Kramer soon found out that his task of getting in football shape would be very difficult. Finally Lombardi says, ‘Okay, I’m going to put you with the defense.’ We went back and forth about this for about 35 or 40 minutes. “I told Lombardi that I would not go home and that I wanted to play. I knew that I had already missed most of the ’64 season and if I missed the ’65 season, I would probably never get a chance to play again. “I told Lombardi that I really wanted to play. I just want you to go home and we’ll take care of your salary and your hospital bills.’ “So when I went to talk with Coach Lombardi about playing, he said, ‘Jerry, we can’t count on you this year. “I nine operations that offseason, which involved removing 16 inches of my colon because of a bunch of slivers that were in there for 11 years. “I reported to camp at around 220 pounds,” Kramer said.
I talked to Kramer on Friday and he told me about meeting with Lombardi before training camp that season. Kramer had missed almost the entire 1964 season due to intestinal issues. Going into training camp in 1965, right guard Jerry Kramer just wanted a chance to play. Quarterback Bart Starr did not miss a start all season, but had to leave games due to injuries on a couple of occasions. Halfback Paul Hornung had an up and down year and had some injury issues. The Packers were ranked 10th in rushing offense and just 11th in passing offense.įullback Jim Taylor rushed for less than 1,000 yards (734) for the first time since 1959. Remember that the NFL was a 14-team league back in 1965. The team was fortunate to only lose two of those three games, as the Packers won their game against the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 6-3.įor the season, the Packers were ranked 12th in total offense. If we take a closer look at the 1965 team under head coach Vince Lombardi, one can see that the season was filled with peaks and valleys.Īfter the team went 6-0 to start the season, the Packers scored only 23 points in their next three games.
Both teams had the Minnesota Vikings on their schedule in the 10th game of the season, with the game being played in Minneapolis. Both teams struggled offensively, both on the ground and in the air. Both teams went into a three-game funk after their undefeated start of the season. Let’s look at how these two teams are alike. In looking back on the history of the Green Bay Packers, there are a lot of similarities between the 1965 team and the 2015 team.
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