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State Your Case: Charles Buckets Goldenberg, a forgotten hero of early Packer title teams. Buckets Goldenberg was an All-Decade star on three NFL title teams. So how come no one remembers him? Author: Buckets Goldenberg photo courtesy Green Bay Packers. Buckets Goldenberg was an All-Decade star on three NFL title teams. So how come no one remembers him? Charles “Buckets” Goldenberg didn’t care where he played as long as it was in Green Bay. In 1933, “Buckets” led the Green Bay Packers in touchdowns with seven in his rookie season. That included six rushing touchdowns and a seventh on a rarely thrown pass. A year later, he shifted to blocking back, as the Packers began to shovel the ball often in the direction of future Hall of Famer Clarke Hinkle while seeking to find some way to keep Goldenberg’s valuable blocking skills on the field. ....
Bart Starr resisted giving up his authority over personnel matters President Robert Parins and the executive committee didn’t stop him from hiring Ron Wolf Mar 11, 2021 at 09:30 AM Gordon from Jupiter, FL Several years ago, I read that in 1978 GM/HC Bart Starr went to the board of directors and said he wished to give up his dual position and continue to serve as head coach only. He recommended that the team hire Ron Wolf, then employed by Tampa Bay, as the new general manager. The board, according to the article, rejected Starr s offer and he continued to serve in both positions. In My Life in Football, Starr s abbreviated autobiography, he says nothing about this incident. But he is openly apologetic about the two dreadful draft mistakes he made in 1979 and 1981: passing on Joe Montana for defensive tackle Charles Johnson and choosing quarterback Rich Campbell instead of safety Ronnie Lott. If it is true that Wolf cou ....