By 1957, the indomitable Fred Zollner had built one of the great sports empires. They fashioned themselves the Green Bay Packers. Think the Green Bay Packers moving to Los Angeles. Yeah Lions fans, I hear that talking about the Packers has a tint among Lions fans. I’m not a Lions fan. Small market, hometown fanbase goes to the big city. Got it?
Z rapidly built both his softball and basketball teams into dynasties of their eras, beginning as a corporate squad for his piston manufacturing foundry. The teams helped with morale, which was an important thing - it was an interesting time - but Zollner loved to win.