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1957 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 218 points (18.2/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 311 points (25.9/g), 12th.
Differential of -93 points (-7.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 3.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 5th.
Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (3-9-0)
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1957 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bart Starr | 23 | 1 | 11 | 117 for 215, 1,489 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 31 rushes for 98 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| QB | Babe Parilli | 27 | 5 | 1 | 39 for 102, 669 yards, 4 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 83 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Paul Hornung | 22 | Rook | 0 | 60 rushes for 319 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 34 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| LH | Don McIlhenny | 23 | 1 | 0 | 100 rushes for 384 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 210 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Ron Kramer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 28 catches for 337 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1957 |
| LE | Max McGee | 25 | 3 | 0 | 17 catches for 273 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 40 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| LT | Norm Masters | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1956 |
| LG | Al Barry | 27 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
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| C | Jim Ringo*+ | 26 | 4 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Jim Salsbury | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1955 |
| RT | Ollie Spencer | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 |
| RE | Billy Howton*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 38 catches for 727 yards, 5 td, & 4 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carlton Massey | 27 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
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| LDT | Jerry Helluin | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Dave Hanner | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
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| RDE | Nate Borden | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| LLB | Tom Bettis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
| MLB | Sam Palumbo | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Bill Forester | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Johnny Petitbon | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Hank Gremminger | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| LS | John Symank | 22 | Rook | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 268th pick / 1957 |
| RS | Bobby Dillon*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cone | 31 | 6 | 0 | 12 of 17 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| P | Dick Deschaine | 25 | 2 | 0 | 63 punts for a 42.0 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Al Carmichael | 29 | 4 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| KR | Al Carmichael | 29 | 4 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 22.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Norm Amundsen | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 9/28/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 65th pick / 1955 |
| Al Barry | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | USC | 12/24/1930 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
| Tom Bettis | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/17/1933 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
| Nate Borden | 25 | DE | 9 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Indiana | 9/22/1932 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| Al Carmichael | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 11/10/1928 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| Fred Cone | 31 | FB-K | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| Ernie Danjean | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Auburn | 3/5/1934 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 220th pick / 1957 |
| Dick Deschaine | 25 | K | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | none | 4/28/1932 | 2 | |
| Bobby Dillon*+ | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/23/1930 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Howie Ferguson | 27 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | none | 8/5/1930 | 4 | |
| Tom Finnin | 30 | DT | 3 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 9/28/1927 | 4 | New York Giants / 24th / 306th pick / 1950 |
| Bill Forester | 25 | LB-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | SMU | 8/9/1932 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| Hank Gremminger | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/1/1933 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| Dave Hanner | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 5/22/1930 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Helluin | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Tulane | 8/8/1929 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| Paul Hornung | 22 | HB-FB-QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/23/1935 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| Billy Howton*+ | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Joe Johnson | 28 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/3/1929 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 127th pick / 1953 |
| Billy Kinard | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 12/16/1933 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 25th pick / 1956 |
| Gary Knafelc | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Ron Kramer | 22 | E-TE | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/24/1935 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1957 |
| Larry Lauer | 30 | C | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Alabama | 8/27/1927 | 1 | New York Yanks / 8th / 94th pick / 1951 |
| Carlton Massey | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | Southwestern (TX),Texas | 1/17/1930 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
| Norm Masters | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 9/19/1933 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1956 |
| Max McGee | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Tulane | 7/16/1932 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| Don McIlhenny | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | SMU | 11/22/1934 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| Sam Palumbo | 25 | LB-C | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1932 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1955 |
| Babe Parilli | 27 | QB | 12 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/7/1930 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| Johnny Petitbon | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 6/4/1931 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 7th / 74th pick / 1952 |
| Frank Purnell | 24 | FB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 4/5/1933 | Rook | |
| Jim Ringo*+ | 26 | C | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/21/1931 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| Jim Salsbury | 25 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/8/1932 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1955 |
| Ollie Spencer | 26 | T-G-C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Kansas | 4/17/1931 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 |
| Bart Starr | 23 | QB | 12 | 11 | 197 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/9/1934 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| John Symank | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/31/1935 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 268th pick / 1957 |
| Jim Temp | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1955 |
| Carl Vereen | 21 | T | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 1/27/1936 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 41st pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 12 | 220.5 | 6-1.4 | 2.4 |