Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was the first hall of fame built to honor a single professional American football team. William L. Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, founded the Hall of Fame in 1966. According to Brault, he got the idea after visitors to Green Bay would repeatedly ask about the Packers' storied history. Sensing opportunity, Brault went to Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, suggesting a Hall of Fame should be made to educate tourists about the Packers and their history. Lombardi gave Brault his approval, and according to Brault, as he left, Lombardi called out to him, "Don't screw it up!"

The Hall started off as a series of exhibits displayed in the concourse of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, although it was not a permanent residence, as the exhibits had to be removed each autumn to make room for the Green Bay Bobcats hockey team, which played its home games at the Arena. In 1967, the Packer Hall of Fame Association, a separate corporate entity from the team, was founded and annual induction banquets were subsequently launched in 1970. The Hall did not become a permanent site until 1976 when its new home, an addition to the Brown County Veterans Arena, was formally dedicated on April 3, 1976, by President Gerald R. Ford.[1] Outside of the Hall of Fame was a 'Receiver Statue' that was dedicated to the invention of the Forward Pass.

Over the next 26 years, the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame encountered many expansions and renovations. In 2003, renovations to Lambeau Field provided a new home within the new Lambeau Field Atrium for the Hall. Packers legends Bart Starr and Ron Wolf rededicated the Hall on September 4, 2003.[1] The Hall contains a vast array of Packers memorabilia, a re-creation of Vince Lombardi's office, plaques representing each of the inductees and the Lombardi trophies from Green Bay's four Super Bowl wins.[2] As of 2019, the Packers Hall of Fame has inducted 162 people, 24 of whom have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 2018 inductees were offensive tackle Mark Tauscher and kicker Ryan Longwell. The inductee for 2019 was General Manager Ted Thompson. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the newest additions were to be inducted at the 50th Annual Induction Banquet, which was set to be held on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Unfortunately, the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame, Inc. was unable to host that event, though the plan is to (finally) induct Al Harris and Charles Woodson in 2021.

