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Bill from Doha, Qatar
An obscure question for you. In the 1970 team picture, one player looked a bit out of place. He was in the upper-left corner wearing jersey No. 39, but it looks like an old jersey. The block number was more of an early 60s style. Who was he? Some scrub who happened to be around on picture day or did he win a contest or what?
No. 39, the first player on the left on the top row, was Gerald Warren, a kicker from North Carolina State, although he never kicked for the Packers or any other NFL team. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round in 1969 and cut in early September 1970. The Cardinals waived Warren and USC rookie quarterback Mike Holmgren the same day. The Packers subsequently signed Warren to their taxi squad – similar to today s practice squad – and that s why he was in the team picture. That was during the Phil Bengtson years when the Packers were desperate for a kicker. In fact, in 1970, Bengtson was so desperate, he hired Applet