In reply to: You are old when you looked forward to the August posted by D8NDomer
I was stationed at Scott AFB, IL. @ Air Weather HQ & we watched that storm develop. Remember the WLS weather interruption with radar of storm over Chicago. A monster.
It rained really hard for a while. I think it stopped before we got to the car to drive home soaking wet.
For many years, the game was actually competitive, even up to the early 60's - the All-stars beat the Packers in 1963, the last game they won. Even by 1969, the Jets only won by 2 points. Also in that game, I wonder if any of the Steeler starters got into the game at all.
The NFL champions won the last 12 in the series to finish 31-9-2. According to Wikipedia, the game's sponsor, Chicago Tribune Charities, "had every intention of staging a 1977 game," but "a combination of NFL coaches being increasingly unwilling to let their high draft picks play, rising insurance costs and higher player salaries meant the game was no longer viable."