The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was the first hall of fame built to honor a single professional American football team. John P. Holloway, a Brown County administrator and arena director, and William L. Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, co-founded the Packer Hall of Fame museum[1] in 1966. According to them, they got the idea after visitors to Green Bay would repeatedly ask about the Packers' storied history. Sensing opportunity, they went to Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, suggesting a Hall of Fame should be made to attract and educate tourists about the Packers and their history. Lombardi gave them his approval, and according to Brault, as he left his office, Lombardi called out to him, "Don't screw it up!"
Holloway also founded the Green Bay Area Visitor and Convention Bureau[2] in 1964 from which the original hall of fame began. The hall opened as a series of exhibits displayed in the lower 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. 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
* | Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
Induction year |
Inductee | Position | Years | Notes |
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1970 | Bernard "Boob" Darling | C | 1927–31 | |
1970 | Lavern Dilweg | E | 1927–34 | |
1970 | Jug Earp | C | 1922–32 | |
1970 | Cal Hubbard * | OT | 1929–33 1935 |
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1970 | Curly Lambeau * | B / Coach | 1919–49 | |
1970 | Verne Lewellen | B | 1924–32 | |
1970 | John McNally * | B | 1929–33 1935–36 |
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1970 | Mike Michalske * | G | 1929–35 1937 |
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1972 | Hank Bruder | B | 1931–39 | |
1972 | Milt Gantenbein | E | 1931–40 | |
1972 | Charles Goldenberg | G / B | 1933–45 | |
1972 | Arnie Herber * | B | 1930–40 | |
1972 | Clarke Hinkle * | B | 1932–41 | |
1972 | Don Hutson * | E / DB | 1935–45 | |
1972 | Cecil Isbell | B | 1938–42 | |
1972 | Joe Laws | B | 1934–45 | |
1972 | Russ Letlow | G | 1936–42 1946 |
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1972 | George Svendsen | C / LB | 1935–37 1940–41 |
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1973 | Charley Brock | C / LB | 1939–47 | |
1973 | Tony Canadeo * | B | 1941–44 1946–52 |
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1973 | HL "Whitey" Woodin | G | 1922–31 | |
1973 | Dick Wildung | OT | 1946–51 1953 |
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1973 | Andy Uram | HB | 1938–43 | |
1973 | Larry Craig | B / E | 1939–49 | |
1973 | Baby Ray | OT | 1938–48 | |
1973 | Bob Monnett | B | 1933–38 | |
1973 | Bob Forte | B | 1946–53 | |
1973 | Ted Fritsch | B | 1942–50 | |
1974 | Howie Ferguson | FB | 1953–58 | |
1974 | Al Carmichael | RB | 1953–58 | |
1974 | Bill Forester | LB | 1953–63 | |
1974 | Tobin Rote | QB | 1950–56 | |
1974 | Jim Ringo * | C | 1953–63 | |
1974 | Fred Cone | FB / K | 1951–57 | |
1974 | Bobby Dillon * | DB | 1952–59 | |
1974 | Dave Hanner | DT | 1952–64 | |
1974 | Billy Howton | E | 1952–58 | |
1974 | John Martinkovic | E | 1951–56 | |
1975 | Max McGee | E | 1954 1957–67 |
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1975 | Jim Taylor * | FB | 1958–66 | |
1975 | Fred Thurston | G | 1959–67 | |
1975 | Paul Hornung * | HB / K | 1957–62 1964–66 |
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1975 | Don Chandler | K | 1965–67 | |
1975 | Willie Davis * | DE | 1960–69 | |
1975 | Jerry Kramer * | G / K | 1958–68 | |
1975 | Ron Kramer | TE | 1957 1959–64 |
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1975 | Henry Jordan * | DT | 1959–69 | |
1975 | Vince Lombardi * | Coach, Executive | 1959–68 | |
1976 | Carl Jorgensen | Trainer | 1924–70 | [m] |
1976 | Gary Knafelc | E | 1954–62 | |
1976 | Joseph "Red" Dunn | B | 1927–31 | |
1976 | Hank Gremminger | DB | 1956–65 | |
1976 | Bob Skoronski | OT | 1956 1959–68 |
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1976 | Jesse Whittenton | DB | 1958–64 | |
1977 | Willie Wood * | S | 1960–71 | |
1977 | Andrew B. Turnbull | Executive | 1923–27 | [x] |
1977 | Howard "Cub" Buck | OT | 1921–25 | |
1977 | Bart Starr * | QB | 1956–71 | |
1977 | Forrest Gregg * | OT | 1956 1958–70 |
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1977 | Charlie Mathys | B | 1922–26 | |
1978 | Ray Nitschke * | LB | 1958–72 | |
1978 | Boyd Dowler | WR | 1959–69 | |
1978 | Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen | G | 1934–41 | |
1978 | Lon Evans | G | 1933–37 | |
1978 | George Whitney Calhoun | Executive | 1919–46 | [f] |
1979 | Nate Barragar | C | 1931–32 1934–35 |
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1979 | Dominic Olejniczak | Executive | 1950–89 | [q] |
1979 | Pete Tinsley | G/LB | 1938–39 1941–45 |
