WORLD CHAMPIONS
The 1967 Green Bay Packers - 9-4-1 (1ST - Central Division)
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
1967 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (6-0)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (4-0) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
4 College All-Stars at Chicago W 27- 0 1- 0-0 70,934 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (77) Bart Starr (212) Boyd Dowler (7-75)
12 G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS W 31-20 2- 0-0 50,861 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (59) Bart Starr (166) Carroll Dale (4-121)
18 M-CHICAGO BEARS W 18- 0 3- 0-0 47,126 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (25) Bart Starr (97) Boyd Dowler (3-50)
28 at Dallas Cowboys W 20- 3 4- 0-0 78,087 Bart Starr Elijah Pitts (35) Zeke Bratkowski (137) Carroll Dale (4-75)
SEPTEMBER (2-0)
2 at Cleveland Browns W 30-21 5- 0-0 84,236 Zeke Bratkowski Jim Grabowski (44) Zeke Bratkowski (179)
9 G-NEW YORK GIANTS W 31-14 6- 0-0 50,861 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (58) Bart Starr (235) Marv Fleming (6-71)
1967 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-0-1)
17 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-0) T 17-17 0- 0-1 50,861 43 263 192 41 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (36) Bart Starr (321) Carroll Dale (4-109)
24 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) W 13-10 1- 0-1 50,861 233 132 140 19 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (111) Bart Starr (113) Carroll Dale (4-58)
OCTOBER (4-1)
1 M-ATLANTA FALCONS (0-2) W 23- 0 2- 0-1 49,467 177 205 39 19 Bart Starr Ben Wilson (82) Zeke Bratkowski (214) Boyd Dowler (8-105)
8 at Detroit Lions (1-1-1) W 27-17 3- 0-1 57,877 118 131 63 59 Zeke Bratkowski Jim Grabowski (59) Zeke Bratkowski (154) Boyd Dowler (4-40)
15 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-4) L 7-10 3- 1-1 49,601 42 226 158 25 Zeke Bratkowski Jim Grabowski (22) Zeke Bratkowski (240) Elijah Pitts (4-31)
22 at New York Giants (3-2) W 48-21 4- 1-1 62,585 249 148 143 181 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (123) Bart Starr (151) Boyd Dowler (5-95)
30 at St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) W 31-23 5- 1-1 49,792 129 117 116 289 Bart Starr Jim Grabowski (71) Bart Starr (117) Boyd Dowler (5-50)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
5 at Baltimore Colts (5-0-2) L 10-13 5- 2-1 60,238 126 139 134 103 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (68) Bart Starr (183) Donny Anderson (5-54)
12 M-CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-3) W 55- 7 6- 2-1 50,074 235 221 162 66 Bart Starr Ben Wilson (100) Bart Starr (249) Donny Anderson (5-103)
19 G-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (5-4) W 13- 0 7- 2-1 50,861 168 129 140 168 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (89) Zeke Bratkowski (103) Boyd Dowler (6-85)
26 at Chicago Bears (5-5) W 17-13 8- 2-1 47,513 71 174 193 56 Bart Starr Ben Wilson (27) Bart Starr (202) Boyd Dowler (6-105)
DECEMBER (1-2)
3 at Minnesota Vikings (3-6-2) W 30-27 9- 2-1 47,693 133 143 219 57 Bart Starr Ben Wilson (59) Bart Starr (191) Boyd Dowler (3-100)
9 at Los Angeles Rams (9-1-2) L 24-27 9- 3-1 76,637 98 120 102 222 Bart Starr Travis Williams (26) Bart Starr (138) Boyd Dowler (4-71)
17 G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-9-1) L 17-24 9- 4-1 50,861 93 216 122 72 Bart Starr Travis Williams (73) Don Horn (154) Travis Williams (4-66)
1967 POST-SEASON SEASON RESULTS (3-0)
1967 WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF - DECEMBER
