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Sports and Torts: Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg

During the 15 seasons that he played in the National Football League, Forrest Gregg could have been described as one of the best ever to play his position in the history of the game. In fact, Vince Lombardi called him the best player he ever coached.

Forrest Gregg

Gregg was a key player on the Packers dynasty that won five NFL championships and two Super Bowls in the 1960s. Gregg earned an \"iron-man\" tag by playing in a then-league record 188 consecutive games from 1956 until 1971. He also won All-NFL acclaim eight straight years from 1960 through 1967 and was selected to play in nine Pro Bowls.
Gregg closed his career with the Dallas Cowboys, as did his Packer teammate, cornerback Herb Adderley. They both helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl VI, making them the only players (along with former teammate Fred Thurston, who was on the Baltimore Colts world championship team in 1958) in professional football history to play on six teams that won World Championships.
Vince Lombardi, the famed head coach of the Packers in the 1960s, claimed \"Forrest Gregg is the finest player I ever coached!\" in his book Run to Daylight. In 1999, he was ranked number 28 on The Sporting News\' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, ranking him second behind Ray Nitschke among players coached by Lombardi, second behind Anthony Munoz (whom he coached) among offensive tackles, and third behind Munoz and John Hannah among all offensive linemen. After serving as an assistant with the San Diego Chargers in 1973, he took a similar position the following year with the Browns. After head coach Nick Skorich was dismissed at the conclusion of the 1974 NFL season, Gregg took over as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, a position he held until 1977.
After sitting out the 1978 season, Gregg returned to coaching in 1979 with the Canadian Football League\'s Toronto Argonauts. In 1980 he became the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals and remained until 1983. Gregg\'s most successful season as a head coach was in 1981, when he coached the Bengals to a 12–4 regular season record. They defeated the San Diego Chargers 27–7 in the AFC championship game (known as the Freezer Bowl), earning them a trip to the Super Bowl. They lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI 26–21.
He finished his NFL coaching career with his old team, the Packers, from 1984–1987. Gregg\'s overall record as an NFL coach was 75 wins, 85 losses, and one tie. He also won two and lost two playoff games.

Forrest at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Website