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Thowback To Packers Ted Fritsch In 1944.

Endowed with a running style once likened to a berserk billy goat by Chicago Tribune sportswriter Ed Prell, Ted Fritsch led the Packers in rushing during the regular season and then scored both of their touchdowns in the title game en route to their winning the 1944 NFL championship.

When he finished his career, Fritsch ranked second to Don Hutson on the Packers all-time scoring list with 380 points and was their third-leading rusher with 2,200 yards in 620 carries, a 3.5 average.

In the Packers 14-7 victory over the New York Giants in the 1944 NFL championship, Fritsch flashed his power by scoring on a 1-yard, fourth-down plunge and also showed how surprisingly nimble-footed he was for a low-slung, bull-like runner by turning a pass in the flat into a 28-yard touchdown reception.