In January 1967, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first Superbowl. This is the third link that makes 1967 special to me--music (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), television (Star Trek & The Monkees), and sports (The Green Bay Packers). All of these elements were my favorites in some point in my childhood and early adulthood.
My dedication as a fan to the Green Bay Packers ended in 1998 when the Packers lost against the Broncos in Superbowl XXXII. Their perfect record was tarnished and Mike Holmgren left for Seattle. But the Packers meant a lot to me from 1988 to 1998, a good decade. I will never be that obsessed with sports again.
If I were alive in 1967, I think I would be too distracted to take all of my favorite things. And I also may be too anxious about the thought of being drafted to fight in Vietnam. Perhaps 1967 is better in retrospect.
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