On Nov 8, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Randy Platt wrote:

> A story to tell for the rest of his life!  Dooley's comments are priceless.  
> Only thing better would have been if the kid really was nursing a serious 
> hangover.

That was Max McGee in Super Bowl I.

-Zeb

Despite reductions in playing time due to injuries and age, McGee's final two 
seasons would be the ones for which his career is best remembered. In the 1966 
season, McGee caught only four passes for 91 yards and a touchdown as the 
Packers recorded a 12-2 record and advanced to Super Bowl I against the Kansas 
City Chiefs. Because McGee didn't expect to play in the game, he violated his 
team's curfew policy and spent the night before the Super Bowl out on the town. 
The next morning, he told starting receiver Boyd Dowler, "I hope you don't get 
hurt. I'm not in very good shape," alluding to his hangover.[2] Dowler went 
down with a separated shoulder on the Packers' second drive of the game, and 
McGee, who had to borrow a teammate's helmet because he had not brought his own 
out of the locker room, was put into the game. A few plays later, McGee made a 
one-handed reception of a pass from Bart Starr, took off past Chiefs defender 
Fred Williamson and ran 37 yards to score the first touchdown in Super Bowl 
history. By the end of the game, McGee had recorded seven receptions for 138 
yards and two touchdowns, assisting Green Bay to a 35-10 victory.

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