Category: The Green and Gold – A Tribute to the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl Era

Headline: Green Bay Packers’ QB Lynn Dickey goes deep with a then Packers’ record 4,458 yards passing, but it was not enough to save Head Coach Bart Starr’s job. Regular Season Record: 8 – 8 (Second Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: On February 12, the Green Bay Packers extended Head Coach Bart Starr’s contract through 1984. Team President …

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Headline: The Green Bay Packers earn first playoff victory in 15 years during strike-shortened season. Regular Season Record: 5 – 3 – 1 (First Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: For the Green Bay Packers, as in life, change was a constant. Long time Team President Dominic Olejniczak, the man who hired Vince Lombardi, retired on May 31. …

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Headline: Hall of Fame K Jan Stenerud helps kick start Green Bay Packers to six wins in final eight games but team falls just short of the playoffs. Regular Season Record: 8 – 8 (Third Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: Once Green Bay Packers’ Head Coach Bart Starr was relieved of his job as General Manager after the …

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Headline: Green Bay Packers’ QB Lynn Dickey and WR James Lofton help ratchet up the passing game, but Packers still finish as lowest scoring team in NFL. Regular Season Record: 5 – 10 – 1 (Fifth Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: After a season that saw the Green Bay Packers regress from the brink of the playoffs to …

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