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  Don Majkowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don "Majik" Majkowski (born February 25, 1964 in Buffalo, New York) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.
Majkowski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 10th round of the entry draft as a four year starter for the University of Virginia.
Majkowski currently lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife (Kelly) and their two children (Danielle and Bo Cannon) and he holds a job as a real estate agent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Don_Majkowski   (419 words)

  
 News - A Magic past sees future - Cincinnati Bengals
Don Majkowski (left) and Tim Krumrie conspired on a play that changed the fate and future of the Packers.
Don Majkowski, the man who preceded Brett Favre as Green Bay’s quarterback and who never dreamed that the kid greener than the Packers tradition would become as big as Lombardi, believes the Bengals’ Carson Palmer is the rightful heir to the Cincinnati glory days.
Majkowski’s tendons in his ankle exploded, and it would be a good eight weeks before he could play again.
www.bengals.com /news/news.asp?story_id=4771   (1473 words)

  
 Don Majkowski - TheBestLinks.com - Buffalo, New York, Detroit Lions, February 25, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Don Majkowski was a National Football League Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.
Majkowski had one of the finest seasons in NFL history.
Majkowski's career is marked by tremendous highs and devistating injuries.
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 JS Online: 'Instant Replay Game' Majkowski's legacy
In fact, Majkowski was so confident in his abilities that he only signed a one-year contract after he was drafted that paid him just $65,000 his rookie season.
Majkowski's most memorable moment, of course, came during what will be forever remembered as the "Instant Replay Game." Against Chicago that season, Majkowski threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe in the game's final seconds where it was disputed if he was over the line of scrimmage or not.
Majkowski left for Indianapolis as an unrestricted free agent in 1993.
www.jsonline.com /packer/news/jan05/296338.asp?format=print   (1005 words)

  
 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The: Retiring officer heads to mission in Bosnia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Majkowski, 53, who retired Friday at the rank of lieutenant, leaves Milwaukee today to begin a yearlong tour of duty for the United Nations in Bosnia.
Majkowski went to the door, and the man placed a gun 6 inches from Majkowski's face and pulled the trigger.
Majkowski received a citation for bravery in 1967 for dragging several wounded officers to safety after a 55-year-old janitor named John Oraa Tucker opened fire during rioting.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19970108/ai_n10319505   (622 words)

  
 Packers.com » News » Stories » 2004 » 10 » 05 » 2
Majkowski went back to pass, rolled right and just as he was running out of time and real estate, he found Sterling Sharpe in the back of the endzone.
Majkowski, who was knocked out of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals with ligament damage to his left ankle, was replaced by some guy named Brett Favre, who came in and finished the game with a last minute win of his own.
The way Majkowski is welcomed back to Green Bay during the halftime of the Bears game when all the alumni members were announced, it's clear that Packers fans also don't take the "Majik" he once performed as a member of the Green and Gold lightly, either.
www.packers.com /news/stories/2004/10/05/2   (1977 words)

  
 Packers News - Majkowski’s legacy? He brought back ‘majik’
Majkowski’s controversial touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe to beat the Bears in the waning seconds, 14-13, at Lambeau Field is legendary.
Majkowski’s career took a turn for the worse in the middle of the 1990 season when he suffered a torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder.
Majkowski still was good enough as a sixth-year veteran to retain the starting job despite the presence of an upstart Favre in 1992 during Mike Holmgren’s first season as Packers coach.
www.packersnews.com /archives/news/pack_21915004.shtml   (1323 words)

  
 ESPN.com - QBs not the same after injury, surgery
Majkowski, who led the Packers to a 10-6 record in 1989 with all manner of legendary derring-do and was second in the NFL MVP balloting that year before suffering a rotator cuff injury the following season, is one of them.
Majkowski said that his shoulder was so bad he couldn't change the channels on his car radio.
Don Majkowski threw for 4,318 yards and had 27 TD passes in 1989.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2176813&type=columnist   (1930 words)

  
 Any Majik for Chad?
Majkowski had rotator cuff surgery 15 years ago, a year removed from a Pro Bowl season quarterbacking the Packers.
Majkowski, the cocky kid out of western New York by way of the University of Virginia, took over the floundering Packers in 1989 and led them to a 10-6 record.
Majkowski threw one pass, then crumpled to his knees in agony.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2005/09/24/nfla24.htm   (968 words)

  
 Don Majkowski Elected to Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame :: Signal caller led UVa to first bowl game in school history.
Majkowski will be inducted along with running back Edgar Bennett, who played in Green Bay from 1992-96.
Majkowski joined the Packers as a 10th-round draft pick in 1987 and finished his Packers career in fifth place with 10,870 passing yards on 889 completions in 1,607 attempts, with 56 touchdowns and 56 interceptions.
Majkowski is the second Cavalier inducted in the Packers Hall of Fame.
virginiasports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012105aaa.html   (342 words)

