Packers have been in this spot before and overcome Loss of Jerry Kramer in 1961 was similar in many ways Jan 07, 2021 at 09:30 AM Former guard Jerry Kramer
Dealing with misfortune in pursuit of an NFL championship isn t something new to the Green Bay Packers. They ve experienced it and overcome it several times in the process of winning their league-record 13 titles.
In fact, in 1961, when the Packers won their first NFL championship under Vince Lombardi and their seventh overall, they experienced a similar setback to what they re dealing with today, following the loss of David Bakhtiari. The differences were that they lost Jerry Kramer earlier in the 1961 season; no one offensive line position, like left tackle today, was viewed as more important than the others; and Bakhtiari was actually the second starting offensive lineman the Packers lost this season. The other was guard Lane Taylor in the opener.