23 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-1-2) W 28- 7 49,861 163 211 75 142 Bart Starr Travis Williams (88) Bart Starr (222) Carroll Dale (6-109)
1967 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP
31 G-DALLAS COWBOYS (10-5) W 21-17 50,861 80 115 92 100 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (35) Bart Starr (191) Boyd Dowler (4-77)
SUPER BOWL II AT MIAMI - JANUARY
14 Oakland Raiders (14-1) W 33-14 75,546 160 162 107 186 Bart Starr Ben Wilson (62) Bart Starr (202) Carroll Dale (4-43)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1967 IN REVIEW
Despite numerous injuries and an average offense, the Green Bay Packers made NFL history, winning their third straight championship and second straight Super Bowl. The Packers made their history without Jim Taylor (who was traded to New Orleans) and Paul Hornung (who was selected by New Orleans in the expansion draft). FB Jim Grabowski (knee) and Elijah Pitts (torn Achilles tendon) could not last the season, forcing Vince Lombardi to start Chuck Mercein, Ben Wilson, Donny Anderson and Travis Williams at times. The Green Bay defense was tops in the NFL, allowing less than 100 yards passing per game. A sign that a new Dark Age was about to descend on Green Bay could be found in their two losses to end the regular season. No Packer team had done that since Scooter McLean's 1958 (1-10-1) squad. The Glory Days were winding down, and the end was much closer than anyone thought.
THE END OF THE DYNASTY PREVENTED?
No one will argue that Vince Lombardi was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. Not as many can argue he was a great general manager. One could argue it did not have to be that way. The Packers made several trades throughout the decade that gave them multiple high draft choices. As it turned out, the players selected were not the ones they needed to keep the franchise on top.
1964 - With the 13th pick, Green Bay selects OT Lloyd Voss, who played two years before being traded to Pittsburgh. Among the next four picks were two Hall-of-Fame defensive backs: Mel Renfro and Paul Krause
1965 - After trading Jim Ringo and Earl Gros to the Eagles for Lee Roy Caffey and the 7th pick, Green Bay took RB Donny Anderson, who never replaced Jim Taylor, as many expected. With the 10th overall pick, the Packers took WR Larry Elkins, who went to the AFL. The next selection was QB Joe Namath. Two choices later, Baltimore took LB Mike Curtis, who could have been a key piece of a rebuilding Packer defense. The second round pick, DT Alphonse Dotson, the father of future Packer Santana Dotson, signed with the Chiefs. OT Ralph Neely and WR Fred Biletnikoff were still on the board.
1966 - In a weak draft, Green Bay had Detroit's 1st-round choice (8th overall) as compensation for the Lions' signing TE Ron Kramer. They chose RB Jim Grabowski, while Mike Garrett (signed by the AFL) may have been a better option to retool an aging backfield. The other first-round choice, OL Gale Gillingham, performed well during his time in Green Bay.
1967 - In the first combined AFL-NFL draft, the Packers took OG Bob Hyland with the 9th choice (acquired from the Steelers) and passed on DE Alan Page and OL Gene Upshaw. With the 25th pick, they took QB Don Horn, who never was able to replace Bart Starr.
1968 - With the 5th pick overall (acquired from the Saints), the Packers took LB Fred Carr, hoping he would fill in when Ray Nitschke retired. RB Larry Csonka, WR Haven Moses and QB Greg Landry were all chose right after the Carr choice, and all could have filled key needs for the Packers as they entered the 1970s.
