1975 PRO Program * Rams vs Packers * Bart Starr * Dan Pastorini * Buccaneers '76

Description

This auction is for the
1975 game program
,
PRO!
, from the December 14th battle between the
Los Angeles Rams
and the
Green Bay Packers
.
In the 2nd to the last week of the 1975 NFL regular season, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers, 22-5, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, in front of 66,496 spectators.
The Packers would finish the season with a 4-10 record and out of the playoffs under new head coach, Bart Starr.
As for the Rams, they would finish with a 12-2 record but would fall to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Conference Championship, 37-7.
The cover is graced by a photo of football magaznes and an old-time radio from the 1940's.  Within the pages of this program is the accompanying article, "The Greening of a Football Freak", an trip to the 1930's and 40's when dime store novels starring Frank Merriwell and football magazines helped fans with the imagery of pro football before television brought it into our homes.  Other articles include, "A Date with Destiny", an expose on Bart Starr as head coach of the Packers, "Dan Pastorini: From Frustration to Fruition", which details the Houston Oilers quarterback's journey in the NFL, "It's Better to Receive", a rundown of the current Ram wide receivers, such as Jack Snow and Harold Jackson and "An Expansion Year: Tampa", a look at the soon-to-be one of the newest team in the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who will begin play in 1976.
This program is in
excellent condition
, with the exception of a few minor creases at the top left corner of the back cover.  There are no torn, written on or missing pages.
If you have any questions, please contact me before purchasing. Thank you.