It’s one of the most memorable plays in Green Bay Packers history. Green Bay’s quarterback sneak by Bart Starr in the 1967 NFL championship game known as the Ice Bowl to beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17. And the man behind the camera that day was WBAY employee Rex Mark. Mark is celebrating another milestone, 50 […]
It’s one of the most memorable plays in Green Bay Packers history.
Green Bay’s quarterback sneak by Bart Starr in the 1967 NFL championship game known as the Ice Bowl to beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17.
And the man behind the camera that day was WBAY employee Rex Mark.
Mark is celebrating another milestone, 50 years with WBAY, Media General’s ABC affiliate in Green Bay, Wis.
“Fifty years with one company is an incredible accomplishment,” says Steve Lavin, WBAY’s general manager. “We’re just lucky he chose to spend those 50 years with our station.”
Marx joined the station’s photo department in 1965. On weekends, he did camera work for NFL Films, the University of Notre Dame and high school football games.
He also worked at Lambeau Field as a replay technician from its inception until just a few years ago.
Marx moved into the station’s engineering department in 1985 where he established a reputation as a fixer.
“You go into his office with something that’s broken,” says John Devroy, chief photojournalist at WBAY. “When you come out, he’s not only fixed your gear, he’s fixed all your other problems in life, too!”
Congratulations to Rex Marx for 50 years of service.
Oh, how cold was it that day?
An official tore the skin off his lip when his metal whistle froze to it.
The halftime show was cancelled when the marching band found that its instruments were unplayable.
Announcer Frank Gifford quipped, “I think I’ll take another bite of my coffee.”
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