Fifty years ago, Chuck Mercein was the unsung hero of the Packers’ last-second victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the Ice Bowl. Mercein started at fullback, although he didn’t join the Packers until the ninth game of the season, and accounted for 34 of 68 yards on their game-winning drive. Selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 1965 NFL Draft, Mercein was cut by the Giants on Oct. 23, 1967, and signed as a free agent by the Packers on Nov. 9, 1967. Before coming to Green Bay, Mercein played for a semipro team and was set to join the taxi squad in Washington.
Chuck Mercein's Ice Bowl memories
