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| Heroes and goats in Packers-Bears lore - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:38 PM PST | 10 STARS AND HEROESDick Butkus: The great middle linebacker saved some of his best performances for the Packers. Once, after being knocked down at the line of scrimmage on a pass play, he somehow recovered and made the tackle 25 yards downfield. When the Packers saw the play on film the next week, they were so amazed they had coach Vince Lombardi run it over and over. Mike Ditka: As a rookie tight end in 1961, he nearly came to blows with Ray Nitschke in a Milwaukee bar after the annual preseason Midwest Shrine Game. After that, the players made it a point to seek each other out on the field. In 1964, Nitschke knocked Ditka cold. "I saw the whites of his eyes," Nitschke said. "I thought I killed him." Brett Favre: A quarterback with a linebacker's mentality, he was perfect for the rivalry. The harder the hitting, the sloppier the field, the deeper the snow, the more he reveled in it. As a Packer, he went 22-10 against the Bears and threw for 7,660 yards, with 53 touchdowns and 38 interceptions. Forrest Gregg: Hall of Fame player who failed as a coach. He so hated the Bears that he shot down Packers president Bob Harlan's idea of presenting Walter Payton with a Packers helmet when the great running back played his final game at Lambeau Field. Gregg's personal feud with Ditka enlivened the series in the '80s. Chester Marcol: As a rookie in 1972, he beat Chicago three times with late field goals (including a preseason game). Bears coach Abe Gibron sent a player after him on kickoffs and when the Packers complained about the tactic, Gibron famously said, "Who do they think he is, a Polish prince?" The nickname stuck. Jim McMahon: Nobody loved beating Green Bay more than the "punky QB." At the tail end of his career, he joined the Packers just in time to get a ring in Super Bowl XXXI. Then he infuriated the organization by wearing a Bears jersey to a White House reception. Ray Nitschke: A product of suburban Chicago, he dreamed of playing for his hero, George Halas. His feelings changed when he scrimmaged the Bears as a college all-star. After knocking Rick Casares out of bounds and getting an earful of cuss words from Halas on the sideline, Nitschke made beating the Bears a personal mission. Walter Payton: Even Packers fans couldn't begrudge the late Hall of Fame running back, whose talent, durability and work ethic were off the charts. One of the all-time Packer killers, he played the game the right way, even when the series sank to new depths during the Ditka-Gregg era. William Perry: The mammoth defensive tackle became a national celebrity at the Packers' expense. In a Monday night game on Oct. 21, 1985, Ditka used Perry as a fullback near the goal line. To the delight of a rowdy Soldier Field crowd, he scored on a 1-yard run and twice opened gaping holes for Payton. Perry's agent claimed the game made "The Fridge" millions in endorsements. Brian Urlacher: The latest in a long line of great Bears linebackers embraces the history, tradition and "we hate them, they hate us" sentiment of the rivalry. He spent the first half of his career trying to face-plant Favre in the turf and now is chasing Aaron Rodgers. 5 GOATS AND VILLAINSGeorge Cumby: The undersized linebacker played six years for the Packers but unfortunately is best remembered for twice being blown up by William Perry's lead blocks on the goal line in the 1985 Monday night game. At 225 pounds, Cumby played 5-pin to Perry's bowling ball. Gary Kosins: Bears coach Abe Gibron hand-picked Kosins to go after Chester Marcol on kickoffs in 1972 and '73. Kosins became a hated man in Wisconsin. "I was just trying to knock him down," he said years later. "It was a blocking assignment." Charles Martin: After Jim McMahon threw an interception in 1986, Martin picked him up from behind and body-slammed him to the turf. Referee Jerry Markbreit disqualified Martin and Commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended him for two games without pay. "I guess he ain't in no position to win the Nobel Peace Prize for intelligence," said the Bears' Steve McMichael. Ed Sprinkle: The rough-and-tough Texan played from 1944 to '55 and was hailed as "the meanest man in football" by Collier's magazine in 1950. Sprinkle perfected a move he called "The Hook," which was basically a clothesline tackle. He used it to regularly knock unsuspecting Packers players out of the game. Ken Stills: The Packers' safety, cut in training camp and re-signed five days before the second Bears game in 1985, leveled fullback Matt Suhey at least three seconds after the whistle blew. Suhey had turned to walk back to the huddle. It was such a blatant cheap shot that every official on the field threw his flag. Gary D'Amato This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST AVONDALE, La., Jan 18, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Families of Flight 93 -- a group of family members of the passengers and crew who perished on United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 -- visited Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC | PowerRating) on Jan. 15, 2011, to tour Somerset (LPD 25), the ninth ship in the LPD 17 series of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships being built by the company. