Willie Wood died.

[weeds]

Age 83. Hall of Famer. Per a news blurb from WBAY TV Green Bay.

 

[Mondio]

Age 83. Hall of Famer. Per a news blurb from WBAY TV Green Bay.

I just saw that, read a short story. Played at a time when he was not a qb and DB. Lombardi apparently did sign him as a 3rd string QB after he was not drafted and then changed his mind and put at safety. Wish I was around to see him play.

Sounds like he battled with dementia and even 4 years ago he didn’t have recollection of playing in a Super Bowl.

 

[weeds]

I just saw that, read a short story. Played at a time when he was not a qb and DB. Lombardi apparently did sign him as a 3rd string QB after he was not drafted and then changed his mind and put at safety. Wish I was around to see him play.

Sounds like he battled with dementia and even 4 years ago he didn’t have recollection of playing in a Super Bowl.

I got to see him play but only really remember him from like 1970 on. I remember an All-pro returning punts and stuff.

I remember Ken Ellis saying he took 48 as a number because it was a double of 24... the strange things you remember...

 

[Passepartout]

May he RIP! God bless his family!

 

[Pugger]

I just saw that, read a short story. Played at a time when he was not a qb and DB. Lombardi apparently did sign him as a 3rd string QB after he was not drafted and then changed his mind and put at safety. Wish I was around to see him play.

Sounds like he battled with dementia and even 4 years ago he didn’t have recollection of playing in a Super Bowl.

How sad. I didn't realize he was having dementia issues. RIP and sympathies to his family.

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Shame, but it comes to all of us in the end. R.I.P. Willie

 

[Sky King]

I got to see him play but only really remember him from like 1970 on. I remember an All-pro returning punts and stuff.

I remember Ken Ellis saying he took 48 as a number because it was a double of 24... the strange things you remember...

I was privileged to see him play. Of all players from the Lombardi era until now, he was one of the very best.

 

[gbgary]

I was privileged to see him play. Of all players from the Lombardi era until now, he was one of the very best.

yup...one of the all-time great Packers and HOF'er.

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[gopkrs]

My favorite...RIP

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

I was privileged to see him play. Of all players from the Lombardi era until now, he was one of the very best.

Bloody hell, you ARE old.

 

[Sky King]

Bloody hell, you ARE old.

Whipersnapper!

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Whipersnapper!

What IS that retirement home like to live in ?

 

[Sky King]

What IS that retirement home like to live in ?

So many foxes and so little time.

 

[XPack]

The pose and expression in pic in gbgary's post

 

[Sky King]

The pose and expression in pic in gbgary's post

Back in the day, the poses they used for the football cards could be hilarious. I remember one GB player's card, Bill Forrester I believe, where he was no more than 6" off the ground as though diving forward, helmetless, face to the camera, arms extended with fists clenched, and a mean scowl on his face. Those were the days.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Age 83. Hall of Famer. Per a news blurb from WBAY TV Green Bay.

A sad day in Titletown. He was one of the greats.

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RIP #24

 

[XPack]

Back in the day, the poses they used for the football cards could be hilarious.

Yup. If he was wearing a tutu in a Hawaiian beach, that pose would suit better for WIllie!

 

[gbgary]

What IS that retirement home like to live in ?

smelly and noisy.

 

[HardRightEdge]

Great player, long life, well remembered. You can't beat that.

 

[Royal Pain]

Became a Packer fan toward the end of his career. I still remember Willie making a key int in the 1st Super Bowl. Not many of Lombardi’s guys still around. RIP

 

[rmontro]

The pose and expression in pic in gbgary's post

Once you see it, you never forget it.

 

[TomBrownFan40]

Pound for pound, ounce for ounce, one of the best tacklers I've ever seen. R.I.P.

 

[gbgary]

Back in the day, the poses they used for the football cards could be hilarious. I remember one GB player's card, Bill Forrester I believe, where he was no more than 6" off the ground as though diving forward, helmetless, face to the camera, arms extended with fists clenched, and a mean scowl on his face. Those were the days.

i remember seeing that card. now i'm going to have to go find it. damn you! lol