GREEN BAY, Wis. – Sacks didn’t become an official NFL stat until 1982. Thus, there’s a big chunk of Green Bay Packers history missing when it comes to ranking the franchise’s best pass rushers.
Thanks to the hard work of two researchers, some of the holes of history have been filled. Because of their efforts, Pro Football Reference now has unofficial sack totals dating to 1960.
“(John) Turney and (Nick) Webster, stalwart members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, have been compiling these numbers for nearly 30 years,” notes the Sports Reference blog. “To read a bit about their work and methods, we would recommend checking out these articles from the Hartford Courant, New York Times and ESPN's old Page 2.