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8628 Somerset is named in honor of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, whose courageous actions prevented terrorist hijackers from reaching their target on Sept. 11, 2001. Somerset is the county in Pennsylvania in which United Flight 93 crashed. The 22 members of the Families of Flight 93 who visited Avondale signed their names and the names of their family members on the hull of LPD 25. "Somerset is a very special ship to our shipbuilders, our company and to the family members who lost loved ones on Flight 93," said Irwin F. Edenzon, vice president and general manager, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Gulf Coast. "LPD 25 demonstrates the steadfast commitment of our nation to protecting our freedom, and it symbolizes the courage of those aboard Flight 93 who refused to yield to those who threatened it. As shipbuilders, we provide the nation's sea services with the tools of their trade and I am proud that we do it well and strive every day to do it better." Construction of Somerset is taking place at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Avondale shipyard near New Orleans, with fabrication support from the two other company facilities in Pascagoula and Gulfport, Miss. Gordon Felt, president of the Families of Flight 93, said he and his fellow family members appreciate Northrop Grumman providing them the opportunity to see Somerset up close. "It's important for the family members to see the progress being made on this special ship, which looks much further along than I expected," said Felt, who lost his brother, Edward, on Flight 93. "It's very impressive. We can see that the shipbuilders are taking great pride in building it. "We thank the Navy and our nation for honoring those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, with this ship that memorializes them," he continued. "To build a naval vessel that will remind the world and motivate those who will serve aboard her that what took place in Somerset County, Pa., on 9/11 was worthy of our honor and remembrance." Another family member, Calvin Wilson, who lost his brother-in-law, United Flight 93 co-pilot LeRoy Homer, Jr., said he and his fellow family members were overwhelmed to see Somerset. "We are amazed and grateful that a Navy ship is named in honor of our loved ones," Wilson said. "It's an honor I can't put into words. We're all excited about being here and seeing this wonderful ship and also to tour her sister ship Anchorage. I know we'll be back when Somerset is completed. It will be very special for us to walk her decks." The 684-foot, 105-foot-wide LPD transport dock ships are used to transport and land U.S. Marines, their equipment and supplies by embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft and Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles, amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft such as the Osprey. The LPD ships will support amphibious assault special operations, expeditionary warfare missions, as well as humanitarian missions, throughout the first half of the 21st century. Somerset (LPD 25) is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2012 and will be delivered to the U.S. Navy in the first quarter of 2013. Mary Jo Myers, who is the wife of retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the ship's sponsor. Two other Northrop Grumman-built LPD ships are named in honor of the heroes of 9/11 -- Arlington (LPD 24), currently under construction in Pascagoula, Miss., and USS New York (LPD 21), which was commissioned in New York City in November 2009. (Photo: http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=) Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information. This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corp. CONTACT: Bill Glenn Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (228) 935-3972 William.Glenn@ngc.com Lisa Linden Families of Flight 93 (917) 589-5443 llinden@lakpr.com For full details on Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) NOC. Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) has Short Term PowerRatings at TradingMarkets. Details on Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) Short Term PowerRatings is available at This Link. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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