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The second post in my “James Bond at 60” series focuses on the Sean Connery Years. Admittedly, I didn’t see the Connery films at the time they were released. When the last Eon-produced Connery movie, Diamonds Are Forever, was released in late 1971, I was only 12 years old. Neither of my parents thought I …

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Headline: New Green Bay Packers Head Coach Dan Devine tallies third losing season in four years and a last place finish in their division Regular Season Record: 4 – 8 – 2 (Fourth Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: “Because of a very disappointing season in 1970, and hoping that a change will improve the won-lost record of the …

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Headline: The Green Bay Packers open and close another losing season with shutout losses to the Detroit Lions, ending Head Coach Phil Bengston’s tenure Regular Season Record: 6 – 8 (Third Place National Football Conference Central Division) Offseason Highlights: At 7:12am on September 3, seventeen days before the start of the 1970 season, the National Football …

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Headline: The Green Bay Packers close out the glory years by missing second straight post-season as age and injuries continue to take their toll Regular Season Record: 8 – 6 (Third Place NFL Western Conference Central Division) Offseason Highlights: Early in 1969, one of the most successful eras in Green Bay Packers history came to an end. After …

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