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January 01, 1962
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, January 1, 1962

* Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
* NFL football championship title game


This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 11: "Hornung, Packers Kill Giants, 37-0" with subheads, photo and stats. (see)

Tells of the NFL football championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.

Other news of the day throughout. Small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: The 1961 National Football League championship game was the 29th title game. The game was played at "New" City Stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin on December 31, 1961. The attendance was 39,029.

The game was a match up against the Eastern Conference Champions New York Giants (10-3-1) against the Western Conference champions Green Bay Packers (11-3).

Paul Hornung, on leave from the Army, scored 19 points for the Packers.