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The 1982 Green Bay Packers - 5-3-1 (3RD - National Conference)

Head Coach: Bart Starr

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1982 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (2-1)                              RESULT    RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER           LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

14 G-NEW YORK JETS                       W 21-19    1- 0-0 53,531                 David Whitehurst    Terdell Middleton (37)   Rich Campbell (96)     Paul Coffman (4-44)

20 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS                  W 41-27    2- 0-0 52,636                 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (30)     Lynn Dickey (165)      Danny Buggs (4-40)

29 at Los Angeles Raiders                L  3-24    2- 1-0 40,906                 Lynn Dickey         Gerry Ellis (21)         David Whitehurst (84)  James Lofton (4-67)

SEPTEMBER (0-1)

4  at New England Patriots               L 27-41    2- 2-0 39,888                 Lynn Dickey         Gerry Ellis (60)         Rich Campbell (92)     James Lofton (5-66)

1982 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (2-0)

12 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-0)              W 35-23    1- 0-0 53,694 149 228 105 166 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (109)    Lynn Dickey (237)      John Jefferson (6-116)

20 at New York Giants (0-1)              W 27-19    2- 0-0 68,405 198 163  76 191 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (94)     Lynn Dickey (201)      James Lofton (4-101)

NOVEMBER (1-1)

21 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-1)             W 26- 7    3- 0-0 44,681 136 223  25 159 Lynn Dickey         Gerry Ellis (46)         Lynn Dickey (244)      John Jefferson (5-80)

28 at New York Jets (2-1)                L 13-15    3- 1-0 53,872  52 211 134 221 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (29)     Lynn Dickey (225)      Paul Coffman (6-16)

DECEMBER (2-1-1)

5  M-BUFFALO BILLS (3-1)                 W 33-21    4- 1-0 46,655 106 195 142 194 Lynn Dickey         James Lofton (30)        Lynn Dickey (195)      John Jefferson (3-55)

12 G-DETROIT LIONS (2-3)                 L 10-30    4- 2-0 51,875  44 156 155 141 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (26)     David Whitehurst (186) Eddie Lee Ivery (5-26)

19 at Baltimore Colts (0-6)              T 20-20 *  4- 2-1 25,920 138 224 110 185 Lynn Dickey         Gerry Ellis (47)         Lynn Dickey (213)      John Jefferson (5-101)

26 at Atlanta Falcons (5-2)              W 38- 7    5- 2-1 50,245 164 247  58 277 Lynn Dickey         Gerry Ellis (68)         Lynn Dickey (248)      James Lofton (3-146)

JANUARY 1983 (0-1)

2  at Detroit Lions (3-5)                L 24-27    5- 3-1 64,377  94 182 127 241 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (35)     Lynn Dickey (188)      James Lofton (7-128)

1982 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-1)

JANUARY 1983 - NFC FIRST ROUND

8  G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (5-4)           W 41-16           54,282 108 286 106 347 Lynn Dickey         Eddie Lee Ivery (67)     Lynn Dickey (260)      John Jefferson (6-148)

NFC SECOND ROUND

16 at Dallas Cowboys (7-3)               L 26-37           63,972 158 308 109 266 Lynn Dickey         James Lofton (71)        Lynn Dickey (332)      James Lofton (5-109)

G - Green Bay  M - Milwaukee * - Overtime

1982 IN REVIEW

A 57-day strike by the NFL players shortened the 1982 season to nine games. At the end of the abbreviated season, Green Bay rolled into the playoffs with a 5-3-1 record, good for third in the NFC. It was their first playoff berth since 1972. The union called for a strike immediately following the Packers' Monday night win over the New York Giants on September 20. At that point, Green Bay was 2-0, having opened the season with a record-setting come-from-behind win. Trailing the Rams 23-0 at the half, the Packers scored 35 unanswered points to win. There were changes on the coaching staff, as Bob Schnelker was named offensive coordinator in February. Schnelker had been a Packer assistant from 1965-1971. Assistant coach Zeke Bratkowski left to become the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Colts. There were also changes in the front office. Packer President Dominic Olejniczak, who had been in office since 1958, was replaced in May by Judge Robert Parins, the eighth president in team history. In the playoffs, Green Bay would crush St.Louis, then lose a heartbreaker to Dallas in the NFC Semifinals.

THE PLAYER'S ALL-STAR SEASON (P.A.S.S.)

