It may not be good for their image, but the Green Bay Packers do read newspapers. So last week they learned that they were old, worn, weary, and probably not up to the task of playing the fresh, eager, healthy Cleveland Browns for the National Football League championship.
They worried over reports that Quarterback Bart Starr could barely lift his arm, let alone throw a pass, that Fullback Jim Taylor was limping around with a pulled groin muscle, that Halfback Paul Hornung was nursing bruised ribs, a twisted knee and a sprained wrist....
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