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Dan from Marshfield, WI
Jim Weatherwax. This 6-year-old big boy could not get onto the gym stage to watch a Packer vs. School Alumni basketball game. Mr. Weatherwax stopped playing to lift me up onto the stage. I grinned from ear to ear and was the most popular kid in school. Thank you Jim.
Hansen from Waukesha, WI
Mine would have to be Mike Prior, largely because of his interception in Super Bowl XXXI, as well as being a captain of the special teams in that Super Bowl.
Rick from Greenfield
Travis Jervey. That guy was fearless. He looked like he relished playing special teams.
Samantha from West Salem, WI
I'm torn between Travis Jervey and Tom Crabtree! Did you see that video of Crabtree playing dodgeball with the elementary kids? EPIC.
Bill from Wilmington, DE
My favorite obscure Packer is Tom Crabtree. He was a tough guy who made plays.
Mike from Niles, IL
Jesse Wittenton, from the Lombardi era. Played opposite Herb Adderley and better pass defender, in my opinion. Vince called him the best CB in the league, until a knee injury took away his speed. Adderley got as many INTs as he did because the quarterback wouldn't throw to Jesse's side of the field.
Joe from Concord, CA
It's currently Tim Boyle. I really appreciate the fact that he's out there playing catch with the fans during pregame. He's not only tossing it out to the kids, but also to all the adults, like me, secretly wishing they could participate. Not having a dad around to play catch with me as a child, it's a very small yet profound memory I will always keep with me.
Tom from Eagan, MN
Elijah Pitts - sleeper draft pick who played backup to Paul Hornung most of his career.
David from Berthoud, CO
Chuck Cecil, for sure. There wasn't much to smile about in those years, but I remember smiling all week after seeing some of those bone-crunching hits.
Tucker from Belton, TX
My favorite obscure player is Chris Banjo. Chris played safety in high school alongside George Iloka (longtime Bengals starter at FS), and I played against them several times. Chris is the perfect illustration for me of how deep the talent pool is. We'd never seen anything like him in high school; he was everywhere. He carved out a nice career for himself, but I remember thinking, "If a guy like that is a perennial special teamer, what did those other guys look like in high school."
Matthew from Lawrence, WI
Doug Hart. I loved his play, but in his early years, he was hidden behind more famous teammates during the Super Bowl I and II years.
Derek from Eau Claire, WI
I used to play Madden '95 on my Sega Genesis and I helped George Teague lead the league in sacks by bringing him into the box and blitzing him off the edge every play. He had 106 sacks in a season. Every time I think of that it makes me smile.
Tim from Lino Lakes, MN
Aaron Kampman. He came from a small high school (Aplington-Parkersburg) not far from where I grew up. When a tornado ripped through that community in 2008, many lives and homes were destroyed, including my wife's cousins. What he did in the days/weeks that followed was simply the greatest thing a human being could do. Another equally impactful person was Mitchell Henry. Please read his story if you haven't already.
Barry from Green Bay, WI
Buckets Goldenberg. Only Forrest Gregg had more seasons as OL, plus as a DL has was so disruptive in opposing backfields it forced Sid Luckman to develop the draw play. From Odessa, Russia. Later on the team's Board of Directors. Plus, what a nickname.
Brian from Twain Harte, CA
My favorite obscure Packer player is Del Rodgers. He was a RB with the Packers from 1982-1985. He played for the 49ers from 1987-1988 and won a Super Bowl ring. He is now a sportscaster for KCRA in Sacramento (in 49ers territory). On the eve of the Packers-49ers playoff game in 2013, he was asked on air who he was rooting for. Del said "even though he won a ring with the 49ers, he will always be a Packer at heart because they were the team that drafted me."
Aaron from Brooklyn, NY
Ruvell Martin. In three seasons with the Packers he caught 52 passes, but the most amazing part is that 40 of them went for first downs, including 15/16 in 2007. I always loved the value he provided despite not being the most talked about receiver and I'm extremely excited he is back for the minority coaching fellowship.
Brant from Millis, MA
My favorite obscure Packers player is Herman Fontenot. I think he scored four TDs with the Packers in his two years with the club, but he was the first Packers player I ever met. We were at the preseason game in Madison in 1990.
Isaac from Columbia, TN
Love this question. I think in 20 years both of these players will qualify as obscure. I choose them purely because of my father and what he would say when they made plays. Don Beebe - My dad would start chanting, "Beebeebeebeebee" really fast, and Brady Poppinga. My dad would exclaim, "Bada-bing bada-boom Poppinga!"
Ron from Broken Arrow, OK
Running back Eric Torkelson; played both halfback and fullback during his career. Like so many other players during the mid to late 1970s appeared to be an overachiever.
