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Lee Remmel Tribute Submission

Lee Remmel, a man who has been associated with the Green Bay Packers since the Curly Lambeau era, will retire Dec. 31, celebrating a 62-year relationship with the storied franchise.

A member of the Packers' front office since 1974, Remmel led the organization's public relations and publicity efforts until 2004, when he became the Packers' team historian, an honor bestowed upon him by then-Packers CEO Bob Harlan. Prior to joining the team's front office, Remmel was a sportswriter and columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette for nearly 30 years, covering his first Packers game in 1945 in Milwaukee.

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greg, keego harbor, mi, usa: thankyou for many memories
my dad listened every sunday
you are missed
John B, Rockton, Illinois, usa: Your service and dedicaton to one of the leagues greatest franchises will be greatly missed. Having the opportunity to be around and know many of pro football's all time greats must have been a dream come true. All the best in your retirement.
Jeff, Krum, Texas, USA: Hello Lee, just wanted to let you know how wonderful to have met you growing up in GB. Wish you and your wife many happy years of retirement.
Zach, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA: Lee although I am only 14 you are one of my idols and I hope to someday be team historian because you taught me so much, so I thank you for your service and good luck in the future
John, Milwaukee, WI, USA: Congradulations on your many years of service and well-deserved rest. I wish that I had known that you did a fan Q&A because I have always wanted to inquire about my great-grandfather, Frank Jonet, who was secretary-treasurer of the Packers in the '30's & 40's; and to see what info. you might have about him. If you still have time email me at johncarini20@lycos.com. Thanks, John
richard, steamboat springs, colorado, united states: lee; enjoy your retirement, you are the teams historian but also AMBASSADOR. I enjoyed sending you e-mail questions and having you answer some of them for me.you have been as much a part of the packers as starr or lombardi, best of luck in the future.
Phil and Lisa Remmel, Mesquite, Nevada, USA: Congratulations and the very best of everything!
Phil and Lisa
Remmel
Darryl, Mosinee, Wis, USA: Congratulations on an outstanding career. Will you be writing a book about your experiences? I hope you do.
I'll be one of the first to buy it.

Good luck.
Darryl Westlund
Leon P Dodd Jr, Maryville , Tennessee, USA: Great Job! Go Pack GO!
Jeff Wight, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.: Hi Lee:
Congratulations on a lifetime of incredible work. I have several books in which your insight has brought me even closer to the Packers with each reading. If you do get this email, I would be so very honored to have your autograph. If you could, would you please send me one?

Jeff Wight
2805 Murphy Pl
Bellingham, WA
98226



Thanks Lee.
John, Racine, WI, USA: Lee-
Thank you for your dedication to the Packers and us fans over the years. Although you'll be retired, I'm sure we'll see you near the bench or in the locker room every now and then. May God's blessings be with you.
Tim, Eau Claire, WI, USA: Absolutely amazing! You are as unique to Packers organization as the Packers are to the world of sports. It's fitting that someone with the credentials, knowledge and history of a sports team, like you have, be associated with one of the truly amazing sports teams ever. We're proud to have had you watch over our team. Good luck and long life to you!
Jim, Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA: Mr. Remmel,
Congratulations on a great career, both as a Packer historian and a respected sports reporter. Thanks for making high school football players feel good by having their names in print. (Mine include!)
Joseph Villegas, Lake St.Louis, MO , USA: Hello Mr. Remmel

A BIG GO PACK GO!!

Your years of service to the Packers is what makes the Packers what they are. The finest football organization in the world. Many happy and healthy years in your retirement. This is an honor to send a message to a great Packer fan and even a greater person!

Thank You

Joe
Robert Schober, Rockford, IL, USA: Lee,
Thank you for your many years of dedicated service to the Packers and the NFL. I would also like to thank you for signing an autograph on my football a few years back after a shareholders meeting. I never got to tell you that I was sorry my pen leaked on your hand! Enjoy your retirement!

