Running back John Brockington was a key cog in the Green Bay Packers offense in the 1970s. He was the first running back in NFL history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in each of his first NFL ...

John Brockington, a seemingly indestructible fullback when he took the NFL by storm in his first three seasons with the Packers, died Friday, March 31, in San Diego. Brockington was 74. Selected by ...

GREEN BAY – Several prominent former Green Bay Packers players died in 2023, including John Brockington and Ken Bowman. In all, 12 former members of the Packers organization are known to have passed ...

Former Ohio State and Green Bay Packers player John Brockington has passed away. The Packers announced the passing of the fullback on Friday afternoon. He was 74 years old. "The Packers family was ...

SAN DIEGO — John Brockington, a former All-Pro fullback who ranks fourth on the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing list, died Friday, March 31, 2023, in San Diego, the team announced. He was 74.

During those dark days of the 1970s when the Packers struggled in the long shadow cast by the Lombardi era, running back Brockington stood above the rest. Arriving as the ninth overall pick in the ...