Fun-loving receiver Max McGee, who died at 75 last week, was notorious for sneaking out after curfew, but Packers coach Vince Lombardi’s threat to double the fine — first $125, then $250 — had no effect. Wrote Packers guard Jerry Kramer in “Instant Replay,” when coach encountered truant in the locker room after a third infraction:
” ‘MAX!’ Vince said. ‘That’s $500.’ Coach was really shaking; he was very, very upset. He seemed to be fighting a losing battle … Vince turned purple … ‘If you go out again, it’ll cost you a thousand.’
“The room was totally silent, hushed. Lombardi stopped shaking and actually managed to grin a little. ‘Max,’ he said, softly, ‘if you can find anything worth sneaking out for, for $1,000, hell, call me and I’ll go with you.’ ”
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