..when the Packers used to play the Lions EVERY Thanksgiving Day?
In the mid fifties you used to have all the Thanksgiving Day parades and then the Lions would ALWAYS play the Packers! It was probably the first NFL game I ever watched. There were only 10 NFL teams at the time and no AFL. Teams were the Giants, called the NY Football Giants since they and the baseball Giants both occupied the Polo Grounds. In September since the baseball season was not over yet, they were dubbed the NY Football Giants by Marty Glickman and the press to distinguish between the two teams.
The NFL teams at the time were the Giants, Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams, San Fran 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns.
Seeing the Packers play the Lions on Thanksgiving Day brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid watching the game on a 9" TV. I don't even think they had plastic helmets at that time. No flat screens or satellite TV. Only an outside antenna on the roof which got so so reception! Those were the days.
A player wasn't considered down until he stopped moving so every one would pile on. Roughing the Qb was a joke as he was a "live" target even after he threw the ball. I think Eddie Lebaron was the Lions QB at the time. Sure brings back memories!
In the mid fifties you used to have all the Thanksgiving Day parades and then the Lions would ALWAYS play the Packers! It was probably the first NFL game I ever watched. There were only 10 NFL teams at the time and no AFL. Teams were the Giants, called the NY Football Giants since they and the baseball Giants both occupied the Polo Grounds. In September since the baseball season was not over yet, they were dubbed the NY Football Giants by Marty Glickman and the press to distinguish between the two teams.
The NFL teams at the time were the Giants, Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams, San Fran 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns.
Seeing the Packers play the Lions on Thanksgiving Day brings back a lot of memories when I was a kid watching the game on a 9" TV. I don't even think they had plastic helmets at that time. No flat screens or satellite TV. Only an outside antenna on the roof which got so so reception! Those were the days.
A player wasn't considered down until he stopped moving so every one would pile on. Roughing the Qb was a joke as he was a "live" target even after he threw the ball. I think Eddie Lebaron was the Lions QB at the time. Sure brings back memories!
