we're going to london

[Patler]

Considering the Packers lost...yes.

My point exactly. Playing a CFL team would have nothing in it for an NFL team, just as playing the college all-stars had nothing in it for the NFL. The game grew out of the time when college football was king, and it was a chance for the NFL to get exposure. By the '60s, that time was past.

The Packers loss to the college all-stars was made a bit easier for WI Packer fans, because the all-stars were lead by Badgers Ron Vander Kellen and Pat Richter and Packer to be Dave Robinson. It has also been said that the Jim Ringo trade a year later grew out of that game because Lombardi was very impressed by the play of Lee Roy Caffey in that game, and demanded that the Eagles give up Caffey for Ringo.

[mraynrand]

It has also been said that the Jim Ringo trade a year later grew out of that game because Lombardi was very impressed by the play of Lee Roy Caffey in that game, and demanded that the Eagles give up Caffey for Ringo.

I love the way this is phrased. This is the famous Ringo trade, possibly embellished. I remember this legend well from my youth. It was a favorite story of my grandfathers.' Wiki:

The details of Ringo's trade have been the subject of speculation. For years it was said that following the 1963 season, Ringo showed up in Lombardi's office, with an agent in tow, looking to negotiate a raise. Lombardi, according to this account, was so angered that he excused himself for five minutes only to return and announce that he had traded Ringo to the Eagles. Over the years it has been suggested that that story is more fiction than fact. In reality, Lombardi had probably been negotiating a trade for some time. The Packers also traded fullback Earl Gros and received in return linebacker Lee Roy Caffey and a first-round draft pick that they would eventually use to select halfback-punter Donny Anderson. Still, the legend persists. Ringo, who played 126 consecutive games for the Packers from 1954-63, finished out his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, attending three more Pro Bowls before retiring after the 1967 season.