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There were only so many passes to go around, and Blood was paid to catch them.
In 1931 Lavie averaged only one reception for every two games; both he and Blood made all-pro.
Talk about the "Odd Couple!"Lavie was so straight he made Elliot Ness look like a radical.Johnny treated life as his personal circus.
One time after the Packers clinched another championship the victory party was held on the train back to Wisconsin.Blood was having his usual high time and reeled off some antics that enraged the towering Dilweg.Johnny was all for fun and frolic, but he understood the kinds of things that put people into traction.
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Blood walked the top of the train to the engine and dropped into the cab, scaring the hell out of the engineer and fireman.His party was wherever he happened to be at the time.He and the trainman celebrated the rest of the trip home in the engine's cab.
There's something to be said for being colorful; the "Magnificent Screwball" Johnny Blood is a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, good for a delightful chapter in most pro football histories, and a name that still rings familiar fifty years after his last touchdown.
The straight arrow Dilweg is the kind of guy you look up in indexes.He played very well; his team won; that's it.
Eventually Johnny Blood's peculiar behavior patterns caused Coach Lambeau to give him less playing time.