Zero2Cool
5 years ago

The Green Bay Packers are one of the NFL's most storied and successful franchises, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame is littered with their alumni.<p>After nine NFL championships and four Super Bowl titles with hundreds of victories in between, it's difficult to whittle down the Packers' greatest …






Honorable Mentions

LeRoy Butler, S: Green Bay used the 48th overall selection of the 1990 draft on LeRoy Butler, and he spent all 12 of his NFL seasons in Titletown. The Florida State product amassed 889 tackles and 38 interceptions, securing four first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl nods along the way.

Paul Hornung, RB/K: After a Heisman Trophy-winning career at Notre Dame, Paul Hornung showed off his versatility in the NFL. He garnered first-team All-Pro recognition in 1960 and 1961 and won MVP in the latter season. Hornung totaled 5,191 yards from scrimmage and drilled 190 of his 194 extra-point attempts during his nine-year career.

Henry Jordan, DT: Two seasons in Cleveland preceded an 11-year run for Henry Jordan in Green Bay. He appeared in 139 games for the Packers, serving as a cornerstone on the defensive line of five championship teams. The 1995 Hall of Fame inductee obtained first-team All-Pro honors in every season from 1960-64.

James Lofton, WR: When James Lofton retired after the 1993 season, he owned the NFL record for career receiving yards. Of those 14,004 yards, he collected 9,656 in Green Bay. Lofton snagged seven Pro Bowl nods while playing for the Packers and took his place in Canton with the 2003 class.

Willie Wood, S: A five-time first-team All-Pro with eight Pro Bowl nods, Willie Wood was a key contributor for five championship squads. He intercepted 48 passes and recovered 16 fumbles, positioning himself for Hall of Fame induction in 1989.


10. Herb Adderley, DB (1961-69)
9. Willie Davis, DE (1960-69)
8. Reggie White, DE (1993-98)
7. Forrest Gregg, OL (1956, 1958-70)
6. Jim Taylor, FB (1958-67)

5. Don Hutson, WR (1935-45)
4. Ray Nitschke, LB (1958-72)
3. Bart Starr, QB (1956-71)
2. Aaron Rodgers, QB (2005-Present)
1. Brett Favre, QB (1992-2007)




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Cheesey
5 years ago
It’s really hard to do. Is it a list regarding only their on the field talent? Or including how they act off the field?
How about the time they played? In the 1960s the players-even the most talented- maybe would have had to take an off season job just to make a living. Now even the “scrubs” make more in one season then the old time star players made.
Ray Nitschke, Bart Starr, Dave Robinson, Fuzzy Thurston and some other old timers I was fortunate to actually talk with hold a special place in my heart. They showed by their actions that they appreciated me as a fan.
The list you show, you can’t really argue with, other then to maybe switch a few names around. We have been fortunate as Packer fans to have such a large amount of greats to choose from.
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nerdmann
5 years ago
Bart Starr, Don Hutson, then go from there.
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
macbob
5 years ago

Bart Starr, Don Hutson, then go from there.

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Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, then go from there... : - )

When you've got guys like Paul Hornung, James Lofton, Willie Wood on your 'honorable mentions' list, you've got an amazing list...
nerdmann
5 years ago
"When the game is on the line, Paul Hornung is the greatest player I've ever seen."
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
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5 years ago
I can't do it.

All the QBs truly the greatest players in franchise history or are the perceived to be because they are qbs? And how do you define a QB? is it by his stats or his overall ability to lead the offense? Sure Brett and Aaron can audible but Bart called the plays in the huddle THEN the audible when needed. Give him the current rules and his numbers would have been different. Give Aaron Bart's OL for 10 years and he would astonish you.

What would Hutson's numbers have been if he played a 16 game schedule with the pass happy rules of this day?

Need a yard? How can you not give the ball to Taylor. He was a beast.

It's hard not to love thee way Adderley and Wood played. I don't think they get enough credit. The same for OL. Very underrated by the nature of their position.
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5 years ago
1. Starr
2. Hutson
3. Gregg
4. Lambeau
5. Rodgers
6. White (probably the best player ever to wear the uniform, but short time with the club moves him down the list. However, it was such a key signing, he has to be on it for that reason and his play)
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5 years ago

1. Starr
2. Hutson
3. Gregg
4. Lambeau
5. Rodgers
6. White (probably the best player ever to wear the uniform, but short time with the club move him down the list. However, it was such a key signing, he has to be on it for that reason and his play)

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WOW! I can't recall anyone putting Lambeau on their top 10 list. He's #4 on yours. Very bold. If he wasn't very one of the best players in his day, there probably wouldn't be a team in Green Bay besides the HS and D3 teams today.
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WPR wistfully waxed:

WOW! I can't recall anyone putting Lambeau on their top 10 list. He's #4 on yours. Very bold. If he wasn't very one of the best players in his day, there probably wouldn't be a team in Green Bay besides the HS and D3 teams today.


W, as an older contributor, I feel it is our duty to add some perspective and balance for the youngsters on the site.
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WPR wistfully waxed:
W, as an older contributor, I feel it is our duty to add some perspective and balance for the youngsters on the site.

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I understand. A few years ago I was in Peoria watching a minor league baseball game. I was talking to the 2 boys sitting next to me. I showing them the little things that make up the game. Things you won't see on tv like the CF backing up the play when someone is stealing 2nd.
In our conversation they asked me who my favorite Cardinal player is. I said Stan Musial. "WHO?" I laughed and told them a little about him. I said they need to look him up on the internet. "Oh. We like Yadi." It takes time to expand the horizons of people.

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