Green Bay LB Jim Laslavic is the answer to one of the toughest trivia questions in history. Who was the only Packer to take part in the NFL Players' Association All-Star Games held during the 1982 strike? Laslavic, who was acquired off waivers from San Diego on September 14, is the only answer. The linebacker had played five years with Detroit after being picked in the third round of the 1973 draft. He was traded to the Chargers in 1978. Following the start of the player's strike, the NFLPA announced plans to host a series of All-Star games to fill the void. The NFL immediately tried to crush those plans, but, on October 6, federal judge John Penn declined to issue an immediate injunction against the all-star games, so the new league could commence operations pending a review of Penn's judgment. The PASS league, as it was known, signed a television contract with Ted Turner, and scheduled 19 games, with teams being made up of all-stars from each division. In the first replacement contest set for Sunday October 17 in Washington, the National East would host American East. The new league had everything – big league players with guaranteed paychecks, equipment, a TV contract, major league stadiums. All it needed now was fans.  RFK Stadium had 55,000 seats. The union hoped to sell 30,000 tickets, but fewer than 5,000 fans were willing to pay $8 to $15 for a seat. Mark Moseley booted a 45 yarder to win the game for the National East, 23-22. The second game on October 18 was a disaster. Tickets to the Los Angeles Coliseum were priced from $6 to $12, but only 680 fans paid to get in. Even a ticket giveaway brought a crowd of only 3,000 in the 90,000 seat stadium. To save money, the league left the scoreboard clock dark. The bigger issue, though, was players. The American West and National West teams were short of players, so participants were brought in from all over the country. Among those was Laslavic. The American West won 31-27. Ted Turner lost an estimated $500,000 in making the games possible, but was ready to continue. Games were scheduled for Toronto and Atlanta, but the league was apparently down to four teams, no National Central or American Central. The league died on October 20, when a three judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Penn by a 2-1 vote and held that the NFL was not limited to a single federal court in suing players. The union could not afford to take on 28 teams in federal courts across the nation, and cancelled the remainder of the schedule. The Players' AII-Star Season was history after playing two games.

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

John Anderson       59   LB 6- 3 221 Michigan         5  5 26  9 1978 Draft-1st round

Byron Braggs        73   NT 6- 4 290 Alabama          2  2 22  9 1981 Draft-5th round

Robert Brown        93   DE 6- 2 238 Virginia Tech    1  1 22  9 1982 Draft-4th round

Mike Butler         77   DE 6- 5 265 Kansas           6  6 28  9 1977 Draft-1st round

Rich Campbell       19   QB 6- 4 224 California       2  2 23  1 1981 Draft-1st round

Allen Clark         34   RB 5-10 186 Northern Arizona 1  3 25  4 1982 FA-Buffalo

Paul Coffman        82   TE 6- 3 218 Kansas State     5  5 26  9 1978 FA

George Cumby        52   LB 6- 0 215 Oklahoma         3  3 26  9 1980 Draft-1st round

Lynn Dickey         12   QB 6- 4 220 Kansas State     6 10 31  9 1976 Trade-Houston

Mike Douglass       53   LB 6- 0 224 San Diego State  5  5 27  9 1978 Draft-5th round

Gerry Ellis         31   FB 5-11 216 Missouri         3  3 24  9 1980 FA

Phillip Epps        85   WR 5-10 165 TCU              1  1 23  9 1982 Draft-12th round

Derrel Gofourth     57    C 6- 3 260 Oklahoma State   6  6 27  9 1977 Draft-7th round

Johnnie Gray        24    S 5-11 185 Cal St-Fullerton 8  8 29  9 1975 FA

Ron Hallstrom       65    G 6- 6 286 Iowa             1  1 23  9 1982 Draft-1st round

Leotis Harris       69    G 6- 1 267 Arkansas         5  5 27  9 1978 Draft-6th round

Maurice Harvey      23    S 5-10 190 Ball State       2  4 26  9 1981 FA-Denver (1980)

Estus Hood          38   CB 5-11 180 Illinois State   5  5 26  9 1978 Draft-3rd round

Harlan Huckleby     25   HB 6- 1 199 Michigan         3  3 24  9 1980 FA

Tim Huffman         74    T 6- 5 277 Notre Dame       2  2 23  9 1981 Draft-9th round

Eddie Lee Ivery     40   RB 6- 1 210 Georgia Tech     4  4 25  9 1979 Draft-1st round

