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The 1970 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (T-3RD - Central Division)

Head Coach: Phil Bengtson

1970 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-0-3)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (2-0-2)                            RESULT    RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER           LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

8  G-NEW YORK GIANTS                     T 31-31    0- 0-1 56,263                 Bart Starr          Perry Williams (67)      Don Horn (229)         Jack Clancy (4-110)

15 M-CHICAGO BEARS                       T  6- 6    0- 0-2 47,298                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (50)        Bart Starr (136)       Carroll Dale (4-81)

22 at Dallas Cowboys                     W 35-34    1- 0-2 72,389                 Bart Starr          Donny Anderson (78)      Don Horn (110)         Carroll Dale (5-63)

30 at Oakland Raiders                    W 37- 7    2- 0-2 53,395                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (42)        Bart Starr (61)        Donny Anderson (2-48)

SEPTEMBER (1-0-1)

5  M-CINCINNATI BENGALS                  T 10-10    2- 0-3 47,411                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (35)        Don Horn (146)         Dave Hampton (4-33)

12 G-BUFFALO BILLS                       W 34- 0    3- 0-3 56,161                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (69)        Don Horn (207)         Donny Anderson (3-45)

1970 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (1-1)

20 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-0)                 L  0-40    0- 1-0 56,263  50  64 266 132 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (21)     Don Horn (40)          Dave Hampton (4-7)

27 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)               W 27-24    1- 1-0 56,263  86 258 112 272 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (45)    Bart Starr (196)       Carroll Dale (4-186)

OCTOBER (3-1)

4  M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-0)             W 13-10    2- 1-0 47,967 141  32  57 159 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (59)     Bart Starr (69)        John Hilton (4-29)

12 at San Diego Chargers (0-2-1)         W 22-20    3- 1-0 53,064 200 141 217  40 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (109)   Bart Starr (158)       Carroll Dale (8-90)

18 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1)              L 21-31    3- 2-0 56,263 137 182 142 135 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (98)     Bart Starr (208)       Travis Williams (4-77)

25 M-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-5)           W 30-17    4- 2-0 48,022 127 114 148 163 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (80)     Bart Starr (129)       Jack Clancy (2-38)

NOVEMBER (1-4)

1  at San Francisco 49ers (5-1-1)        L 10-26    4- 3-0 59,335 173 135 126 132 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (105)    Don Horn (134)         Jack Clancy (3-63)

9  M-BALTIMORE COLTS (6-1)               L 10-13    4- 4-0 48,063 130  88 127 163 Don Horn             Donny Anderson (69)     Don Horn (96)          Donny Anderson (3-29)

15 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5)                 W 20-19    5- 4-0 56,263 123 196 110 172 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (67)     Bart Starr (220)       Jim Grabowski (9-42)

22 at Minnesota Vikings (8-1)            L  3-10    5- 5-0 47,900 124 158  98 104 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (93)     Bart Starr (131)       Carroll Dale (7-69)

26 at Dallas Cowboys (6-4)               L  3-16    5- 6-0 67,182  78  51 151 201 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (37)     Bart Starr (83)        Donny Anderson (4-43)

DECEMBER (1-2)

6  at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-6)          W 20-12    6- 6-0 46,418  82 235 131 143 Bart Starr           Dave Hampton (53)       Bart Starr (235)       John Hilton (5-99)

13 at Chicago Bears (4-8)                L 17-35    6- 7-0 44,957  98  82  53 339 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (56)     Rick Norton (64)       Carroll Dale (8-128)

20 at Detroit Lions (9-4)                L  0-20    6- 8-0 57,387  46  78  91  71 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (17)     Bart Starr (122)       Carroll Dale (5-66)

G - Green Bay  M - Milwaukee

1970 IN REVIEW

With the NFL and AFL merged, a new era began in professional football. Green Bay kept dropping veterans of the Lombardi era. Willie Davis, Henry Jordan and Boyd Dowler all retired. Elijah Pitts, Lee Roy Caffey and Bob Hyland were dealt to the Bears, and Herb Adderley and Marv Fleming went to Dallas and Miami, respectively, in trades. Of those staying on the scene, a sore arm hampered Bart Starr, a torn Achilles tendon sidelined Dave Robinson, and age started catching up to Ray Nitschke. The season began under a cloud when Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57 and ended in a cloud as Phil Bengtson resigned on December 21st. After a turbulent season filled with labor disputes and blowout losses, the Packers had only their second losing season since 1959. Bengtson resigned two days after the Packers were shut out in the season finale. Disappointed with Bengston's overall 20-21-1 record during three seasons as Lombardi's handpicked successor, it was obvious the franchise and the community craved the high standards from the past decade. The season was also the final season of Forrest Gregg as a Packer, a year later he returned home to play for Dallas where he joined his own teammate Herb Adderley.

PACKER HEAD COACH JOE PATERNO?

