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Based on dozens of interviews, Nitschke covers such milestones as the loss of both his parents by age thirteen and subsequent rearing by a brother only eight years older; his early days as a star Univesrity of Illinios athlete; his MVP award in the 1962 NFL title game against the New York Giants; his performances in the 1964 Pro Bowl and the 1967 "Ice Bowl" (the legendary championship game played in subzero weather); his 1978 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; the renaming of the Packer practice grounds as Nitschke Field in 1997; and his tragic dealth of a heart attack at age sixty-one and the ensuing memorials and tributes. Also included is a detailed year-by-year analysis of his astonishing fifteen-season career as a Packer, a tenure surpassed only by quarterback Bart Star.
Nitschke is the first biography of a player whose very name conjurs up imagess of a magical time in NFL history, a time of championship wars waged in December cold and mud. Award-winning sportswriter Edward Gruver reveals a man and a team that captured the imagination of America's sporting public and remains a symbol of athletic excellence to this day.
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