¶ To win, the rugged Green Bay Packers knew they would have to foil the two grand old men of the gallant Philadelphia Eagles: Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, 34, and Center-Linebacker Chuck Bednarik, 35, both talking about retiring after that day's championship play-off of the National Football League. But in the second period Van Brocklin coolly passed to Halfback Tommy McDonald for a 35-yd. touchdown. Then a crunching tackle by Bednarik put Packer Halfback Paul Hornung, the league's leading scorer, out of the game with a pinched nerve in his shoulder. When the...
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