October 1, 1964, Appleton Post-Crescent
It's been a while since we had any mention of the Left Guard. I ran across this ad and was taken by the reference to the 1000 Yard Room. It reminded me of all those 1000 Yarder banquets in the 1960's that were held in our own little hometown, to honor the leading rushers of the National Football League with little press coverage. Except for, perhaps, newspapermen in attendance and maybe a quick interview on a Green Bay TV sports cast, they were low key affairs. Can you imagine anything like that happening today, when ESPN sees fit to hold its own award show for athletic achievement in a gigantic venue with superstars from all media in attendance? No sir, those days are long gone.
If memory serves me right, there were only 14 games per season back in the 1960s. 1000 yards rushing was quite accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. From 1961 through 1977, the season was 14 games. Before that, it was 12 games. Imagine getting 1000 yards in a 12 game season.
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