The NFL's Wally Pipp...

Pratt very nice post.

Holy crap. He had 11 surgeries on that ankle and considered amputation?!

Great video - thanks!

I've never met him, but I've heard he's a really nice, down-to-earth guy.

Nice video.

Amazing how 5 seconds in one's life can change so many lives.

Very nice.

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Originally posted by pduck:

I've never met him, but I've heard he's a really nice, down-to-earth guy.

Met him.

My cousin does PR for a Green Bay radio station. My brothers (2) and sisters (2) went to the Steeler game at Lambeau two/three years ago. My cousin's radio station had a private room for the "non-rabble" for a pre-game party. Magik Man was/is paid by the station to do some meet and greet stuff for VIP's.

Even though we were decidedly not VIP's when my cousin brought Magik over to introduce him to the 5 Keils', dude was genuinely engaging, friendly and first class all the way. Hung with us way longer than he "had to".

Aces in my book.

....and he shaved his initials into my back hair.

We've had 3 great starting QB's in a row now. Majkowski was a stud. Loved watching him play. You never felt like a game was out of reach with him back there.

He was runner up in the MVP voting in 1989 iirc.

Wow great piece

Nice story about someone who seems to have appreciated his time in GB.

Great story and thanks for the link. Ok I will be the resident letch but man his wife wow

yep, that was great. thanks for the link. Don is very accessible and personable whenever I've seen him at Lambeau - Packer People.

and, yes, beautiful wife. looks like she could be Sandra Bullock's sister.

Geez. If only Favre could sommon that kind of grace when he's done.

Packers' next QB: Beau Majkowski, 2020.

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Ok I will be the resident letch but man his wife wow

Oh, there are lots of leches here.

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Originally posted by DH13:
Packers' next QB: Beau Majkowski, 2020.

In 2020... the bears and vikes are still looking for that franchise QB.

The one time I got to talk to Majik, I asked him about what he thought of fans ability to critique a player or a game. Like when fans talk on MBs or call into radio shows and say "Majik had a good game but he underthrew that pass in the EZ and he needs to move his feet better on the rollout...etc..."

He said you just have to laugh it off because the fans are pretty clueless. There is so much more going on, on every play, the average fan just doesn't understand.

Ouch.

I think he meant he thought you were clueless.

He said he thought I was pretty smart.

IIRC.

For Majik to say that he must have actually had some conversations with fans, and I don't think that ever happens.

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
I think he meant he thought you were cluless.

He said he thought I was pretty smart.

IIRC.

LOL!!!

I don't think we as fans have a clue either. Everything I state about the condition of the game is based on pure speculative opinion. Until a few years ago I was just as delusional as the rest of you.

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
He said he thought I was pretty smart.

Your cousin paid him to say that.

4 snow tires

many of us remember the replay, but anyone remember just how long that replay took? It seemed like a lifetime for stripes to come out and confirm it was a TD. I was out of my seat inches away from the 19 inch Zenith muttering, "it has to be a touchdown, it has to be"

There were a few times I thought I was going to have a heart attack that season, at 18. 10-6 doesn't do justice to how exciting many of those games were. The Packers were the Brian Sipe era Cardiac Kids in Cleveland.

He lives down here and I've met him a few times. Very nice guy in person.

He even attended one of our groups annual pre-season kickoff parties (Brak had an invite but couldn't make it) a few years back and brought along his lovely spouse (originally from Menomonee Falls) and some pictures that he autographed for us.

Last year he was at TJ's for the playoff game.

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Originally posted by packerboi:
Pratt very nice post.

Holy crap. He had 11 surgeries on that ankle and considered amputation?!

Just have to highlight this again. I never knew it was THAT bad. He considered amputation? Hey Zeus man.

Seems like a really cool character to me. Hope he is remembered for more than the guy before Favre. Because tell you what, 1989 was an amazing year of football. Beating Montana and the 49ers, the replay game, the comeback vs the Saints.

That '89 team really re-energized the fan base too. Bummer they didn't make the playoffs.

13 pins?! I'm surprised he has enough bone to hold all that metal in place.

Great piece. He sure did re-energize the fan base. The one thing I remember clearly was the Minnesota sports press calling Majkowski and then Bert a "flash in the pan". Would have been fun to see Majik stay healthy and see what he would have brought to Green Bay under Holmgren.

'89 was great, until the minniapolis phuckings won the last game (MNF on Christmas) to knock the Packers out and take the Central. Of course, in typical minny fashion they got blasted in the divisional game by the 49ers.

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Originally posted by lambeausouth:
There were a few times I thought I was going to have a heart attack that season

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Originally posted by Sally-Ka-Nancypants:
many of us remember the replay, but anyone remember just how long that replay took?

About four minutes. It only seemed like four hours.

I just watched this video and the Majik man was my hero before BrINT. I am so happy that he has a succesful life and is now coaching his boy and did not turn into someone like Ryan Leaf. Props to the Majik man who will forever be one of my favorite Packer players.