Who would you choose on your team if tasked with building a starting offense and defense of Packers players during your lifetime?
Jim from Monroe, WI
Thinking of all the players I've seen play in my 45-plus years of watching games with my dad and brother, who have both passed away, are some of my greatest memories. QB is the hardest to pick: Starr played in a lot of different areas, Brett was as tough as they come; but Aaron Rodgers is my pick for his proficiency and makes fewer mistakes. FB - Jim Taylor; HB - Ahman Green; WR - James Lofton, Sterling Sharpe, Jordy Nelson; TE - Paul Coffman. OT - Forrest Gregg, David Bakhtiari, Bryan Bulaga; C - Frank Winters; G - Jerry Kramer, Gale Gillingham, Marco Rivera; P - Craig Hentrich; K - Mason Crosby; PR - Micah Hyde; KR - Travis Williams. DE - Reggie White, Willie Davis, Aaron Kampman; T - Henry Jordan, B.J. Raji; OLB - Clay Matthews, Bryce Paup, Dave Robinson; MLB - Ray Nitschke, Fred Carr; CB - Herb Adderley, Craig Newsome; S - Charles Woodson, LeRoy Butler.
Mike from New Orleans, LA
QB-Aaron Rodgers, RB- Aaron Jones, FB-John Kuhn, LT-David Bakhtiari, LG-Daryn Colledge, C- Corey Linsley, RG-Scott Wells, RT-Mark Tauscher, TE-Jermichael Finley, WR-Jordy Nelson, WR-Greg Jennings. LOLB- Clay Mathews, ROLB-Za'Darius Smith, DT-Johnny Jolly, DT-Ryan Pickett, NT-BJ Raji, MLB-A.J. Hawk, MLB Nick Barnett, CB-Charles Woodson, CB-Al Harris, SS-Morgan Burnett, FS-Nick Collins. K-Mason Crosby, P-Jon Ryan, PR/KR-Randall Cobb.
Brett from Green Bay, WI
Offense: Aaron Rodgers, Ahman Green, John Kuhn, David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, Corey Linsley, T.J. Lang, Bryan Bulaga (Iowa), Jared Cook, Greg Jennings, Davante Adams. Defense: Kenny Clark, Cullen Jenkins, Aaron Kampman, Clay Matthews, Za'Darius Smith, Nick Barnett, A.J. Hawk, Charles Woodson, Al Harris, Nick Collins, Morgan Burnett.
Patrick from Hampshire, IL
QB – Favre; RB – Ahman; FB – Kuhn; WR - Lofton and Sharpe; TE – Finley; OT – Bakhtiari and Ruettgers; OG – Hallstrom and Sitton; C – McCarren. S – Collins and Prior; CB – Leroy Butler, Al Harris; LB – John Anderson, Koonce, Matthews; DL – Raji, Jenkins, White, Ezra Johnson.
Gary from Wildwood, MO
My Packer roster (Lombardi years to present). OFFENSE: QB - Aaron Rodgers. RB - Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung. WR - James Lofton, Sterling Sharpe. TE - Paul Coffman. T - David Bakhtiari. Forrest Gregg. G - Gale Gillingham, Jerry Kramer. C - Larry McCarren. DEFENSE: S - Willie Wood, LeRoy Butler. CB - Herb Adderley, Charles Woodson. LB - Clay Matthews, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson. DE - Willie Davis, Reggie White. DT - Henry Jordan, B.J. Raji.
Dominic from Chesapeake, VA
Offense - C Jim Ringo, G Jerry Kramer/Gale Gillingham, T Forrest Gregg/David Bakhtiari, WR James Lofton/Sterling Sharpe, TE Paul Coffman, RB Ahman Green/Jim Taylor. Defense - DL Willie Davis/Reggie White/Henry Jordan, LB Ray Nitschke/Dave Robinson/Fred Carr/Clay Matthews, DB Herb Adderley/Charles Woodson, S Willie Wood and LeRoy Butler. Kicker - Mason Crosby, P Tim Masthay and LS Brett Goode.
Jim from Monroe, WI
QB: Aaron Rodgers. RB: Jim Taylor and Ahman Green. TE: Ron Kramer. WR: James Lofton and Sterling Sharpe. OL: Ken Ruettgers, Forrest Gregg, Gale Gillingham, T.J. Lang and C Ken Bowman. DE: Reggie White and Willie Davis, T Gilbert Brown and Henry Jordan. LB Dave Robinson, Ray Nitschke and Clay Matthews III. CB Herb Adderly, Charles Woodson. S: Willie Wood and Nick Collins. K Mason Crosby. P Donny Anderson.