  
 Scout.com: Big night for Majik, Bennett
Don Majkowski, known for his magic with the Packers in the late 1980s, and Edgar Bennett, who helped power the Packers to a Super Bowl victory in the mid-1990s, will be the newest inductees into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Majkowski rose from a 10th-round draft pick in 1987 out of the University of Virginia to finish his Packers career in fifth place with 10,870 passing yards on 889 completions in 1,607 attempts, with 56 touchdowns and 56 interceptions.
Majkowski will long be remembered for his role in the famous “Instant Replay Game” against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field in 1989.
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 NFL.com - NFL News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Majkowski: It was actually in the offseason after my second year in the league and we were out at a restaurant/bar in Milwaukee.
Majkowski: There are a lot of them, but if I had to pick one guy that stands out it would be Randy Moss.
Majkowski: If I were going to be selfish, at the end of the season, I would love to land a job with some major network as an analyst.
www.nfl.com /nflnetwork/story/8019294   (1787 words)

  
 Don Majkowski - The Majik Network - Official Site
Majkowski will forever be remembered for throwing a last-second touchdown to beat the Chicago Bears 14-13 at Lambeau Field in 1989 in the famous “Instant Replay” game.
At the University of Virginia, Don was a four-year letterman, taking over as the starter in the sixth game of his sophomore season.
Don was also a frequent television guest on “Pack Attack” on WAOW-TV 9 (Wausau) and occasionally contributed sideline reports for WITI- TV Fox 6 (Milwaukee) and WLUK-TV Fox 11 (Green Bay).
www.majiknetwork.net /bio.php   (776 words)

  
 San Diego Chargers Website and Message Board - Is Drew Brees the next Don Majkowski or Brett Favre?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
After struggling his first few years in GB, Majkowski lead the Packers to their first 10 win season in 17 years in 1989 and he had a Pro Bowl season with 27 TDs and over 4,300 yards passing.
All the talk in the NFL was Dan "The Magic Man" Majkowski would be the next great QB in the NFL and lead the Packers for many coming years.
What seperates them is Majkowski was a "One Year" wonder and never starred again in the NFL after that 1989 season.
glorifythepast.com /forums/.../6209/print.html   (704 words)

  
 Mitchell's 'doubtful' status doesn't affect Green Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Majkowski has been back to Lambeau Field twice with an opposing team but didn't play in either game.
Majkowski was always a fan favorite at Lambeau Field and said he still received a lot of mail from people in Wisconsin.
Majkowski's only extensive action this season came last week in a 35-7 loss to the New York Giants.
www.jsonline.com /packer/arc/news/pack111.html   (629 words)

  
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The legendary Don Shula returns to the Hayashi sidelines for the first time since 1999.
Former Shaker QB Don "Magic Man" Majkowski replaces Doug Williams as the QB Coach.
Don knows well the background and philosophy of one of Hayashi's oldest rivals.
www.geocities.com /funkytroll/Coach.html   (612 words)

  
 So Far, Farve Durable - NFL Smackdown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It was only 10 minutes into the first quarter when Majkowski injured his leg as he was sacked by nose tackle Tim Krumrie.
Majkowski also held the ball for Jacke’s field goals and, of course, Favre was next in line.
Favre was somewhat like an old pro that day as he threw a five-yard TD pass to Sterling Sharpe in the fourth quarter to cut Cincy’s lead to 20-17.
www.nflsmackdown.com /bb/showthread.php?p=26579   (988 words)

  
 Packers.com » News » Press Releases » 2005 » 09 » 06 » 1
Majkowski, inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame this past July, will author a weekly Saturday preview of the Packers' upcoming game, noting significant match-ups and other keys to the contest.
Majkowski lives with his wife and their two children in suburban Atlanta where he operates a real estate business.
Don "Majik" Majkowski was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame earlier this year.
www.packers.com /news/releases/2005/09/06/1   (376 words)

  
 The Bottom Line: Don Majkowski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Saturday I met Don Majkowski at the Greater Madison Area Golf Show.
Majkowski is going to be inducted into the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame this summer.
To end the rumors, Don Majkowski is not gay.
robertcallahan.blogspot.com /2005/03/don-majkowski.html   (192 words)

  
 Danimal's BlogStation: Tales of Tecmo: Season Finished   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Any offense I could produce came via Don Majkowski scrambling, or a quick throw to a running back in the flat.
It was an extremely close game in which I trailed through most of it, but then Don Majkowski hit Ed West in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown halfway through the 4th quarter.
Don Majkowski passed for 280+ yards and scrambled for 70+ more en route to a 16 point victory.
www.danmoris.com /blog/2004/02/tales-of-tecmo-season-finished.html   (769 words)

