Retro Packer – Lynn Dickey

Posted by Justin Hull on Sep 6, 2012 in Packers | 0 comments

Being born in 1981, I was never really exposed to the Green Bay Packers in the “Dark Years” of the 70′s and 80′s.  Still, as a sports history enthusiast, I have always enjoyed hearing stories of games, teams and players that were before my time.  The first-half of the 1980s have been very intriguing to explore over the years; everything from Charles Martin’s bounty towel to the 48-47 Monday Night shootout with the Washington Redskins.

The quarterback for those teams was Lynn Dickey.  Before Aaron Rodgers, record breaking 2011 or 4643-yards, it was Dickey who held the franchise record for most yards in a season.  His 4458-yards in 1983 stood for nearly 30-years, and maybe most impressively through Brett Favre’s 16-season run as a Packer.  That season, Dickey tossed a then club record 32-TDs which now sits tied for 6th with 2-Favre years, behind 4-Favre years and Rodger’s 2011 record mark of 45.

Today, I had an opportunity to talk with the former Packer great:

Lynn Dickey – on WSCO Radio 09/06/12 (18:05)

Justin Hull is the host of the “Home Stretch” heard 2p-5p on 95.3 FM, WSCO Radio n Green Bay/Appleton, WI and Sports Reporter for WHBY Radio in Appleton, WI.  He is not a writer by trade so grammar and spelling errors should be expected.  Feel free to email justin (jhull@wcinet.com) with any corrections.  Also, follow him on twitter (@jh1570) or facebook.