Key

Inductees

The entrance to the Hall of Fame
Replica of Vince Lombardi's office at the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Induction
year
Inductee Position Years Notes
1970 Bernard "Boob" Darling C 192731
1970 Lavern Dilweg E 192734
1970 Jug Earp C 192232
1970 Cal Hubbard * OT 192933
1935
1970 Curly Lambeau * B / Coach 191949
1970 Verne Lewellen B 192432
1970 John McNally * B 192933
193536
1970 Mike Michalske * G 192935
1937
1972 Hank Bruder B 193139
1972 Milt Gantenbein E 193140
1972 Charles Goldenberg G / B 193345
1972 Arnie Herber * B 193040
1972 Clarke Hinkle * B 193241
1972 Don Hutson * E / DB 193545
1972 Cecil Isbell B 193842
1972 Joe Laws B 193445
1972 Russ Letlow G 193642
1946
1972 George Svendsen C / LB 193537
194041
1973 Charley Brock C / LB 193947
1973 Tony Canadeo * B 194144
194652
1974 Al Carmichael RB 195358
1977 Howard "Cub" Buck OT 192125
1978 George Whitney Calhoun Executive 191946 [f]
1979 Nate Barragar C 193132
193435
1981 Herb Adderley * DB 196169
1981 Ken Bowman C 196473
1982 Lou Brock B 194045
1983 Donny Anderson RB / P 196671
1984 John Brockington RB 197177
1985 Phil Bengtson General Manager 195970
1986 Lee Roy Caffey LB 196469
1986 Wilner Burke Director of the
Lumberjack Band
193881 [e]
1987 Dr. E. S. Brusky Physician 196290 [d]
1988 Lionel Aldridge DE 196371
1988 Jerry Atkinson Executive 195085 [a]
1989 Zeke Bratkowski QB 196368
1971
1993 Willie Buchanon CB 197278
1995 William Brault HoF Founder 196694 [c]
1996 John Anderson LB 197889
2002 Vernon Biever Photographer 19462010 [b]
2005 Edgar Bennett RB 199296
2007 Robert Brooks WR 199298
2007 LeRoy Butler S 19902001
2008 Gilbert Brown DT 199399
200103
1983 Fred Carr LB 196877
1975 Don Chandler K 196567
2010 Mark Chmura TE 199299
1991 Gerald Francis Clifford Attorney 192252 [g]
1997 Red Cochran Coach/Scout 195966
19712004
[h]
1994 Paul Coffman TE 197885
1986 Irv Comp B 194349
1974 Fred Cone FB / K 195157
1973 Larry Craig B / E 193949
1984 Dan Currie LB 195864
1979 Carroll Dale E 196572
1993 Art Daley Journalist 19422011 [i]
1975 Willie Davis * DE 196069
1992 Lynn Dickey QB 1977
197985
1974 Bobby Dillon * DB 195259
2003 Mike Douglass LB 197885
1978 Boyd Dowler WR 195969
1976 Joseph "Red" Dunn B 192731
1994 Gerry Ellis FB 198086
1998 Ken Ellis CB 197075
1978 Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen G 193441
1978 Lon Evans G 193337
1974 Howie Ferguson FB 195358
1974 Bill Forester LB 195363
2010 Marv Fleming TE 196369
1973 Bob Forte B 194653
2009 Antonio Freeman WR 199501,03
1973 Ted Fritsch B 194250
1982 Gale Gillingham G 196674
1976
1993 Johnnie Gray S 197583
2014 Ahman Green RB 200006, 09
1977 Forrest Gregg * OT 1956
195870
1976 Hank Gremminger DB 195665
1974 Dave Hanner DT 195264
2004 Bob Harlan Executive 1971present [j]
2011 William Henderson FB 199506
2001 Johnny Holland LB 198793
2012 Mike Holmgren Coach 199298
1975 Paul Hornung * HB / K 195762
196466
1974 Billy Howton E 195258
2003 Jim Irwin Sportscaster 196998 [k]
1991 Harry Jacunski E 193944
1984 Ed Jankowski B 193741
1985 Bob Jeter DB 196370
1981 Lee Joannes Executive 193047 [l]
1997 Ezra Johnson DE 197787
1981 Chester "Swede" Johnston RB 1931
193438
2011 Frank Jonet Executive 191951
1975 Henry Jordan * DT 195969
1976 Carl Jorgensen Trainer 192470 [m]
1994 W. Webber Kelly Physician 192351 [n]
1976 Gary Knafelc E 195462
2010 Greg Koch OT 197785
1989 Ron Kostelnik DT 196168
1975 Jerry Kramer * G / K 195868
1975 Ron Kramer TE 1957
195964
1983 Fred Leicht Executive 192577 [o]
2009 Dorsey Levens RB 199401
1999 James Lofton * WR 197886
1975 Vince Lombardi * Coach, Executive 195968
2005 Don Majkowski QB 198792
1988 Bob Mann E 195054
1987 Chester Marcol K 197280
1974 John Martinkovic E 195156
1977 Charlie Mathys B 192226
1992 Larry McCarren C 197384
1975 Max McGee E 1954
195767
1999 Tom Miller Executive 195688 [p]
1973 Bob Monnett B 193338
1984 Carl Mulleneaux E 193841
194546
1998 Mark Murphy S 198085
198791
1978 Ray Nitschke * LB 195872
1979 Dominic Olejniczak Executive 195089 [q]
1998 Robert J. Parins Executive 198289 [r]
1979 Elijah Pitts RB 196169
1971
1973 Baby Ray OT 193848
1996 Lee Remmel Executive 1940s2015 [s]
1974 Jim Ringo * C 195363
2011 Marco Rivera G 199604
1982 Dave Robinson * LB 196372
1974 Tobin Rote QB 195056
2014 Ken Ruettgers OT 198596
1992 Al Schneider Supporter 1950s1970s [t]
2001 Ray Scott Sportscaster 195668 [u]
2002 Sterling Sharpe WR 198894
1976 Bob Skoronski OT 1956
195968
1977 Bart Starr * QB 195671
1991 Jan Stenerud * K 198083
1985 Earl "Bud" Svendsen C / LB 1937
1939
1975 Jim Taylor * FB 195866
1987 Deral Teteak LB / G 195256
1975 Fred Thurston G 195967
1979 Pete Tinsley G/LB 193839
194145
2008 Al Treml Video director 19672001 [v]
1984 F. N. Trowbridge, Sr. Executive 195081 [w]
1977 Andrew B. Turnbull Executive 192327 [x]
1973 Andy Uram HB 193843
1982 Jack Vainisi Scout 195060 [y]
2006 Reggie White * DE 199398
1976 Jesse Whittenton DB 195864
1973 Dick Wildung OT 194651
1953
1997 Travis Williams RB/KR 196770
2008 Frank Winters C 19922002
2000 Ron Wolf * Executive 19912001 [z]
1977 Willie Wood * S 196071
1973 HL "Whitey" Woodin G 192231
2013 Emil R. Fischer Contributor 192658 [aa]
2013 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE 200008 [bb]
2013 Chris Jacke K 198996
2015 Brett Favre * QB 199207
2016 Nick Collins  FS 200511
2016 Chad Clifton  OT 200011
2016 Russ Winnie  Broadcaster 192946
2017 Donald Driver  WR 19992012
2017 Mark Lee  CB 198090
2018 Ryan Longwell  K 19972005 [3]
2018 Mark Tauscher  OT 200010
2019 Ted Thompson General Manager 20052017