Most of Lombardi’s key players were already on the roster when he arrived. A better use of the eight first-round draft picks Lombardi had between 1965 and 1968 should have kept the Packers competitive into the 1970s, but then hindsight is 20/20.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Herb Adderley 26 CB 6- 1 200 Michigan State 7 7 28 14 1961 Draft-1st
Lionel Aldridge 62 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 5 5 26 12 1963 Draft-4th
Donny Anderson 44 RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech 2 2 24 14 1965 Draft-1st
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 4 4 24 13 1964 Draft-8th
Zeke Bratkowski 12 QB 6- 3 210 Georgia 5 12 34 6 1963 FA-LA
Allen Brown 83 TE 6- 5 235 Mississippi 2 2 23 14 1965 Draft-3rd
Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff 2 2 27 14 1966 FA
Tom Brown 40 DB 6- 1 190 Maryland 4 4 26 14 1963 Draft-2nd
Lee Roy Caffey 60 LB 6- 3 250 Texas A&M 4 5 26 13 1964 Trade-Phil
Dick Capp 88 TE 6- 3 235 Boston College 1 1 25 2 1967 FA
Don Chandler 34 K 6- 2 210 Florida 3 12 33 14 1965 Trade-NYG
Tommy Crutcher 56 LB 6- 3 230 TCU 4 4 26 14 1964 Draft-3rd
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 210 Virginia Tech 3 8 29 14 1965 Trade-LA
Willie Davis 87 DE 6- 3 245 Grambling 8 10 33 14 1960 Trade-Cleve
Boyd Dowler 86 WR 6- 5 225 Colorado 9 9 29 14 1959 Draft-3rd
Jim Flanigan 55 LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh 1 1 22 12 1967 Draft-2nd
Marv Fleming 81 TE 6- 4 235 Utah 5 5 25 14 1963 Draft-11th
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 255 Minnesota 2 2 23 14 1966 Draft-1st
Jim Grabowski 33 RB 6- 2 220 Illinois 2 2 22 9 1966 Draft-1st
Forrest Gregg 75 G 6- 4 250 SMU 11 11 33 14 1956 Draft-2nd
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 4 4 28 14 1964 FA-St. Louis
Don Horn 13 QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State 1 1 22 3 1967 Draft-1st
Bob Hyland 50 C-G 6- 5 250 Boston College 1 1 22 14 1967 Draft-1st
Claudis James 27 WR 6- 2 190 Jackson State 1 1 23 1 1967 Draft-14th
Bob Jeter 21 DB 6- 1 205 Iowa 5 5 30 14 1960 Draft-2nd
Henry Jordan 74 DT 6- 3 250 Virginia 9 11 32 14 1959 Trade-Cleve
Ron Kostelnik 77 DT 6- 4 260 Cincinnati 7 7 27 14 1961 Draft-2nd
Jerry Kramer 64 G 6- 3 245 Idaho 10 10 31 14 1958 Draft-4th
Bob Long 80 WR 6- 3 205 Wichita 4 4 25 10 1964 Draft-4th
Max McGee 85 E 6- 3 210 Tulane 12 12 35 10 1954 Draft-5th
Chuck Mercein 30 RB 6- 3 230 Yale 1 3 24 7 1967 FA-NY Giants
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 240 Illinois 10 10 30 14 1958 Draft-3rd
Elijah Pitts 22 HB 6- 1 205 Philander Smith 7 7 28 8 1961 Draft-13th
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 240 Penn State 5 5 26 14 1963 Draft-1st
John Rowser 45 DB 6- 1 180 Michigan 1 1 23 14 1967 Draft-3rd
Bob Skoronski 76 T 6- 3 245 Indiana 10 10 33 14 1956 Draft-5th
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 190 Alabama 12 12 33 14 1956 Draft-17th
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Fuzzy Thurston 63 G 6- 1 245 Valparaiso 9 10 32 9 1959 Trade-Balt
Jim Weatherwax 73 DT 6- 7 260 Cal State-LA 2 2 24 14 1965 Draft-11th
Travis Williams 23 RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State 1 1 21 14 1967 Draft-4th
