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All-Time Surprise Super Bowl Heroes

K Max McGee, Green Bay | Super Bowl I
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K Max McGee, Green Bay - Super Bowl I
Green Bay's aging wide receiver approached the inaugural AFL-NFL World Championship Game like a paid vacation, dodging Saturday night's bed check and partying into the early morning. And why not? The 34-year-old McGee didn't figure to play much -- not after making just four catches the entire regular season. But when starting wideout Boyd Dowler separated a shoulder on the opening series, Vince Lombardi called the veteran's name. Seven catches, 138 yards and two touchdowns later, Green Bay's unlikely hero entered Super Bowl lore.
Photographed by: Walter Iooss Jr./SI
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