Footnotes

  • a Atkinson was a businessman who, in 1950, helped lead a stock drive that helped keep the Packers financially stable. He also served on the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors from 1950 to 1985.[4]
  • b Biever has been the team photographer since 1946, having taken an estimated 150,000 photos over his career.[5]
  • c Brault founded the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1967, expanded it to its current location in 1976, and served as the Executive Director of the Hall of Fame from 1970 to 1994.[6]
  • d Brusky was a general practitioner who coordinated the teams medical care.[7]
  • e Burke was the Band Director for the Packers, arranging the pre-game and half-time shows, while also leading the official Green Bay Packers band.[8]
  • f Calhoun is credited with being the promoter of the Green Bay Packers during its early years. He was the secretary of the Packers, created the Dope Sheet, helped collect money in his hat during football games, and named the team the "Packers."[9]
  • g Clifford was the original Green Bay Football Club as a non-profit organization in 1923 and was the club's attorney from 1922 to 1952.[10]
  • h Cochran was the offensive backfield coach under Vince Lombardi and Dan Devine, while also serving as a scout from 1975 to 2004.[11]
  • i Daley was a journalist for the Green Bay Packers Press-Gazette who covered the Packers for more than 35 years.[12]
  • j Harlan started out as the Packers Assistant General Manager, serving in that role from 1971 to 1989. In 1990, he was elected as the President, leading the team to 13 consecutive winning seasons. Harlan is Chairman Emeritus of the Green Bay Packers.[13]
  • k Irwin worked for the Packers flagship radio station, broadcasting Packers games for 30 years.[14]
  • l Joannes was the team's first security and was elected president of the Packers in 1930, serving in that role until 1947.[15]
  • m From 1924 to 1940, Jorgensen served as the Packers equipment manager. After the death of Dave Woodard, he became the Packers trainer, serving that role until 1970. The 47 seasons of service is the longest continuous service by an employee of the Packers.[16]
  • n Kelly was the team physician, Packer's President in 1929, and an executive committee member for 28 years.[17]
  • o Leicht was a Packers Executive Committee Member for 52 years and was a key player in the building of City Stadium and Lambeau Field.[18]
  • p Miller was originally a player for the Packers, and came back to the organization as the Directory of Publicity and Sales Promotion. He later became an Assistant General Manager and finally became an Assistant to the President, finally retiring in 1988.[19]
  • q Olejniczak started out on the Packers Executive Committee, and was credited with helping to build City Stadium and hiring Vince Lombardi. In 1982, he became the first Chairman of the Board for the Packers.[20]
  • r Parins was the Packers President from 1982 to 1989, helping to improve and expand the Green Bay Packers facilities.[21]
  • s Remmel started out his career as a sports reporter, having worked with every head coach of the Packers in the team's history. Remmel joined the Packers organization as director of public relations from 1974–2004, and served as the team historian until 2007.[22]
  • t Schneider was the chair of the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee, a supporter of the Packers, and helped establish the Packers Hall of Fame.[23]
  • u Scott was the Packers TV broadcaster for the Packers, having called the championships teams of the 1960s.[24]
  • v Treml worked as the first video director for the Packers, in charge of editing game and practice video.[25]
  • w Trowbridge was the Green Bay Packers legal council, treasurer, and part of the Packers Executive Committee.[26]
  • x Turnbull was the Packers first President, helping to support the then small team. Turnbull was also part of The Hungry Five.[27]
  • y Vainisi was a talent scout for the Packers who was credited with setting up intricate information gathering systems on players and also scouting many of the future stars of the "Lombardi Era."[28]
  • z Wolf was the Packers Executive Vice President and General Manager. He is credited with bringing the Packers back to its winning ways. Wolf signed Mike Holmgren and traded for Brett Favre, a combination that led to many successful seasons.[29]
  • aa Fischer was a key contributor to the club's success and helped guide the team through several critical periods, including the NFL absorption of teams from the All-America Football Conference, Curly Lambeau's resignation in 1950 and the important stock sale that same year.[30]
  • bb As of January 22, 2013, Gbaja-Biamila was the Packers all-time leader in career sacks with 74.5.[30] He was surpassed on September 28, 2017 by Clay Matthews III. [31]

See also

References

General
  • "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame". PackersHallofFame.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • "Packers.com – Packers Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  • "LambeauField.com – Hall of Fame". LambeauField.com. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
Specific
  1. "Packers.com – Packers Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  2. "LambeauField.com – Hall of Fame". LambeauField.com. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  3. "Packers Hall of Fame Induction Banquet". www.packers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Jerry Atkinson". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  5. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Vernon Biever". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  6. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – William Brault". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  7. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Dr. E.S. (Gene) Brusky". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  8. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Wilner Burke". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  9. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – George Whitney Calhoun". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  10. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Gerald (Jerry) Clifford". PackersHallofFame.org. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  11. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – John "Red" Cochran". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  12. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Art Daley". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  13. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Robert "Bob" Harlan". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  14. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Jim Irwin". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  15. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Lee Joannes". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  16. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Carl (Bud) Jorgensen". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  17. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Dr. William Weber Kelly". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  18. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Fred Leicht". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  19. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Tom Miller". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  20. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Dominic Olejniczak". PackersHallofFame.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  21. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Robert Parins". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  22. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Lee Remmel". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  23. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Al Schneider". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  24. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Ray Scott". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  25. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Al Treml". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  26. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Fred N. Trowbridge Sr". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  27. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Andrew B. Turnbull". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  28. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Jack Vainisi". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  29. "Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Ron Wolf". PackersHallofFame.org. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  30. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/187887441.html
  31. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/28/clay-matthews-becomes-packers-all-time-sacks-leader/

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