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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, CANTONCOMMUNITY1964 — MIKE MICHALSKEGuard (1929-35, 1937)Also played for New York football Yankees (1927-28) before joining Packers. Rated one of game’sgreatest guards during pro football’s “two-way” era. Two-time official NFL All-Pro selection (1931 and1935). A true 60-minute player, he was known as “Iron Mike” because of his great stamina and durability.Best asset was exceptional quickness, which made him equally effective on both offense and defense.Played college football at Penn State. Born April 24, 1903, in Cleveland. Died Oct. 26, 1983, at age of 80.1966 — ARNIE HERBERQuarterback (1930-40)Also played for New York Giants (1944-45). Pro football’s first great long passer. Won three NFLpassing titles (1932, ’34, ’36) and was All-Pro selection in 1932. Teamed with Don Hutson to form NFL’sfirst feared passing combination in mid-’30s. Ranks sixth in Packers annals with 66 career touchdownpasses over his 11 seasons. Tough, durable athlete and accomplished punter as well as great passer. AGreen Bay native, he played college football at Regis University (Denver). Born April 2, 1910, in GreenBay. Died Oct. 14, 1969, at age of 59.ADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWPRO HALLOF FAME1971 — VINCE LOMBARDIHead Coach and General Manager (1959-67), General Manager (1968)Also assistant coach for New York Giants (1954-58) and head coach of Washington Redskins(1969). Directed Packers to five NFL championships in seven years (1961-62 and 1965-66-67), a featwithout parallel in pro football history. His 1966 and 1967 teams also made history by winning first twoSuper Bowls. Packers won nine of 10 playoff games, the last nine in consecutive fashion. Under hisleadership, Green Bay compiled a 98-30-4 record, a glittering .766 winning percentage, as he never hada losing season. A guard, played his college football at Fordham, where he was one of the legendary“Seven Blocks of Granite.” Born June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Died Sept. 3, 1970, at age of 57.1974 — TONY CANADEOHalfback (1941-44, 1946-52)Became only the third 1,000-yard rusher in pro football history when he gained 1,052 yards in 1949.Still ranks as No. 4 ground gainer in Packers annals entering 2013 season with 4,197 yards on 1,025attempts, a 4.1-yard average. A durable, all-purpose halfback, he was an accomplished blocker, capablepasser and good receiver, in addition to being a highly effective kick returner. Also played defensive backduring early years of his career. Played college football at Gonzaga, where he acquired nickname “GreyGhost.” Served Packers organization longer than any person in history, 59 years, including tenures onthe executive committee and board of directors. Born May 5, 1919, in Chicago. Died Nov. 29, 2003, atage of 84.1976 — JIM TAYLORFullback (1958-66)Also played for New Orleans Saints (1967). Rushed for more than 1,000 yards five straight seasons(1960-64). Had ranked among NFL’s top 20 rushers, with 8,597 yards over his 10 seasons, untildisplaced in 2003. Is Packers’ second all-time leading ground gainer with 8,207 yards to his creditduring his nine seasons in Green Bay. Had 26 career 100-yard rushing games, all in a Packers uniform(second most in team history). Played his college football at LSU. Named to five Pro Bowls. Born Sept.20, 1935, in Baton Rouge, La.LAMBEAUFIELDMISC.PACKERS HALL OF FAME, GREEN BAYThe Packers Hall of Fame, which now has a new and expanded home in the Lambeau Field Atrium, owns a unique place in thehistory of professional football. Now in its 37th year, it was the first permanent hall of fame devoted to one team.Founded by William L. Brault, a local loyalist and restaurateur with a deep appreciation for Packers history and tradition, aswell as the intriguing vision for a team museum. Although established in 1967, it was formally dedicated on April 3, 1976, bythen-President Gerald R. Ford. On Sept. 4, 2003, Bart Starr and Ron Wolf rededicated the Packers Hall of Fame, which movedinto the Lambeau Field Atrium complete with a new design complemented by a variety of additional, state-of-the-art exhibits.To date, 148 individuals — players, coaches and contributors — have been enshrined, including Mike Holmgren, who wasinducted during a ceremony in July 2012.For the record, the Hall of Fame was informally launched by Brault in 1967 as a series of exhibits displayed in the concourseof the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena — exhibits that had to be removed each autumn to make room for the GreenBay Bobcats hockey team and its schedule. The annual induction banquets were subsequently launched in 1970 but the “Hall”did not become a permanent, year-round entity until 1976.The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc., is a corporation separate from the football team, organized and operated forpurposes permitted for tax-exempt status under 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. All revenue is dedicated andinvested only for such purposes. Donation of memorabilia is tax-deductible.492