John Jefferson      83   WR 6- 1 198 Arizona State    2  5 26  8 1981 Trade-San Diego

Jim Jensen          33   RB 6- 3 235 Iowa             2  6 28  8 1981 FA-Denver (1980)

Ezra Johnson        90   DE 6- 4 240 Morris Brown     6  6 26  9 1977 Draft-1st round

Mike Jolly          21    S 6- 3 185 Michigan         2  2 23  7 1980 FA         

Terry Jones         63   DT 6- 2 259 Alabama          5  5 25  9 1978 Draft-11th round

Greg Koch           68    T 6- 4 265 Arkansas         6  6 27  9 1977 Draft-2nd round

Jim Laslavic        60   LB 6- 2 236 Penn State       1  9 30  6 1982 FA-SD (1981)

Mark Lee            22   CB 5-11 187 Washington       3  3 24  9 1980 Draft-2nd round

Cliff Lewis         56   LB 6- 1 226 S. Mississippi   2  2 22  9 1981 Draft-12th round

Gary Lewis          81   TE 6- 5 234 Texas-Arlington  2  2 22  9 1981 Draft-2nd round

James Lofton        80   WR 6- 3 187 Stanford         5  5 26  9 1978 Draft-1st round

Larry McCarren      54    C 6- 3 248 Illinois        10 10 30  9 1973 Draft-12th round

Mike C. McCoy       29   CB 5-11 183 Colorado         7  7 29  9 1976 Draft-3rd round

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

Mike Meade          39   RB 5-10 228 Penn State       1  1 22  2 1982 Draft-5th round

Casey Merrill       78   DE 6- 4 255 Cal-Davis        4  4 25  9 1979 FA

Mark Merrill        62   LB 6- 2 230 Minnesota        1  4 27  2 1982 FA-Denver

Mark Murphy         37    S 6- 2 199 West Liberty St  3  3 24  9 1980 FA

Guy Prather         51   LB 6- 2 230 Grambling        2  2 24  9 1981 FA

Del Rodgers         35   RB 5-10 197 Utah             1  1 22  9 1982 Draft-3rd round

Larry Rubens        58    C 6- 1 253 Montana State    1  1 28  9 1982 FA

Randy Scott         55   LB 6- 1 220 Alabama          2  2 23  9 1981 FA

Ray Stachowicz      16    P 5-11 185 Michigan State   2  2 23  9 1981 Draft-3rd round

Jan Stenerud        10    K 6- 2 190 Montana State    3 16 38  9 1980 FA-KC (1979)

Tim Stokes          76    T 6- 5 252 Oregon           5  9 32  9 1978 Trade-Washington

Karl Swanke         67    T 6- 6 251 Boston College   3  3 24  8 1980 Draft-6th round

John Thompson       87   TE 6- 3 228 Utah State       5  5 26  9 1979 Draft-9th round

Rich Turner         75   NT 6- 2 260 Oklahoma         2  2 23  9 1981 Draft-4th round

Bill Whitaker       30    S 6- 0 182 Missouri         2  2 22  9 1981 Draft-7th round

David Whitehurst    17   QB 6- 2 204 Furman           6  6 27  3 1977 Draft-8th round

Rich Wingo          50   LB 6- 1 230 Alabama          3  3 26  5 1979 Draft-7th round

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

1982 PACKERS DRAFT (April 27-28, 1982)

RND-PCK NAME                POS COLLEGE       NOTES

1    22 Ron Hallstrom         G Iowa 

2    40 Traded To San Diego in John Jefferson trade

3    71 Del Rodgers          RB Utah 

4    98 Robert Brown         LB Virginia Tech 

5   126 Mike Meade           FB Penn State 

6   152 Chet Parlavecchio    LB Penn State 

7   183 Joe Whitley          DB Texas-El Paso 

8   210 Thomas Boyd          LB Alabama 

9   237 Charles Riggins      DE Bethune-Cook.

10  264 Eddie Garcia          K SMU

11  294 John Macaulay         C Stanford 

12  321 Phillip Epps         WR TCU

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1982 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS

JUN 10 - Traded DL Bruce Clark to PITTSBURGH for a 1983 1st-round draft choice (CB Tim Lewis)

JUL 27 - Traded a 1983 3rd-round draft choice to HOUSTON for OT Angelo Fields

AUG 29 - Traded OT Mark Koncar to HOUSTON for a 1983 10th-round draft choice (WR Byron Williams)

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