OFFICIAL PACKERS LEGENDS THREAD

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Johnny “Blood” McNally:


He played on four Packer championship teams in seven seasons.

He took the name “Blood” from the movie marquee of a popular Rudolf Valentino picture of the era, “Blood and Sand.”

In 1929, “Blood” signed on with the Green Bay Packers. In addition to scoring 224 points as a Packer, he also became known for his antics:

• Jumped across a narrow ledge six stories from the ground to gain access to a Los Angeles hotel room.

• Fled a towel fight with Lavvie Dilweg by climbing on top of a fast-moving train and crawling across car tops until he reached the engine.

Any relation to Anthony Dilweg, the forgettable Packer QB from the 80s?

• Played almost an entire game with a collapsed kidney.

Yikes. I didn't know kidneys could do that!

• Pushed rookie Don Hutson to the limit in a 100-yard dash at age 33.

Was he penalized for illegal pushing?

• Was rescued by teammates while he was hanging on a ship’s stern flagpole on a Packer trip to Hawaii.

• Blew the top off a testing machine in a test for lung capacity.

Good thing it wasn't testing for kidney capacity!

• Danced, cart-wheeled and delighted a New York night club audience for over an hour.

And they assured him they were laughing with him, not at him, right?

• Once ran 50 yards for a touchdown on a lateral and when QB Red Dunn called the same play later in the game, “Blood” simply smiled and lateraled the ball back to Dunn.

The epitome of unselfishness in a bygone era. Today's player would have taken off running again without giving it another thought.