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Had Ted Kennedy given a different response to a letter from a Packers head coach, it's possible Senator Ted Kennedy may have become Packers receiver Ted Kennedy.

The senator's web site says that Kennedy, a senior right end for the Harvard football team in 1955, received a letter from Packers head coach Lisle Blackbourn.

"You have been very highly recommended to us by a number of coaches in your area, and also by our talent scouts as a possible pro prospect," said Blackbourn in the letter.

Kennedy responded that he was flattered, but he stated he was planning on going to law school and "another contact sport, politics."

In 1960, Packers head coach Vince Lombardi gave Kennedy's brother John his endorsement for the Presidency.  John Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon in that election.

A year later, JFK personally made sure running back Paul Hornung, linebacker Ray Nitschke and wide receiver Boyd Dowler passes from the U.S. Army so they would be available to play in the NFL Championship game on December 31st, 1961 against  the New York Giants.

The Packers won that game, 37-0, to take their first of five NFL titles from 1961-67.

Sen. Kennedy died of a brain tumor at 77 years old late Tuesday night.