1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Mike and West joining you here quickly. We 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: just got the news, unfortunately that Packers legend Hall of 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Fame defensive end Willie Davis has passed away at the 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: age of eighty five. We just wanted to take a 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: couple of minutes to reflect on that and pay our respects, 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: certainly our condolences to the Davis family and friends Wes 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Willie Davis Um. A lot of people talk about Brett 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: Farve as being maybe the greatest trade in Packer's history. 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: The trade for Willie Davis, that one ranks right up 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: there too. It really has to, especially when you consider 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: they didn't have to give like a big first round 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: pick for him. I mean, this is one of the 13 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: biggest fleecings I think you're ever going to see an 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: NFL history. But here's the beautiful thing about Willie Davis. 15 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: It's not just the player he was. It's not the 16 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: fact he was a Hall of Famer. It's what he 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: stood for and what he you know, made his life 18 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: into and the contributions that he made well passed, you know, 19 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: his playing career, but that playing career was very notable, 20 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: as first ten years with the Green Bay Packers played 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: in every single game, the first African American team captain. 22 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: Just remarkable contribution that he made to the Green Bay 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: Packers organization. And then also throwing the fact that you 24 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: can make an argument although there weren't all the great 25 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: defensive statistics that there are now, he's probably one of 26 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: the most prolific defensive performers in Super Bowl history. Five 27 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: sacks in Super Bowl one and two unofficially, but if 28 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: those numbers were galvanized, if they were you know, concrete, 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: that would put him up there with the greatest of 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: all times. So just it'sn't terribly sad, and certainly a 31 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: great life well lived. Um and you know, the contributions 32 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: he's made to this game and the Green Bay Packers 33 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: will live on forever. Yeah. If there's something I'll remember 34 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: about Davis, it was seeing him be a part of 35 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: that Hollis Trophy presentation in the Soldier Field locker room 36 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: after the Packers beat the Bears for the two thousand 37 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: ten NFC championship. You know, that rivalry in the Lombardi 38 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: Area era was as fierce as it gets. I'm sure 39 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: that was incredibly special for him to be part of 40 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: that trophy presentation with the packers beating the airs to 41 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: get back to the Super Bowl, and unfortunately West. Uh. 42 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: You know, these things are inevitable, obviously, but we're in 43 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: a stretch here. The last eighteen months or so, a 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: handful of the Lombardi Hall of Famers unfortunately have passed away. 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: Jim Taylor back in the fall of and then Forest, 46 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: Greg bart Star, Willie Wood, all within the last eighteen months. 47 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: And uh. The number of Lombardi Hall of Famers that 48 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: are still with us, unfortunately is a is a small number. Now, 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: it's just down to four. I believe it's Jerry Kramer, Um, 50 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: if I check my notes here, Paul Hornig, herb Adderley, 51 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: and Dave Robinson. So um, but a dozen Hall of 52 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: famers from on the from the playing field, along with 53 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: the legendary coach obviously. And uh and yeah, unfortunately another 54 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: one has left us. Yeah, and Willie Davis too. I mean, 55 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: you go back and I was reading Cliff Crystal story 56 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: and some of the great memories that were shared in that. Uh. 57 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: The fact that I mean this guy actually one of 58 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: the defensive stats that they do still keep from those 59 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: eras where fumble recoveries twenty one of them leads the 60 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: team in franchise history when he retired. He retired his 61 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: last game Willie Davis Day in nineteen sixty nine, and 62 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: as you also mentioned, Mike, you know, he was involved 63 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: with the House Trophy presentation two thousand ten, served on 64 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: the Packers Board of the Records Board of Directors for 65 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: over a decade, and then was obviously a meritis status 66 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: after that. UM, terribly sad and obviously are well wishes 67 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: and thoughts go out to Willie's family and his friends. 68 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: But like I said before, I mean, what this man 69 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: did in his eighty five years. Can't say enough about it. Yeah, absolutely, 70 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: and uh certainly the Packers will and I think his family. 71 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: It sounds like they're going to put together quite a 72 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: celebration of a life, as you said, a life well 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: lived and uh, just a great ambassador for the Packers 74 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: for their history, not only the Lombardi era, but then 75 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: how he stayed involved with the organization in many ways, 76 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: an honorary captain for a couple of big NFC Champion 77 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: and ship games. As we mentioned so, UM, Willie Davis 78 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: a a big, big part of the Packers organization for 79 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: a very long time.