height_ft statvalue afldraftedyear birth_date pfr weight_lbs databasefootball nfldraftedyear afldraftedround number college statlabel high_school playing_years birth_place playing_teams nfl draftedpick afldraftedpick position height_in article_title draftedround
6 205 37 1 531 4 57 1965 9 april 1943 mercch00 225 mercechu01 1965 10 29 , 30 yale university receiving games played yards receptions receiving tds rushing yards rush tds new trier -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1970 -rrb- 1965 -- 1967 -rrb- -lrb- 1967 -- 1969 milwaukee , wisconsin new york giants green bay packers new york jets mer029663 31 79 -lrb- by the buffalo bills -rrb- fullback 2 chuck mercein
 3
chuck mercein

charles ` chuck ' mercein -lrb- born april 9 , 1943 -rrb- is a former professional american football running back in the national football league for seven seasons for the new york giants , green bay packers , and new york jets .
he was drafted in the third round , the second player drafted by the new york giants , the 31st player taken overall in the draft .
he led the giants in rushing in his second season and after an injury was claimed on waivers and joined the green bay packers midway thru the season .
as a pro , mercein is only remembered for his performance in the packers ' game-winning drive in the 1967 nfl championship game , known popularly as the `` ice bowl '' .
one patron died , of hypothermia , that day at lambeau field ; the wind chill temperature was recorded at minus 48 degrees at kickoff .
mercein rushed six times for 20 yards , and had two receptions for 22 yards in the `` ice bowl '' ; 34 of his total yards were achieved on that game 's final and famous 68 yard drive .
he played for the packers through 1969 and then with the jets before retiring in 1971 .
