I was going to write about the Packer tidbits that came out of the Super Bowl on Sunday, but instead with the news of Willie Wood last night, my thoughts have changed. The Lombardi Era legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, safety Willie Wood passed away at the age of 83 on Monday Night. […]
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Will the third time be the charm for LeRoy Butler?
Former Packers on preliminary Hall of Fame list
As the Pro Football Hall of Fame looks to find their 2020 class, their are several prominent former members of the Green Bay Packers on their preliminary list. Former Packers who are eligible and are on the list are Defensive backs LeRoy Butler and Nick Collins, receiver Donald Driver and kicker Ryan Longwell. The Pro […]
Green Bay Packers: Homecomings
This past week versus the Vikings was one of two regular season games of which I don’t have tickets. Having no tailgate prep work Saturday, I took a trip in the opposite direction to my hometown of Highland, Wisconsin. Where for homecoming, at the last minute, we threw together a 20th class reunion. A graduating class […]
Hopefully Saturday is Finally it for Kramer
I swear this will be the last time I write about famed Packers Guard Jerry Kramer (okay, I probably lied. If things go well on Saturday, I may write something in August from Canton.) But let’s stop for a moment and quote the great philosopher and 2017 Canton inductee K. Greene: It is time. Seriously, […]
Former Packers Sharper and the Hall of Fame?
It must be the Packers offseason, because talk quickly transformed from games and rosters to talk of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During the NFL Honors last Saturday, we welcomed former general manager as the latest Packers’ representative to head to Canton. Of course there was the undercurrent of grumbling that Jerry Kramer had […]