Max McGee, one of the most colorful figures on those great Packer teams from the 60's died yesterday after falling off the roof of his house in Deephaven, Minnesota. McGee was an excellent athlete who probably couldn't get a Division 1 offer today; he was neither very big nor very fast. He was just very good.

McGee had an excellent career, but is best remembered for his heroics in the first Super Bowl in 1966. By then, McGee was no longer a regular. He was pretty sure he wasn't going to play in the game, so he thought he might as well have a good time. McGee broke curfew, partied into the wee hours, and showed up hung over the next morning. Expecting to sit on the bench, he didn't bring his helmet out of the locker room.
But the Packers' starter, Boyd Dowler, was hurt during the first period. McGee had to fill in and caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, including the first in Super Bowl history. McGee was once quoted, "When it's third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."