The Year the Packers Came Back: Green Bay's 1972 Resurgence

by Joe Zagorski

Overview

The 1972 Green Bay Packers were not expected to challenge for a playoff spot, or even to top their four victories from the season before. But the players were an eclectic group of over-achievers, 20 of whom were brand new to the team. Despite disheartening decisions by a questionable head coach, they gelled almost immediately and by season's end became the only Packers team throughout the 1970s to earn a division title. This book details how they succeeded beyond all expectations and tells one of the great stories in pro football history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476674247
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	12/04/2019
Pages:	259
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Former sportswriter Joe Zagorski has been a member of the Pro Football Researchers Association since the mid-1980s, and has written numerous articles for their monthly publication The Coffin Corner. He has also written articles for the internet site Pro Football Journal. He lives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Mike Holmgren
Preface
 1. Misery, Draft and Trades
 2. Potential Amidst Early Injuries
 3. Statement Wins
 4. A Vital Comeback
 5. A Predictable Slump
 6. Losing a Coach, Gaining a Perspective
 7. A Team in Every Sense
 8. The ­Late-Season Drive for Victory
 9. The Pack Is Back
10. Losing Too Soon
11. Proud to Be a Packer
12. A Legacy Remembered
Appendix A: The Players
Appendix B: Roster and Statistics
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

4 out of 5 stars...While it may seem a little surprising to write about a season in which the Packers won its division instead of one of the many championship seasons in Green Bay, it does make for good reading....written in a manner that describes each game during the regular season and playoffs in great detail...[F]ootball historians and Packers fans will enjoy this book.”—The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books

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