Willie Davis, the Green Bay Packers defensive end, is emblematic of the Lombardi era – winning multiple championships and going on to huge success as a businessman after football.
Here at Lombardi Ave, we are taking the time now to count down the days to the start of the 2017 season by looking at the numbers from 99-to-1 and the players who wore those jerseys.
Today we stop at #87 – a jersey worn by 16 in total since 1950 – some well-known and highly successful players.
The team’s history – one that we all know is well worth remembering and writing about – is the focus at this time of the offseason – at least for us.