- List of Green Bay Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
The
Green Bay Packers are a professionalAmerican football team based inGreen Bay, Wisconsin .cite web | title=Packers.com - History - Birth of a Team & a Legend | publisher=Green Bay Packers | url = http://www.packers.com/history/birth_of_a_team_and_a_legend/ | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] They are currently members of the North Division of theNational Football Conference (NFC) in theNational Football League (NFL), and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL. [cite web | title=Green Bay Packers Team Page - NFL.com | publisher=NFL | url = http://www.nfl.com/teams/greenbaypackers/profile?team=GB | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] Founded in 1919 by coach, player, and future Hall of Fame inducteeCurly Lambeau and sports andtelegraph editorGeorge Whitney Calhoun , the Packers organization has become one of the most successful professional football teams, having won a total of 12 professional American football championships—nineNFL Championships and threeSuper Bowl s—the most in the NFL.cite web | title=Packers.com - History - Super Bowls & Championships | publisher=Green Bay Packers | url = http://www.packers.com/history/super_bowls_and_championships/ | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] The franchise has recorded 18 NFL divisional titles, eight NFL conference championships, and the second most regular season and overall victories of any NFL franchise, behind theChicago Bears . [cite web | title=Team Encyclopedias and Records | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | url = http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] In 1963, thePro Football Hall of Fame was created to honor the history of professional American football and the individuals who have greatly influenced it. [cite web | title=The Pro Football Hall of Fame: Then and Now (Mission Statement) | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/release.jsp?release_id=932 | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] Since the charter induction class of 1963, 26 individuals who have played or coached for the Packers have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.cite web | title=Franchises - Pro Football Hall of Fame | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008]Of the 26 inductees, 21 made their primary contribution to football with the Packers, while the other five only contributed a minor portion of their career to the Packers. Of the original 17 individuals inducted in 1963, four spent the major part of their career with the Green Bay Packers. This includes the founder Curly Lambeau, the NFL's all-time offensive tackle
Cal Hubbard , the 1941 and 1942 Most Valuable PlayerDon Hutson , and 1931 All-NFL player John (Blood) McNally. The first two decades of the Hall of Fame's existence saw 17 Packers enshrined, including the only inductee who was not a player for the Packers,Vince Lombardi . Coaching the Packers from 1959 to 1967, Lombardi led the team to five NFL Championships, including the first two Super Bowls, and an overallwinning percentage of .754. [cite web | title=Vince Lombardi Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | url = http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LombVi0.htm/sports/football/nfl/2005-11-22-hall-of-fame-semifinalists_x.htm | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008] The most recent Packer to be inducted was the former NFL sacks leaderReggie White in 2006.cite web | title=Aikman, White head Pro Football Hall nominees | publisher=USAToday | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-11-22-hall-of-fame-semifinalists_x.htm | accessdate=May 30 | accessyear=2008] White, now deceased, was a thirteen-timePro Bowl er and a ten-time first teamAll-Pro selection. [cite web | title=Reggie White Statistics | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | url = http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhitRe00.htm | accessdate=June 28 | accessyear=2008]Inductees
Footnotes
*note label|Note1|a|aOnly includes the seasons with the
Green Bay Packers organization.
*note label|Note2|b|bWalt Kiesling spent only a minor portion of his career with the Packers.
*note label|Note3|c|cEmlen Tunnell spent only a minor portion of his career with the Packers.
*note label|Note4|d|dLen Ford spent only a minor portion of his career with the Packers.
*note label|Note5|e|eTed Hendricks spent only a minor portion of his career with the Packers.
*note label|Note6|f|fJan Stenerud spent only a minor portion of his career with the Packers.References
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*cite web | title=Pro Football Hall of Fame - Hall of Famers by Franchise | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html | accessdate=May 10 | accessyear=2008
*cite web | title=Packers.com - History - Hall of Famers | publisher=Green Bay Packers | url = http://www.packers.com/history/hall_of_famers/ | accessdate=May 10 | accessyear=2008;Specific
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