Green Bay Packers In The 1970's

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and versatility to the center position, which had previously been characterized solely by power and size” (Kareem Abdul Jabbar NBA). In 1974, President Richard Nixon resigns for being apart of the Watergate Scandal (Rumble In The Jungle EBSCO). “Around late 1974 Muhammad Ali regained his heavyweight crown, using his ‘rope-a-dope’ strategy to let George Foreman tire himself out by throwing countless punches against Ali’s body, but none that did damage” (“Sports In America 1970-1979”). In the 1970s is when the Green Bay Packers started its slide from Vince Lombardi stepping aside as head coach after the 1967 season and then he turned it over to Phil Bengtson his defensive coordinator (“The Sorry Years Packers”). In the 1970s, there were many