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Deral Teteak: Looking back on the lean 1950s

Nicknamed “Little Bull,” Deral Teteak played linebacker for the Packers from 1952 to 1956 and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1987. A native of Oconto, Wis., Teteak played at Oshkosh High School before gaining fame as a member of the University of Wisconsin’s famous “Hard Rocks” defense. The Packers drafted him in the ninth round in 1952. Teteak has been credited with being their first middle linebacker, but during his first two seasons, he played the middle behind a middle guard in mostly a 5-3-3 alignment.

On playing at old City Stadium behind Green Bay East High School: “I’ll tell you what, the locker room was terrible.