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The 1967 College All-Star Game |
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Starr, facing a strong collegiate rush, put the Packer running game in cold storage in the first half but chilled the All-Stars with 15 completions for 212 yards and two touchdowns before retiring to the sidelines at the halftime.
The lanky Alabaman, who directed the Packers to a Super Bowl victory last season, used six different receivers to flood the collegiate defense, then ignored the long strike and picked apart the shallow secondary.
The Green Bay quarterback was surprised early in the game when Bubba Smith, Michigan State's mammoth end, broke through and pinned him for a 10-yard loss. Starr dusted himself off and completed three straight passes to the All-Star 13 yard line, where Don Chandler kicked a field goal.
Three plays later, Steve Spurrier, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from Florida who started the game for the collegians fumbled and, when the rugged Star defense stopped the Green Bay running game, Chandler kicked his second field goal.
In the second quarter, Starr began testing the collegiate secondary and he found it wanting. The Packers drove 61 yards in eight plays with Starr hitting Boyd Dowler with an 11-yard touchdown strike.
The All-Star offense, loaded with highly regarded running backs, was held in check by the impregnable Packer forward wall.
Coach John Sauer shuttled Spurrier and Bob Griese of Purdue in and out of the line-up, but neither could find the passing magic to loosen the Green Bay defense.
Midway in the second quarter, Starr hung out three completions bringing the Packers to the All-Star 21, then found Bob Long all alone in the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown.
Zeke Bratkowski relieved Starr for the second half, and though he completed eight of 11 passes, the All-Stars were able to contain the Packers in the third quarter. But, again the Packers defense yielded little to the collegiate attempts.
Jim Grabowski, last year's prize rookie from Illinois who was on duty with the National Guard in Milwaukee, Wis, joined Green Bay shortly before the game and stamped himself as an appropriate heir to the fullback position where Jim Taylor once reigned.
Grabowski sparked the Packers in the second half, gaining 53 yards in seven carries, including a 22-yard touchdown sprint through the middle of the All-Star defense in the final period. He was the game's leading rusher with 77 yards in nine carries.
After the score, Griese led the Stars on their only sustained march of the evening. He completed four passes to carry them from their 19 to the Green Bay18, then threw to Dave Williams of Washington who was alone in the middle of the end zone. But, Williams had to leap for the ball and came down past the end line nullifying the score.
The Stars were good where they were expected to be- stopping Green Bay's running- and weak where their supporters hoped they wouldn't be- coping with the brilliant Starr.
The Packer victory coupled with a 38-0 triumph last year, made it eight straight scoreless quarters for the All-Stars who suffered their 23rd loss in the series.
The Stars have won nine, the last time in 1963 against Green Bay, and two games were tied.
A crowd of 70,934 watched the contest at Soldier Field.
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Nick Eddy stopped by Willis Davis and Henry Jordan (74). |
Chandler’s first field goal was all the Packers needed. |
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Donny Anderson is caught by All Star Bill Matheson (Duke).
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CHICAGO,
Aug. 4 (AP)- Bart Starr had only a half interest in the 34th College
All-Star game Friday night but that's all it took for the Green Bay
passing master to cool off a fired up All-Stars a strong collegiate
defense and pace the professional champions to a 27-0 triumph.
