be Jerry Kramer’s time?

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Jerry Kramer

Green Bay Packers legendary guard Jerry Kramer was nominated as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame by the seniors committee on Thursday.  But Kramer has been here before.  It’s the 11th time that Kramer has been a finalist, more than any current player not enshrined in Canton.

Kramer was a centerpiece of coach Vince Lombardi’s five world titles, which included Super Bowls I and II.

Kramer still must secure 80% of the vote when the selection committee meets at the Super Bowl in February.

Kramer was last a finalist for the Hall of Fame in 1997, when the Packers reached Super Bowl XXXI.  But the votes didn’t come and Kramer failed to gain entrance for the 10th time.  So Kramer is certainly optimistic, but it’s guarded optimism.

Kramer could be the 12th player from Vince Lombardi’s Packers teams to be enshrined in Canton.  Fellow lineman Forrest Gregg and Ringo Starr have already received induction.

For now, Kramer is known as the best player not in the Hall of Fame.  Six months from now, Kramer is hoping that distinction no longer applies.

Three Packers on “Super Bowl 50 Golden Team”

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Packers logoThree Green Bay Packers were named to the “Super Bowl 50 Golden Team,” selected by Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.

Only one of the three game from the Packers’ Super Bowl I and II teams of the 1960’s, offensive tackle Forrest Gregg.

Defensive end Reggie White and kick returner Desmond Howard were both honored from the Packers Super Bowl XXXI team, which beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in New Orleans.

White broke a Super Bowl record with three sacks and Howard became the first special-teams player to be named the Super Bowl’s MVP after he returned four kickoffs for 154 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown and six punts for 90 yards.