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1. One of the most iconic plays of the entire era between these two Super Bowls came in 1980, in the first game of the season against the Chicago Bears. The score was 6-6 in overtime, and the Packers set up for a 34-yard field goal to win the game -- only to have the field goal blocked. The kicker, however, caught the ball and ran it into the end zone for a game winning touchdown. Who was that kicker?
2. After Vince Lombardi left in February 1969 (to the Washington Redskins), the Packers did not have very good luck with coaching appointments until Mike Holmgren came to town in 1992. One of the men whom the Packers hired lasted four seasons -- from 1971 through 1974 -- and led the Packers to the playoffs in 1972. Who was this coach, who left in December 1974 to become the new head coach of the University of Notre Dame?
3. This player lasted only two seasons in Green Bay. He came to Green Bay after playing one season in the USFL with the Memphis Showboats and playing college football at the University of Texas. The Packers released him after he was convicted of the sexual assault in 1987. After he served 15 months in jail, the Vikings signed him. Who was this trouble-making defensive back?
4. This former Packer became a member of the NFL Hall of Fame after his career ended. He attended Stanford University, where he was an NCAA champion in the long jump. He was traded by Green Bay to the LA Raiders in 1986. Who is this former Green Bay wide receiver?
5. On December 7, 1980, the Packers had their own day of infamy as they were annihilated by a long-time divisional rival by an incredibly large score. In the game, the opposition's quarterback, Vince Evans, earned a perfect 158.3 rating while his team racked up 594 yards of offense and converted 12 of 14 third-down conversions. Which division rival earned this victory, and by what score?
6. When talk of Green Bay legends comes up, this quarterback is rarely mentioned but he led one of the most prolific offenses of the early 1980s. He attended Kansas State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. Who was this Packer quarterback, who led the team to the playoffs after the strike-shortened 1982 season?
7. Known more for his illustrious playing career, the Packers coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s had a less than stellar coaching career. He served as the head coach of the Packers from 1975 through 1983, earning a record of 52-76-3. He never coached anywhere else. Who was this Packers coach, NFL Hall of Fame member, and alumnus of the University of Alabama?
8. This former Packer player came back as a coach to Green Bay, but only after losing Superbowl XVI as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals to the San Francisco 49ers. Who was this coach, who also played under Vince Lombardi in the 1960s?
9. After two coaches with ties to the "glory days" of the 1960s, the Packers in 1988 instead hired a man who did coach with the previous coach in Cincinnati but who did not play professional football. He led the Packers to a 10-6 season in 1989, in his second season with the team, but got his walking papers when Ron Wolf was hired in 1992. Who was this former head coach of the USFL's Jacksonville Bulls?
10. A twelfth round pick out of the University of Illinois, this Packers offensive lineman was nicknamed the "Rock" because he always played. In fact, he started 162 consecutive games between 1973 and 1984 and made two Pro Bowls. In 1999, he was paired with Wayne Larrivee to serve as the color commentator for the Packers radio broadcasts. Who is this Packer Hall of Famer?
11. This defensive back, who walked on to the football team at the University of Arizona, played for five seasons with the Packers, one season with the Phoenix Cardinals, and one season with the Houston Oilers. His playing style could be called reckless, as he tackled by leaving his feet and leading with his head -- giving him the nickname of "Scud". Who was this former Packer safety?
12. No one player or one play exemplified the "dirty play" of the Green Bay Packers in the mid-1980s other than this man. He was a defensive lineman who wore number 94, but he is best known for body slamming Bears QB Jim McMahon to the ground in November of 1986 while wearing a "hit towel" with the numbers of the players that he intended to hurt. Who was this player?
13. A high point in the barren years came in 1989, when the Packers went 10-6 but lost out on a playoff spot to the Minnesota Vikings due to a tie-breaker. This quarterback led the Packers to that record, throwing for 4,318 yards and 27 TDs and beating their long-term rivals the Chicago Bears on a highly disputed call being called a legal pass through instant replay. Who was this former Virginia Cavalier?
14. Called the best receiver in his family by his brother -- who is in the NFL Hall of Fame -- this Packer was lucky enough to play for some of the early Mike Holmgren teams in the early and mid-1990s, but his career was cut short by a neck injury in 1994. Thus, this wide receiver missed out on the Super Bowl victory against the Patriots in January 1997. Who was this first round draft pick out of South Carolina?
15. In 1973, the Packers made a trade that led to much of the barrenness of the barren years. Coach Dan Devine traded two first round draft picks, two second round picks, and a third round pick to the LA Rams in exchange for a 34-year-old quarterback who had lost his job to James Harris. Devine was banking on this QB to replicate his days from the San Diego Chargers in the AFL, but that did not happen. Who was this QB for whom Green Bay mortgaged its future?
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