  
 FOX 11 WLUK: Article
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Running back Edgar Bennett and quarterback Don Majkowski will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame next summer, the team announced Wednesday.
An injury to Majkowski in the 1992 season resulted in Brett Favre assuming the role of starting quarterback that he still holds.
Bennett and Majkowski are to be honored at the team's Hall of Fame induction banquet July 23 in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
www.wluk.com /common/article.shtml?article_id=1106188194011366   (173 words)

  
 Leonardite.com: It's Tecmo Season
But they were just teasing the Dolphins, because they came right back with the ultimate kick to the balls, a 20-yard scramble by Don Majkowski for another first down.
On the subsequent first down, the newly mobile Don Majkowski screamed twenty yards into the end zone and will no doubt lead the team in rushing yards today.
The chick showing off in the sports bra at the end was pretty hot too, but come on, there's no way I could focus after her predecessor.
www.leonardite.com /tecmo/season/g4.html   (1297 words)

  
 game 8
Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes -- two to unheralded Terry Mickens -- and spoiled the return of Don Majkowski to Green Bay as the Packers defeated the Detroit Lions, 28-18, in an NFC Central Division clash.
Majkowski, starting in place of the injured Scott Mitchell for Detroit (4-5), was quarterback of the Packers from 1987-92.
Don Majkowski, who was playing because Scott Mitchell injured his ribs in practice earlier in the week, didn't hurt or help the offense.
www.msu.edu /~liefersc/game9.htm   (3328 words)

  
 Interview with Tom Dooley
Dooley: Right near the end of that game there was a penalty called on a play in which Green Bay scored (to tie the game) on a (Don Majkowski) touchdown pass.
(Majkowski) was called for being across the line when he threw that pass, which would have nullified the touchdown and given the ball and the game to Chicago, because it was a fourth-down play and the penalty included loss of down.
Dooley: Jimmy was looking all the way across the field and in his opinion Majkowski had the ball across the line when he threw it.
www.referee.com /sampleArticles/2001/SampleArticle0101/interviews/dooley/dooleytext.html   (1925 words)

  
 Packers News - Notebook: It’ll be Sander vs. Benekos for punting job
Par for the course: Quarterback Brett Favre, right tackle Mark Tauscher, kicker Ryan Longwell and retired quarterback Don Majkowski teamed with Wisconsin’s PGA Tour players in a six-hole charity shootout at Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon.
The teams of Longwell and J.P. Hayes and Majkowski and Kendall were shut out, but their respective charities, Young Life of Green Bay and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, each received $1,000.
Majkowski also will sign autographs from 11 a.m.
greenbaypressgazette.packersnews.com /archives/news/pack_21872893.shtml   (513 words)

  
 SportsFilter | Will Chad Pennington go the way of Don Majkowski?
Then Favre comes along and we forget about the Majik Man. Favre was able to do was Don's injury wouldnt allow...
There's still a poster of Don Majkowski in my brother's old room upstairs in my mom's house.
His passes were floating like balloons yesterday, and now it sounds like the Jets may be down to Brooke Bollinger at QB (maybe Vinny will be coming back).
sportsfilter.com /comments.cfm/5162   (1019 words)

  
 game 8
He was replaced by Don Majkowksi, who was 10-for-18 for 110 yards and one touchdown.
They are 4-6, losers of four straight, and now their quarterback, Scott Mitchell, is injured again and Don Majkowski is struggling again.
Don Majkowski for the third straight week was ineffective and often over threw his receivers.
www.msu.edu /~liefersc/game10.htm   (2664 words)

  
 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The: GRAPEVINE; Majik' just didn't do the trick for Packers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Somehow Don Majkowski managed to crack the lineup and cop a spot in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Perhaps Majkowski is finally being recognized for his role in transforming the Packers from a bunch of rum-dums into a perennial contender.
Not-so dandy Don injured his ankle at the Frozen Tundra on Sept. 20, 1992.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20050414/ai_n13602613   (1368 words)

  
 University of Virginia - Official Athletic Site - Football
UVa's two touchdowns came on an 11-yard run by tailback Howard Petty and a three-yard pass from quarterback Don Majkowski to tight end Geno Zimmerlink.
Churning out nearly 200 yards rushing in the second half, the Cavalier offense was virtually unstoppable, moving the ball consistently up the field.
After a one-yard touchdown run by Majkowski and a 19-yard field goal by UVa place-kicker Kenny Stadlin, the Cavaliers and the Boilermakers were deadlocked at 24 midway through the fourth quarter.
virginiasports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/archive/va-m-footbl-84peach.html   (505 words)

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