two of the greats for the 1960s era NFL face each other - The Bears Gale Sayers and Packer Herb Adderley.
Packers Hall of Famer Herb Adderley takes hold of Minnesota Vikings receiver Paul Flately. This image is probably from 1963 when Flately was a NFL Rookie of the Year and Adderley was named to the Pro Bowl and All Pro teams.
Cardinals receiver John Gilliam goes up high to make a catch against Hall of Fame defender Herb Adderley. After 2 seasons with the Saints Gilliam spent 3 years in St. Louis where he played 42 games while hauling in 139 catches for 2786 yards for a 20.0 yard-per-catch average. Had a total 17 touchdown catches and a 48-yard TD run against Dallas in 1970.
Giants receiver Del Shofner is stopped by Packers Willie Wood and Herb Adderley in the 1962 NFL Championship game. Shofner had 5 catches in the game. For Green Bay, the 16-7 win gave them their second straight NFL Title.
Mike Ditka makes a catch against Herb Adderley (#26) & Dan Currie (#58) of the Green Bay Packers in 1963. In 1963 the Pack lost only 2 games - both to the Bears as the Bears went to win the NFL Western Conference, edging the Packers out of the top spot by 1 game.
Packer Herb Adderly closes in on Vikings rookie receiver Paul Flately in 1963. That year Flately earned Rookie of the Year honors while Adderly made the All Pro Team.
From the "Thanksgiving Day Massacre" of 1962, when the Lions showed the NFL that the Packers could be beat. Gail Cogdill makes his second touchdown against Herb Adderley as Detroit put down unbeaten Green Bay 26-14 on Thanksgiving Day in 1962.
1963 Packers-Bears. Willie Wood and Herb Adderley get outrun by Chicago quarterback Bill Wade as he scores on a rollout against the Packers in 1963.
Herb Adderley returns one of the 2 interceptions he had in the 38-7 Packers win over the Falcons in 1968. At the far right is Atlanta rookie Jim "Cannonball" Butler from Edward Waters University in Jacksonville Florida.
Other Packers shown are Jim Weatherwax (#73), Herb Adderley (#26), Willie Wood (#24) & Dave Robinson (#89).
All Raiders Jim Otto (#00) and Daryle Lamonica (#3) can do is watch as Herb Adderley returns a 60-yard 4th quarter interception for a touchdown to secure a win for the Packers in Super Bowl II.
Packers Hall of Famer Herb Adderley (#26) goes high to intercept a pass against 49ers receiver Clifton McNeil (#85). Linebacker Lee Roy Caffey (#60) is defending also.
Before he was a 1st-round draft pick of Green Bay Herb Adderley was a All-Big Ten Conference selection at Michigan State.
Hall of Fame Defensive Back was on a total of 6 NFL Championship teams - 5 with the Packers and 1 with the Cowboys.
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Hall of Fame defensive back for the Green Packers from 1961 to 1969. Played in the First 2 Super Bowls - both victories by the Packers.
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Dallas Cowboys Defensive Back Herb Adderly
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