Fred Thurston
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| Fred Thurston | |
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1933 |
| Place of birth: | Altoona, Wisconsin |
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| Position(s): | Guard |
| College: | Valparaiso |
| NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: |
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| 1958 1959-1967 |
Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Honors: | Packers Hall of Fame |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston (born December 29, 1933 in Altoona, Wisconsin) was a guard in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Thurston attended Valparaiso University.
He was a key member of the Packers' offensive line during the team's glory years from 1959 through 1967, when they won 5 NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls.
He is famous for his quote in response to a sportswriter's question asked of him how he prepared for the famous Ice Bowl game (where the game-time temperature was 15 degrees below zero). Thurston's response was "about 10 vodkas."
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