Packer players weighed themselves on a meat scale and soaked their aches in a whirlpool that was little more than a bathtub with a hose. Their shoulder pads were stored under the City Stadium stands in an open-air enclosure with a dirt floor and chicken-wire walls. Knafelc took one look at the worn pads, called his father, and asked for the pads he had worn in a college all-star game.
