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Hall of Fame means Favre’s journey is complete

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Brett Favre is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer

Brett Favre is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre became the 24th member of the organization to be voted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and just the fifth to do it in his first year of eligibility.

Favre became the 74th individual to be voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility overall.  He’s joined by former Packers assistant coach Kevin Greene who ranks third all-time in sacks while playing for the Rams, Steelers, Panthers and 49ers.

This class also includes receiver Marvin Harrison, quarterback Ken Stabler, tackle Orlando Pace, guard Dick Stanfel, coach Tony Dungy and owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

Unlike the other members of this class, Brett Favre is directly responsible for reviving an organization that had gone through a couple of decades of losing. [Read more…]

Three Packers on “Super Bowl 50 Golden Team”

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Packers logoThree Green Bay Packers were named to the “Super Bowl 50 Golden Team,” selected by Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.

Only one of the three game from the Packers’ Super Bowl I and II teams of the 1960’s, offensive tackle Forrest Gregg.

Defensive end Reggie White and kick returner Desmond Howard were both honored from the Packers Super Bowl XXXI team, which beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in New Orleans.

White broke a Super Bowl record with three sacks and Howard became the first special-teams player to be named the Super Bowl’s MVP after he returned four kickoffs for 154 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown and six punts for 90 yards.

Wolf joins Hall of Fame greats today (AUDIO)

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Ron Wolf

Ron Wolf

Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf becomes the 23rd member of the Packers organization today to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Wolf’s son Eliot, who is the Packers director of player personnel, said he cried when his mother called him in January with the news that his dad had been elected.  Eliot Wolf said he used to joke with his dad that when he got into the Hall of Fame, he would present him.

So that is how it is going down today.  Eliot Wolf will present his father as he enters football’s biggest shrine.

Wolf joined the Packers in 1991 and led the franchise’s turn-around.  He started by hiring Mike Holmgren as his coach and trade a first round pick to Atlanta for quarterback Brett Favre.  Once the ball started rolling, then it was time to make a big free agent splash.  That’s when Wolf enticed Reggie White to sign with the Packers.  [Read more…]

Former Packers GM headed to Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Ron Wolf

Ron Wolf

The man who brought the Green Bay Packers back from the dead, received the ultimate reward when he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

It was Wolf that took over in 1991 in Green Bay, hired Mike Holmgren, then traded a first round draft pick to Atlanta for Brett Favre and eventually, helped lure Reggie White to Green Bay in free agency.  The cornerstone pieces were in place and the Packers eventually won the Super Bowl in 1996 and finished runner-up the following season.

“I’m complete overwhelmed,” Wolf told a group of reporters after the NFL Honors program on Saturday night.  “My induction is the result of a lot of people making it happen.  It’s more of a team thing.  There were a lot of great players and coaches that helped you get where you are.” [Read more…]