Herb Adderly
1939 - 2020
Running with one of his
48 career interceptions
Pro Football Hall of Fame member Herb Adderly died today at the age of 81. Adderly played for 12 seasons in the NFL, nine of them with one of the more glamorous and important teams in League history, the Lombardi-era Green Bay Packers. He was member of the first two Super Bowl winning teams (before it was known as the "Super Bowl"), and he played in two more Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. In all, Herb Adderly played on three Super Bowl winning teams.
To be honest, when I saw the news of Adderly's death, I pondered as to whether or not to write about it here, but I figured that as a part of Lombardi's Packers, he deserved such recognition.
So, RIP Herb Adderly.
However, in researching some facts and figures for Adderly, I was led down an Internet rabbit hole. How many of those Packers are enshrined in the Hall of Fame? The answer is thirteen, and here they are, alphabetically:
Herb Adderly
Willie Davis
Forrest Gregg
Paul Hornung
Henry Jordan
Jerry Kramer
Vince Lombardi
Ray Nitschke
Jim Ringo
Dave Robinson
Bart Starr
Jim Taylor
Willie Wood
Compiling that list led me down yet another Internet rabbit hole. How many 1970's Super Steelers-era are in the Hall of Fame? The answer is also thirteen:
Mel Blount
Terry Bradshaw
Joe Greene
Jack Ham
Franco Harris
Jack Lambert
Chuck Noll
Art Rooney
Dan Rooney
Donnie Shell
John Stallworth
Lynn Swann
Mike Webster
Of course, Art Rooney was in the HOF long before the 1970's, but I'm putting him on the list anyway.
Interesting stuff.
I recall writing to the Green Bay Chamber of a Commerce and asking for a “ The Pack is Back” bumper sticker in 1969. They were kind enough to send 2. The book “ Instant Replay” by Jerry Kramer is a must read for football fans. R I P #%6.
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