Three of the iconic championship teams of Vince Lombardi were among the four Green Bay Packers squads that made the cut.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Vince Lombardi’s Glory Years teams, with the Green Bay Packers winning five NFL championships in a span of seven years, dominated Sports Illustrated’s list of the 50 most influential teams in NFL history.
SI put together a panel of 31 media members, analysts, former front office personnel and more to assemble the list. In a time in which history too often is swept aside for the latest and so-called greatest, the panel did its job in commemorating the impact of Lombardi’s championship juggernaut.
Leading the way was the 1961 team that kicked off what might be the greatest dynasty inLombardi’s championship, history. That team checked in at No. 10 on the SI list.
“Coach Lombardi is the quick answer. He’s the guy,” Kramer said as part of the story. “He’s the man that changed the attitude. He would chew your ass unmercifully in front of the guys. … He gave me a vision, gave me a dream, gave me a mission. I started busting my backside and everything I did was full speed..
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