COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 44 NUMBER 5
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:00 am
The latest issue of the Coffin Corner is now available for immediate download from the PFRA website. The issue contains the following:
PFRA-ternizing An announcement on three speakers added to the 2023 Pittsburgh convention, an update on the Official PFRA Podcast and a call for volunteers to join the editorial staff of the Coffin Corner.
Pushing the Pigskin Envelope: Reexamining the 1974 NFL Players Association Strike by Joe Zagorski. A detailed history of the NFLPA strike that took place during the preseason nearly 50 years ago, a look at the causes that led up to it and firsthand interviews with those who did—and didn't—participate in the work stoppage, including Jim Cheyunski, Joe DeLamielleure, Terry Hanratty, Mercury Morris and Phil Villapiano.
A Home Away from Home: The Green Bay Packers in Milwaukee by Scott Melesky. The Green and Gold have not always played their home games in Green Bay. This is a review of some of the more memorable contests of the 167 total that the Pack played in Milwaukee from 1933 through 1994, including the 1967 Western Conference Championship, which was the only NFL playoff game ever at Milwaukee County Stadium—home field for the Packers 126 times—and the game before the Ice Bowl.
2022 PFRA Bookshelf by John Maxymuk. The annual bibliography of pro football books published this year, including those by PFRA members Tom Benjey, George Bozeka, Lee Elder, Michael Jacquart, William H. Johnson, David Kaiser, Greg Tranter, Chris Willis and Joe Ziemba.
PFRA-ternizing An announcement on three speakers added to the 2023 Pittsburgh convention, an update on the Official PFRA Podcast and a call for volunteers to join the editorial staff of the Coffin Corner.
Pushing the Pigskin Envelope: Reexamining the 1974 NFL Players Association Strike by Joe Zagorski. A detailed history of the NFLPA strike that took place during the preseason nearly 50 years ago, a look at the causes that led up to it and firsthand interviews with those who did—and didn't—participate in the work stoppage, including Jim Cheyunski, Joe DeLamielleure, Terry Hanratty, Mercury Morris and Phil Villapiano.
A Home Away from Home: The Green Bay Packers in Milwaukee by Scott Melesky. The Green and Gold have not always played their home games in Green Bay. This is a review of some of the more memorable contests of the 167 total that the Pack played in Milwaukee from 1933 through 1994, including the 1967 Western Conference Championship, which was the only NFL playoff game ever at Milwaukee County Stadium—home field for the Packers 126 times—and the game before the Ice Bowl.
2022 PFRA Bookshelf by John Maxymuk. The annual bibliography of pro football books published this year, including those by PFRA members Tom Benjey, George Bozeka, Lee Elder, Michael Jacquart, William H. Johnson, David Kaiser, Greg Tranter, Chris Willis and Joe Ziemba.