In January 1971, it appeared that Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was going to be named the new coach of the Green Bay Packers. Paterno, who had gone 40-10-1 in five seasons with the Nittany Lions, had turned down an offer the previous year to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers, who turned to Chuck Noll. The Packers interviewed him on January 13, and Paterno was quoted as saying, "We had a nice talk. We discussed the job. They told me what they were looking for. That was it. Any other comment has to come from Green Bay." Paterno, who stressed he was happy at Penn State, said the job interview consisted of both general manager and coaching duties. His interview came the same day Arizona coach Frank Kush dropped out of the running for the position after being interviewed the week previous. Assistant coach Bob Schnelker was also interviewed for the job. Other rumored candidates included Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian and several former and current Packers - Dave Hanner, Forrest Gregg and Bart Starr. George Allen was reportedly the first choice for the Packers before agreeing to his deal with the Redskins. On January 14, Dominic Olejniczak, Packer president, announced the signing of Dan Devine to a five-year contract at a hastily called news conference. In later years, it was learned that the Packer executive committee selected Devine, but not unanimously. Five members, led by Olejniczak, supported the hiring; two others, including Hall of Fame halfback Tony Canadeo, wanted Paterno. 

NAME              NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Lionel Aldridge   82   DE 6- 4 245 Utah State       8  8 29 14 1963 Draft-4th 

Marty Amsler      87   DE 6- 5 255 Evansville       1  3 27  9 1970 FA-Cin

Donny Anderson    44   RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech       5  5 27 14 1965 Draft-1st

Ken Bowman        57    C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin        7  7 27 10 1964 Draft-8th

Dave Bradley      61    G 6- 4 245 Penn State       2  2 23  4 1969 Draft-2nd

Bob Brown         78   DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff   5  5 30 14 1966 FA

Fred Carr         53   LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso    3  3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st

Jim Carter        50   LB 6- 3 235 Minnesota        1  1 21 10 1970 Draft-3rd

Mike Carter       36   WR 6- 1 210 Sacramento State 1  1 22  3 1970 Draft-15th

Jack Clancy       80   WR 6- 1 195 Michigan         1  3 26 14 1970 Trade-Miami

Carroll Dale      84   WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech    6 11 32 14 1965 Trade-LA

Ken Ellis         48   CB 5-10 190 Southern         1  1 22 14 1970 Draft-4th

Jim Flanigan      55   LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh       4  4 25 11 1967 Draft-2nd

Gale Gillingham   68    G 6- 3 255 Minnesota        5  5 26 14 1966 Draft-1st

Jim Grabowski     33   RB 6- 2 220 Illinois         5  5 25 14 1966 Draft-1st

Forrest Gregg     75    T 6- 4 250 SMU             14 14 36 14 1956 Draft-2nd

Dave Hampton      25   RB 6- 0 210 Wyoming          2  2 23  6 1969 Draft-9th

Leon Harden       28   DB 5-11 195 Texas-El Paso    1  1 23  8 1969 Draft-11th

Kevin Hardy       73   DT 6- 5 260 Notre Dame       1  2 25 14 1970 Trade-SF

Doug Hart         43   DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State  7  7 31 14 1964 FA-St. Louis

Bill Hayhoe       77    T 6- 8 258 USC              2  2 23 14 1969 Draft-5th

John Hilton       86   TE 6- 5 225 Richmond         1  6 28 14 1970 Trade-Pitt

Dick Himes        72    T 6- 4 244 Ohio State       3  3 24 11 1968 Draft-3rd

Don Horn          13   QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State  4  4 25  9 1967 Draft-1st

Ervin Hunt        45   DB 6- 2 190 Fresno State     1  1 23  7 1970 Draft-6th

Bob Jeter         21   DB 6- 1 205 Iowa             8  8 33 14 1960 Draft-2nd

Larry Krause      30   RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert      1  1 22 14 1970 Draft-17th

Rudy Kuechenberg  59   LB 6- 2 215 Indiana          1  4 27  6 1970 FA-Cleve

Dale Livingston   37    K 6- 1 210 Western Michigan 1  3 25 14 1970 FA-Cin (69)

Bill Lueck        62    G 6- 3 235 Arizona          3  3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st

Al Matthews       29   DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I        1  1 22 14 1970 Draft-2nd

Mike McCoy        76   DT 6- 5 284 Notre Dame       1  1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st

Rich McGeorge     81   TE 6- 4 235 Elon             1  1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st

Rich Moore        70   DT 6- 6 280 Villanova        2  2 23  6 1969 Draft-1st

Ray Nitschke      66   LB 6- 3 235 Illinois        13 13 33 14 1958 Draft-3rd

Rick Norton       11   QB 6- 2 190 Kentucky         1  5 26  3 1970 FA-Miami

Frank Patrick     10   QB 6- 7 225 Nebraska         1  1 23 14 1970 Draft-10th

NAME              NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Francis Peay      71    T 6- 5 250 Missouri         3  5 26 14 1968 Trade-NYG

