Game Created to Benefit Packers Hall of Fame and Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. today introduced a Monopoly-style board game, called “Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. Opoly,” with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting two local nonprofits, the Packers Hall of Fame Inc. and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Prominent local businesses, such as Title…View More
NFL Great Keith Jackson Retires From the Packers
March 24, 1997 – Keith Jackson announces he is retiring after a nine-year career that elicits comparisons to some of the very best to have played tight end. Jackson’s professional journey took him to the Eagles (1988-91), the Dolphins (1992-94) and finally to the Packers where he played in 25…View More
Packers Sign Guard Harry Galbreath
March 23, 1993 – Harry Galbreath, a five-year starter at guard for the Miami Dolphins, signs a three-year contract with the Packers believed to be worth $4.5 million. Galbreath is known for his pass blocking, and the 212th pick in the 1988 draft says he chose the Packers over Detroit…View More
Packers Lose a Valuable Special Teams Player to the Air Force
March 22, 1956 – The Green Bay Packers learn that Veryl Switzer, the team’s special teams ace, will enter Air Force pilot training and will be lost to the Packers for three years. Switzer, who led the team in kickoff returns (37) and punt returns (48) in 1954 and 1955…View More
Packers Great Irv Comp Agrees to Return to Green Bay
March 21, 1946 – Irv Comp, the Packers leading pass interceptor during the decade of the 1940s, spurns offers from the rival All-American Football Conference and agrees to terms for a fourth season with the Packers. The deal is reached after a phone conversation between Comp (in Milwaukee) and Packers…View More
Packers Head Coach Forrest Gregg Takes Random Drug Test
March 20, 1986 – Head coach Forrest Gregg and his staff volunteer to take random tests for illegal drugs. Their offer comes a day after the NFL Players Association announces an anti-drug proposal that provides for suspension of a player for at least a year after the player tests positive…View More
Packers Sign Free Agent Hannibal Navies
March 19, 2003 – The Packers sign unrestricted free agent Hannibal Navies to a three-year, $3.08 million contract. Navies, who spent his first four seasons playing outside linebacker with the Carolina Panthers, is projected to play in the middle for the Packers. “It will take some learning,” Navies says of…View More
Packers Great Hank Bullough Signs a New Deal
March 18, 1955 – Packers coach Lisle Blackbourn reveals that Hank Bullough, the Green Bay Packers fifth-round draft choice, has returned a signed contract for the 1955 season. Bullough, a Packers guard who packs 220 pounds on a six-foot frame, plays in all 12 games as a rookie before spending…View More
Famous Kicker Adam Viniateri Nearly Joins the Packers
March 17, 2006 – Free agent kicker Adam Viniateri pays a visit to the Packers. The 10-year veteran is given a tour of the Packers facilities and meets with Packers representatives during his brief stay. The money the Packers offer is not enough to land the prolific scorer who signs with…View More
Packers Legend Paul Hornung Reinstated After Suspension
March 16, 1964 – Paul Hornung, a key player on the Packers championships teams of 1961 and 1962, is reinstated nearly a year after commissioner Pete Rozelle suspended him (April 17, 1963) indefinitely for gambling. With the ‘Golden Boy’ out in 1963, the Packers (11-2-1) finished second to the Bears…View More
Packers Sign Number One Draft Choice Fred Carr
March 15, 1968 – Fred Carr, the Packers Number 1 draft choice, meets with Vince Lombardi and signs his contract with the Packers. Carr was the fifth player chosen overall in the draft which was held on the final two days of January. “We’ve got ourselves a good ballplayer,” Lombardi, the…View More
