This is the second of three books Kramer wrote with Dick Schaap that chronicles the Gren Bay Packers of the late 1960s. Kramer does not mince words when it comes to the growing frustration many veterans have, especially those who know this is their final season playing the game. It remains an outstanding read and a first-person account of NFL history.
This is the second of three books Kramer wrote with Dick Schaap that chronicles the Gren Bay Packers of the late 1960s.
The first book, Instant Replay, chronicled the last championship season of the “Packer Dynasty” under coach Vince Lombardi. Farewell to Football picks up the story with a new head coach, veteran players seemingly aging at the same time, but some optimisim that the club could put together one more title run.
It wasn’t meant to be, as the Packers never found that magic and stumbled throughout the season. Kramer does not mince words when it comes to the growing frustration many veterans have, especially those who know this is their final season playing the game.
Where Instant Replay is a triumph, Farewell to Football aptly shows how the fortunes of a great team can take a drastic change in a few months. It remains an outstanding read and a first-person account of NFL history.
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