Packers notes Beebe finally hoists the Lombardi Trophy After Super Bowl losses, injury with the Bills, he's finally a champion

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 27, 1997| Author: CHARLES F. GARDNER AND BOB BERGHAUS, Bob McGinn and Bob Wolfley of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report | Copyright information

Don Beebe carried the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the interview room and cradled it gently.

Playing on his fifth Super Bowl team, the Green Bay Packers wide receiver was finally a winner. More than perhaps any other Packers player, he savored the moment after Green Bay defeated New England, 35-21, in Super Bowl XXXI.

He was on the field for the game's final play, courtesy of a thoughtful gesture by Andre Rison. When the game ended, quarterback Brett Favre handed Beebe the ball and ...

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