Hall of Fame cornerback Herb Adderley dies

[pwaldo]

https://www.packers.com/news/hall-of...-adderley-dies

Herb Adderley, a member of all five of Vince Lombardi's championship teams and one of the greatest cornerbacks in the history of the NFL, died Friday. Adderley was 81 and had been recently hospitalized.

Adderley played for the Packers from 1961-69 and then finished his career with the Dallas Cowboys from 1970-72, where he won a sixth NFL title. In fact, Adderley played in four of the first six Super Bowls and won three rings.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, a year before he was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.

"The greatest cornerback to ever play the game," was how former teammate Bart Starr once described him.

When the Packers won three consecutive NFL championships from 1965-67, becoming the first and still only team ever to do so under a playoff format, defense was their trademark. They ranked first, first and third in points allowed; and third, third and first in yards allowed.

[bakemeister52]

RIP brother. He use to beat my Cowboys in the day! To many good players dying this year!

Bake