Packers Huddle

Half Empty wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 09:53

Didn't Taylor play out his option and sign with NO?

Yep. He and Lombardi never got along all that well either.

I was just referring to the fact that Vince didn't 'send' Taylor anywhere, Jimmy walked.

Half Empty wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 17:22

I was just referring to the fact that Vince didn't 'send' Taylor anywhere, Jimmy walked.

You are correct, he was a free agent. My bad. But he was one of the most loyal former Packers that was in every reunion.

TheSkeptic wrote: ↑

11 Jan 2023 14:01

Half Empty wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 17:22

I was just referring to the fact that Vince didn't 'send' Taylor anywhere, Jimmy walked.

You are correct, he was a free agent. My bad. But he was one of the most loyal former Packers that was in every reunion.

I had the honor of meeting Jimmy and his wife at a sports card show in Virginia once ........ can't recall the year exactly. Sometime after 2002. He was always respectful of his offensive line that blocked for him.

RingoCStarrQB wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 11:15

TheSkeptic wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 09:37

The one that still bothers me was sending Jim Taylor to New Orleans. Lombardi lost a lot of respect in my eyes for doing that

Agreed. Jim Grabowski, Chuck Mercein and/or Ben Wilson were no Jimmy Taylor's. Putting Paul on that list wasn't a good idea either.

Jimmy with coach Tom Fears and QB Gary Cuozzo



Jimmy's 1968 Topps card

Paul's 1967 card. Jimmy did NOT have a 1967 card.

Lee Roy Caffey 1970 and 1971 cards

Man, I feel for the Majik Man. Football has left him a physically broken man.

https://www.packers.com/news/why-do-the ... on-display

Cool historical tidbits.

Pckfn23 wrote: ↑

09 Feb 2023 19:21

https://www.packers.com/news/why-do-the ... on-display

Cool historical tidbits.

Quit stealing [mention]RingoCStarrQB[/mention]'s thunder...

APB wrote: ↑

10 Feb 2023 06:30

Pckfn23 wrote: ↑

09 Feb 2023 19:21

https://www.packers.com/news/why-do-the ... on-display

Cool historical tidbits.

Quit stealing @RingoCStarrQB's thunder...

No worries fellas. I've been sharing space in the Packers Hall of Fame with Vince for several years now. Not sure about Dominic though.

BF004 wrote: ↑

26 Feb 2023 19:24

I remember watching that play as it happened. Our family living room erupted into cheers and high-fives after beating the hated Bears in such dramatic fashion. We all thought Marcol was just overly emotional after the play. Turns out he was likely on the brink of having a heart attack while in drug induced sensory overload…

Crazylegs Starks wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 12:46

Half Empty wrote: ↑

10 Jan 2023 09:53

Didn't Taylor play out his option and sign with NO?

Yep. He and Lombardi never got along all that well either.

this article explains why, Vince new that both Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor had seen there best years and he had just spent big molla in there replacements.

https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/08/14/s ... nfl-temple

In the same vein at the "Love" thread, do we really need cutsie posts like this, with someone who spent one Lombardi year with the Pack?

Half Empty wrote: ↑

13 Mar 2023 09:22

In the same vein at the "Love" thread, do we really need cutsie posts like this, with someone who spent one Lombardi year with the Pack?

Ringo randomness is just something you learn to live with...