A book review

Review of The 1966 Green Bay Packers: Profiles of Vince Lombardi’s Super Bowl I Champions

Edited by George Bozeka

McFarland & Company, Inc

          This book goes deeper in depth than any I’ve seen on the Packers of that era. Any sports fan will enjoy the close up look at each player and coach that George Bozeka and his team of researchers have jammed into this book.

          It is true that every team is the sum of its parts but this book breaks down each part that made up the Packers organization that Lombardi led. From the stadiums where the Packers played home games to the reporters that covered the team, every part of that first Super season is covered in real detail.

          I was especially taken by the section covering The Press. Sports journalism was different in those days and the men who wrote the words, shot the pictures and called the games had different relationships with the Packers than the men and women who do the same jobs for professional sports teams today. In that sense, this book is a look back at an era in sports when things were different.

          Don’t get the idea that this is a book of nostalgia with longing for a bygone era. Instead, this is a text book for the study of one of professional football’s greatest champions.