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1979 | Elijah Pitts | RB | 1961–69 1971 |
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1979 | Carroll Dale | E | 1965–72 | |
1981 | Lee Joannes | Executive | 1930–47 | [l] |
1981 | Chester "Swede" Johnston | RB | 1931 1934–38 |
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1981 | Herb Adderley * | DB | 1961–69 | |
1981 | Ken Bowman | C | 1964–73 | |
1982 | Gale Gillingham | G | 1966–74 1976 |
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1982 | Dave Robinson * | LB | 1963–72 | |
1982 | Lou Brock | B | 1940–45 | |
1982 | Jack Vainisi | Scout | 1950–60 | [y] |
1983 | Donny Anderson | RB / P | 1966–71 | |
1983 | Fred Carr | LB | 1968–77 | |
1983 | Fred Leicht | Executive | 1925–77 | [o] |
1984 | F. N. Trowbridge, Sr. | Executive | 1950–81 | [w] |
1984 | Dan Currie | LB | 1958–64 | |
1984 | Ed Jankowski | B | 1937–41 | |
1984 | Carl Mulleneaux | E | 1938–41 1945–46 |
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1984 | John Brockington | RB | 1971–77 | |
1985 | Phil Bengtson | General Manager | 1959–70 | |
1985 | Earl "Bud" Svendsen | C / LB | 1937 1939 |
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1985 | Bob Jeter | DB | 1963–70 | |
1986 | Irv Comp | B | 1943–49 | |
1986 | Lee Roy Caffey | LB | 1964–69 | |
1986 | Wilner Burke | Director of the Lumberjack Band |
1938–81 | [e] |
1987 | Dr. E. S. Brusky | Physician | 1962–90 | [d] |
1987 | Deral Teteak | LB / G | 1952–56 | |
1987 | Chester Marcol | K | 1972–80 | |
1988 | Bob Mann | E | 1950–54 | |
1988 | Lionel Aldridge | DE | 1963–71 | |
1988 | Jerry Atkinson | Executive | 1950–85 | [a] |
1989 | Zeke Bratkowski | QB | 1963–68 1971 |
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1989 | Ron Kostelnik | DT | 1961–68 | |
1991 | Gerald Francis Clifford | Attorney | 1922–52 | [g] |
1991 | Jan Stenerud * | K | 1980–83 | |
1991 | Harry Jacunski | E | 1939–44 | |
1992 | Al Schneider | Supporter | 1950s–1970s | [t] |
1992 | Lynn Dickey | QB | 1977 1979–85 |
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1992 | Larry McCarren | C | 1973–84 | |
1993 | Art Daley | Journalist | 1942–2011 | [i] |
1993 | Willie Buchanon | CB | 1972–78 | |
1993 | Johnnie Gray | S | 1975–83 | |
1994 | Paul Coffman | TE | 1978–85 | |
1994 | W. Webber Kelly | Physician | 1923–51 | [n] |
1994 | Gerry Ellis | FB | 1980–86 | |
1995 | William Brault | HoF Founder | 1966–94 | [c] |
1996 | John Anderson | LB | 1978–89 | |
1996 | Lee Remmel | Executive | 1940s–2015 | [s] |
1997 | Red Cochran | Coach/Scout | 1959–66 1971–2004 |
[h] |
1997 | Ezra Johnson | DE | 1977–87 | |
1997 | Travis Williams | RB/KR | 1967–70 | |
1998 | Ken Ellis | CB | 1970–75 | |
1998 | Mark Murphy | S | 1980–85 1987–91 |
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1998 | Robert J. Parins | Executive | 1982–89 | [r] |
1999 | Tom Miller | Executive | 1956–88 | [p] |
1999 | James Lofton * | WR | 1978–86 | |
2000 | Ron Wolf * | Executive | 1991–2001 | [z] |
2001 | Johnny Holland | LB | 1987–93 | |
2001 | Ray Scott | Sportscaster | 1956–68 | [u] |
2002 | Vernon Biever | Photographer | 1946–2010 | [b] |
2002 | Sterling Sharpe | WR | 1988–94 | |
2003 | Mike Douglass | LB | 1978–85 | |
2003 | Jim Irwin | Sportscaster | 1969–98 | [k] |
2004 | Bob Harlan | Executive | 1971–present | [j] |
2005 | Edgar Bennett | RB | 1992–96 | |
2005 | Don Majkowski | QB | 1987–92 | |
2006 | Reggie White * | DE | 1993–98 | |
2007 | Robert Brooks | WR | 1992–98 | |
2007 | LeRoy Butler | S | 1990–2001 | |
2008 | Gilbert Brown | DT | 1993–99 2001–03 |
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2008 | Frank Winters | C | 1992–2002 | |
2008 | Al Treml | Video director | 1967–2001 | [v] |
2009 | Dorsey Levens | RB | 1994–01 | |
2009 | Antonio Freeman | WR | 1995–01,03 | |
2010 | Mark Chmura | TE | 1992–99 | |
2010 | Marv Fleming | TE | 1963–69 | |
2010 | Greg Koch | OT | 1977–85 | |
2011 | William Henderson | FB | 1995–06 | |
2011 | Frank Jonet | Executive | 1919–51 | |
2011 | Marco Rivera | G | 1996–04 | |
2012 | Mike Holmgren | Coach | 1992–98 | |
2013 | Emil R. Fischer | Contributor | 1926–58 | [aa] |
2013 | Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | DE | 2000–08 | [bb] |
2013 | Chris Jacke | K | 1989–96 | |
2014 | Ahman Green | RB | 2000–06, 09 | |
2014 | Ken Ruettgers | OT | 1985–96 | |
2015 | Brett Favre * | QB | 1992–07 | |
2016 | Nick Collins | FS | 2005–11 | |
2016 | Chad Clifton | OT | 2000–11 | |
2016 | Russ Winnie | Broadcaster | 1929–46 | |
2017 | Donald Driver | WR | 1999–2012 | |
2017 | Mark Lee | CB | 1980–90 | |
2018 | Ryan Longwell | K | 1997–2005 | [5] |
2018 | Mark Tauscher | OT | 2000–10 | |
2019 | Ted Thompson | General Manager | 2005–2017 | |
2021 | Al Harris | CB | 2003–2010 | |
2021 | Charles Woodson | CB | 2006–2012 |