Surprise Super Bowl Heroes

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Surprise Super Bowl Heroes — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE UNSUNG OFFENSE 4 CHAPTER TWO DEFENSIVE DYNAMOS 16 CHAPTER THREE SUPER SPECIAL TEAMS 26 CHAPTER FOUR ONE-PLAY WONDERS 36 HONORABLE MENTIONS 44 INDEX 47 GLOSSARY 46 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 47

Surprise Super Bowl Heroes — page 3 — G 42 42 85 85

Surprise Super Bowl Heroes — page 4 — CHAPTER ONE UNSUNG OFFENSE Max McGee didn’t expect to play much in Super Bowl I The Green Bay Packers wide receiver backed up Boyd Dowler who was one of the best pass catchers in the National Football League NFL But when Dowler injured his shoulder early in the game on January 15 1967 McGee went in He wasn’t in the best of shape Since he didn’t think he would play McGee had broken the team curfew and stayed out late the night before But with 6 35 left in the first quarter McGee broke down the middle of the field Quarterback Bart Starr’s pass was behind the 34-year-old receiver McGee reached his right hand back to pull it in and raced to the end zone for the first touchdown in Super Bowl history It was just McGee’s fifth catch of the season He would finish Seven of Max McGee’s 12 career playoff receptions came in Super Bowl I 5

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