"Spartans Blast Packers From Throne"
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"These Eleven Iron Men and Potsy Clark Gave Green Bay A Lesson Sunday Before A Packed Park: Fight For Pennant Between Chicago Bears and Portsmouth"
Scheduled for December 4th in Portsmouth Universal Stadium, the game pitted the Green Bay Packers (reigning NFL champions) against the Portsmouth Spartans. Before a crowd of 13,000 or more fans, the Spartan starting line-up played the full 60-minutes, without substitutions, and defeated the Packers 19-to-0. The victory knocked the Packers off their throne and paved the way for the Spartans and Chicago Bears to play the first ever post-season NFL Championship game, later that same December.
This file appears in: The Iron Man Game of 1932
The Iron Man Game of 1932
Packers coach Curly Lambeau entered the game with the NFL’s best record, 10-1-1, with only two games left in the season. If the Packers defeated the Spartans they would clench their fourth league championship. The Spartans sat at 5-1-4 in the…