Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke recovers a fumble by Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown during the NFL Championship game on Jan. 2, 1966 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc. Nitschke patrolled the middle of Lombardi’s defense with speed and anger. The Hall of Famer had 25 interceptions and was the MVP of the 1962 NFL Championship. Nitschke, who died at 61 in 1998, was born 80 years ago on Dec. 29, 1936. (Neil Leifer)
Green Bay Packers defensive end Reggie White laughs as he shares a tub of popcorn with quarterback Brett Favre during a meeting on Oct. 20, 1995 at Don Hutson Center in Green Bay, Wis. White, a 13-time Pro Bowl defensive end and one of the best in NFL history, was born 55 years ago on Dec. 19, 1961. He died at the age of 43 on Dec. 26, 2004 after suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. (Rich Frishman)
Aaron Rodgers does the flexibility test during the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 27, 2005 at RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The five-time Pro Bowl, two-time MVP and First Team All-Pro quarterback and Super Bowl XLV MVP turned 33 years old on Dec. 2, 2016. (Todd Rosenberg)
Fifty years ago on Jan. 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, known retroactively as Super Bowl I. Despite ticket prices of $6, $10, and $12, more than 30,000 seats at the Los Angeles Coliseum went empty for the “world championship.” The Packers won 35-10, with Bart Starr’s 250 yards passing and two touchdowns, both to Max McGee, earning him the MVP. (Neil Leifer)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr passes against Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Buck Buchanan during Super Bowl I on Jan. 15, 1967 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Hall of Fame two-time Super Bowl MVP turned 83 years old on Jan. 9, 2017. (Walter Iooss Jr.)