Ben Wilson 36 RB 6- 0 225 USC 1 4 27 14 1967 Trade-LA
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 8 8 30 14 1960 FA
Steve Wright 72 T 6- 6 250 Alabama 4 4 25 14 1964 Draft-5th
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1967 PACKERS DRAFT (March 14, 1967)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1a - 9 Bob Hyland (A) C/G Boston College
1b - 25 Don Horn QB San Diego State
2a - 41 Dave Dunaway (B) WR Duke
2b - 51 Jim Flanigan LB Pittsburgh
3 - 78 John Rowser DB Michigan
4a - 93 Travis Williams (C) RB Arizona State
4b - 105 to St. Louis for 3rd round pick in 1968
5a - 116 Dwight Hood (D) DE Baylor
5b - 130 Dick Tate (E) DB Utah
5c - 132 Jay Bachman C Cincinnati
6 - 158 Stew Williams FB Bowling Green
7a - 161 Bob Ziolkowski (F) T Iowa
7b - 184 Bill Powell G/LB Missouri
8 - 210 Clarence Mills DT Trinity(Texas)
9 - 236 Harland Reed TE Mississippi St
10 - 262 Bill Shear K Cortland State
11 - 287 Dave Bennett QB Springfield
12 - 314 Mike Bass DB Michigan
13 - 340 Keith Brown WR C. Missouri
14 - 366 Claudis James HB Jackson State
15 - 392 James Schneider DT Colgate
16 - 418 Fred Cassidy HB Miami (Fla.)
17 - 444 Jeff Elias TE Kansas
A - from Pittsburgh Steelers as part of Tony Jeter/Lloyd Voss trade B - from Los Angeles Rams for Tom Moore C - from Washington Redskins for Ron Rector D - from Pittsburgh Steelers for Ron Smith E - from Dallas Cowboys for Hank Gremminger F - from New York Giants for Allen Jacobs
1967 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
FEB 10 - Lost RB Paul Hornung, C Bill Curry and LB Phil Vandersea to NEW ORLEANS in the expansion draft.
MAR 14 - Traded 1967 4th-round choice (105th overall) to ST. LOUIS for 1968 3rd-round choice.
JUL 4 - Traded FB Jim Taylor to NEW ORLEANS for a 1968 1st-round draft choice and a player to be named. Traded a 1968 2nd-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for FB Ben Wilson
JUL 19 - Released T Bob Ziolkowski (7th round) and DT Dick Werner
JUL 21 - Signed LB Dick Capp (Lowell - Atlantic Coast League)
JUL 23 - Released WR Red Mack, WR Sonny Redders, HB Fred Cassidy (16th round), OT John Frechette, LB Eddie King, TE Jeff Elias (17th round) and TE Dick Weeks
JUL 30 - Traded QB Kent Nix to PITTSBURGH for a 1968 5th-round draft choice
AUG 9 - DE Dwight Hood (5th round) claimed on waivers by Minnesota. TE Harland Reed (9th round) claimed on waivers by New Orleans. DE Clarence Miles (8th round) claimed on waivers by Detroit (54 players on roster)
AUG 28 - Released C Jay Bachman (5th round) and K Les Murdock (49 players on roster)
SEPT 5 - Traded DT Dick Arndt to PITTSBURGH for a 1968 4th-round draft choice
SEPT 6 - FB Jim Mankins claimed on waivers by DETROIT. Released G Roy Schmidt, WR Jeff White, WR Dave Dunaway, DB Mike Bass (12th round) and E/K Stan Kemp (43 players)
SEPT 11 - Traded DB Dave Hathcock to NEW YORK GIANTS for a 1968 10th-round draft choice. Released OL Tom Cichowski (1965 3rd round) and OL Leon Crenshaw (40 players)
OCT 1 - Placed LB Dick Capp and WR Claudis James on waivers. Activated DE Lionel Aldridge and WR Bob Long from injured reserve.
NOV 11 - Placed RB Elijah Pitt on injured waiver list. Signed RB Chuck Mercein off WASHINGTON's taxi squad.