Dave Robinson     89   LB 6- 3 245 Penn State       8  8 29  4 1963 Draft-1st

John Spilis       85   WR 6- 3 205 North Illinois   2  2 22 14 1969 Draft-3rd

Bart Starr        15   QB 6- 1 190 Alabama         15 15 36 14 1956 Draft-17th

Cleo Walker       52   LB 6- 3 219 Louisville       1  1 22 14 1970 Draft-7th

Malcolm Walker    54  C-T 6- 4 250 Rice             1  5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dall

Clarence Williams 83   DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View     1  1 23 14 1970 Trade-Dall

Perry Williams    31   RB 6- 2 219 Purdue           2  2 23 14 1969 Draft-4th

Travis Williams   23   RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State    4  4 24  8 1967 Draft-4th

Willie Wood       24   DB 5-10 190 USC             11 11 33 14 1960 FA

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

1970 PACKERS DRAFT (January 27-28, 1970)

RND-PICK NAME                 COLLEGE

1a -   2 DT Mike McCoy (A)    Notre Dame

1b -  16 TE Rich McGeorge     Elon

2  -  41 CB Al Matthews       Texas A&I

3  -  68 LB Jim Carter        Minnesota

4a -  93 FL Ken Ellis         Southern

4b -  96 K Skip Butler (B)    TX-Arlington

5  - 120 DE Cecil Pryor       Michigan

6  - 145 DB Ervin Hunt        Fresno State

7  - 172 C Cleo Walker        Louisville

8  - 197 RB Tim Mjos          N. Dakota St

9  - 224 G Bob Reinhard       Stanford 

10a- 248 DT Russ Melby        Weber State

10b- 251 TE Frank Patrick (C) Nebraska 

11 - 276 LB Dan Hook          Humboldt St

12 - 300 FL Frank Foreman     Michigan St

13 - 328 RB Dave Smith        Utah 

14 - 353 G Bob Lints          E. Michigan

15 - 380 FL Mike Carter       Sacram. St

16 - 405 S Jim Heacock        Muskingum 

17 - 432 RB Larry Krause      St. Norbert 

A - from Chicago Bears in Elijah Pitts/Lee Roy Caffey/Bob Hyland trade - B - from Baltimore Colts in Ron Kostelnik trade - C - from Washington Redskins in Leo Carroll trade

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1970 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS

JAN 21 - Traded C-G Bob Hyland, HB Elijah Pitts and LB Lee Roy Coffey to CHICAGO for a 1970 first-round draft choice.

FEB 28 - Traded DB John Rowser to PITTSBURGH for TE John Hilton.

APR 29 - Traded a 1971 5th-round draft choice to SAN DIEGO for TE Jacques MacKinnon

MAY 18 - Traded TE Marv Fleming to MIAMI for WR Jack Clancy.

JUN 18 - Signed WR Bob Sherlag (ATLANTA) and DE Larry Cox (DENVER)

JUL 18 - OF Bob Reinhard (9th round) and LB Dan Hook (11th round) left camp (26 rookies in camp)

JUL 23 - Waived RB Tim Mjos (8th round) and DT Russ Melby (10th round) after they failed their physicals (23 rookies in camp)

AUG 10 - Released WR Claudis James, DR Larry Cox, WR Bob Sherlag, S Jim Heacock (16th round), K Jim Huff, K Gary Sievers, LB Max Croshaw, WR Dan Eckstein, RB Les Perry and RB

Bob Swanson

AUG 23 - WR Frank Foreman (12th round) claimed off waivers by ATLANTA. Placed QB Billy Stevens on waivers. Claimed K Dale Livingston off waivers from CINCINNATI and placed him

on the taxi squad (55 players)

SEPT 1 - Traded CB Herb Adderley to DALLAS for C Malcolm Walker and DE Clarence Williams. Released DE Cecil Pryor (5th round), WR Terry Fredenberg, K Joe Runk and K Skip Butler

(4th round) (59 players)

SEPT 2 - Sold TE Ron Jones to ATLANTA. Waived DT Jim Weatherwax (claimed by St. Louis), OG Dave Bradley (injured), DB Gordon Rule (injured), LB Jim Carter (injured).

SEPT 4 - DT Jim Weatherwax returned to Packers after failing Cardinals physical.

SEPT 5 - Activated K Dale Livingston.

SEPT 8 - Traded DE Francis Winkler to ATLANTA for C Ken Mendenhall.

SEPT 10 - Waived WR Jacques MacKinnon (retired), RB Dave Smith (13th round), WR Mike Carter (15th round), G Don Bliss and OL Jack O'Malley. Claimed DL Gary McArthur off waivers from SAN FRANCISCO. Placed OL Forrest Gregg on reserve list (44 players)

SEPT 11 - TE Jacques MacKinnon claimed off waivers by OAKLAND, who sent Green Bay a 1971 7th-round choice. Traded a 1971 2nd-round draft choice to SAN FRANCISCO for DT Kevin Hardy.

SEPT 14 - Waived LB Phil Vandersea, K Booth Lusteg, OG Larry Agajanian, DT Gary McArthur, C Ken Mendenhall and DB Leon Harden (39 players)

DEC 3 - Signed QB Rick Norton off waivers from MIAMI and added to taxi squad

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