THE SHAMEFUL YEARS

by Larry Names

Overview

The two myths:

Gene Ronzani and Lisle Blackbourn each resigned from being the head coach of the Green Bay Packers.

The truth:

both were fired, and the Packer organization to this day continues to deny that both were dismissed.

This fourth volume in the series on the history of the Green Bay Packers reveals the truth behind the headlines of the 1950s. Once again, the Packers survived the turmoil within the NFL and in their own back yard:

• achieved financial solvency
• and even growth,
• only to have this incredible feat soiled by underhanded dealings by the corporation's executive committee.

The Packers did make some remarkable strides in the '50s, the most notable:

The construction of a new stadium, which the corporation partially financed with the taxpayers of the city of Green Bay.

The Packers got their new stadium despite some wheeling-and-dealing by the corporation's own president that might have cost Green Bay its franchise in the NFL.

On the field, the Packers went through a trio of coaches from 1950 through 1958.

Gene Ronzani had the unenviable task of rebuilding a team that had been decimated by the Pro Football War between the NFL and the AAC.

Wisconsin native son Lisle Blackbourn was hired away from his job as head coach at Marquette University to replace Ronzani.

Ray ''Scooter'' McLean, an assistant under both Ronzani and Blackbourn, was given the top post in 1958.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780910937788
Publisher:	LARRY NAMES
Publication date:	11/19/2019
Series:	THE HSTORY OF THE GREEN BAY PACKERS , #4
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

"The day I met John Torinus, Sr., was the day I began focusing on the fascinating history of the Green Bay Packers." John's first hand stories about the Packers sparked Names into digging deep into researching the history of the most unique sports franchise in the world. He has made it his mission to separate fact from fiction and tell the real story of the history of the Green Bay Packers.

Larry Names has had 44 titles published to date, 28 novels, and the remainder non-fiction all dealing with sports teams or sports figures. He is a recognized authority on the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

The author was born in Mishawaka, Indiana and has lived in nine different states during his life and went to eleven schools growing up and three colleges after serving his country in the Navy. He is an avid researcher, genealogist, and traveler.

Editorial Reviews

"Those who like football history will find interesting reading in this book."

The Sporting News - John Duxbury