PS. I know you will be a difficult person to replace, but can I have your job? :)
Michael, Portland, Maine, USA: Dear Lee,
Thanks for all the hard work. You have put our greatest love, The Green Bay Packers, in pin-point, accurate perspective. I have followed the Pack since 1959, and you have encouraged us all these years. You are the best; the MPV of football fans! Thanks and God bless!!
Dave, Decatur, IL, USA: Thank you for your contribution to the Packers and their legacy for so many years. I first started reading some of your comments, insight, and stories in PackerReport when I was in the US Navy back around 1982. At that time, it was the only way for a Packer fan who was out of the country to get any Green and Gold information. Your contribution to that publication was invaluable. I shared the paper with my shipmates after I had read it and we all enjoyed it. Thank you again and enjoy your retirement. Dave Phillips
Terry & Margaret Ainsworth, Lancaster, Lancashire, ENGLAND: Congratulations Lee. It was a great pleasure to meet you, get to know you and have dinner with you and your lovely wife at the Oneida Golf Club. It seems many years ago when Margaret and I used to visit our friends in Green Bay like Ray Nitschke, Red Cochran, Tony Canadeo and Art Daley but we were welcomed as a friend and we cannot thank you enough. We hope you have many happy years in retirement. We will never forget your friendship and kindness.
Happy Christmas Terry & Margaret
Grandma Joyce, Vaiden, MS, USA: WOW - what a year, a great year to go out on I guess, we'll miss ya - you know that. Your history and Bob Harlan's and the Packers have been great ones together. Mr Favre's history has not been completed yet, and we love him too.
MARK, LA CROSSE, WIS, USA: CONGRATS TO THE MAN THAT IS THE GREATEST PACKER FAN ALIVE!
George, Dowagiac, Michigan, USA: Good Luck to you as close your wonderful career! You are a walking history book that will be missed greatly. Enjoy your retirement, you deserve it!
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baird, cypress, ca, usa: Oh Lee,

Best wishes,

You have made my day 1000 times over. Best wishes on a wonderful retirement. You have been an unending resource for numerous questions. All this with Brett taking over the career yardage record the same week. Magnificent timing! I wish I were twenty years old & could carry on in half your diligence!
Algird, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Lee......Lee, you can't leave. Your are Mr Green Bay Packers. A vote should be taken and make you stay.

You should be given a throne on the 50 yard line, and when God calls you home you'll see he wears the Green and Gold. And that hole in that "one stadium" is just a hole.

You make the Packers complete. Have you thought about cryogentics maybe we could have a spot under glass where you never leave the team after your time here in God's countrys end.

God Bless you like us fans who've been blessed by you.
shannon, Grand Forks , ND, USA: Thanks for your dedication to the Packers
Ken, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA: Thanks for all the years of service and best of health to you and your family.
Jeff Heden, San Diego, CA, USA: Lee, Thanks so much for your many dedicated years of service. We have enjoyed your keen insights and thoughtful observations. All to best to you, a real class act.
Paul Gasper, Mindoro, WI, USA: I always enjoyed seeing Mr Remmel at the Stockholder's meeting. What a nice man. And what a memory! Perhaps he will remember me. I'm the guy that has worn a Packers shirt every day all the time for over 21 years. The Packers wre blessed to have Lee around, and I am sure he will be missed.GO PACK GO!!!!
Jim, Tigard, OR, USA: Thank you, Mr. Remmel, for your contributions to the Green Bay Packers. You will be missed.
I hope you have a wonderful time in retirement.

Jim Myre
Eldon & Inez Troge, Green Bay, WI, USA: We wish you a very happy and well deserved retirement! Before you do retire, we have one request. A cousin from Osage, Iowa (A Packer fan) has an autographed Packer football with a signature he can't decipher but the initials are A and K, and there is a #74 underneath the name. There is also II Corinthians 5:13 on it. He has had it for a very long time and it is important to him to find out the name. Can you help? Our e-mail address is troge356@sbcglobal.net. Thank you! and Good Luck!
Chris, Sioux Falls , South Dakota, USA: Congratulations on your retirement, Lee. You have played an incredible role with the Green Bay Packers that is almost difficult to fathom. What a career you have had as it ranged from covering Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi to becoming part of the front office. Your experiences are ones to be cherished. The Packer organization will miss you and at the same time, I am sure you will remain a phone call away. Thanks for all that you have done for the Green Bay Packers and the fans.
Ed, Los angeles, Ca, USA: Congratulations you certainly will be missed. My family have been Packer fans since before WWII when my father would go back to Milwaukee to buy cheese for market chains here on the west coast. We have enjoyed reading your comments and stories for years. Good luck and stay healthy.
jeff, Ishpeming, michigan, USA: Congradulations Lee, It's the men like you that made our organization so great, not many teams can put a lump in your throat by just saying their name. You helped do that.
chris, los angeles, california, united states: Congratulations on your long relationship with the packers.
I am a big fan of this organization for a very long time and i will always love my packers through good and bad times. i think that you have been blessed to be part of a good ball club for so long. Hope all is well and my your days continue be healthy.
Ford, Mobile, AL, USA: Mr. Remmel, Thank you for your dedication to the Green Bay Packers. You are truly one of the icons of the franchise. My son Sam and I had the pleasure of meeting you last July in the Lee Remmel Press Box after the Shareholders Meeting. You were extremely kind to us and to all of the many fans that wanted to meet you. Before you had the column on Packers.com you took the time to personally answer a question that I had concerning the naming of Lambeau Field in 1965 and the "feud" between Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau. Please don't stray too far from the Packers organization. We still need you! How about writing a book? You have a very unique perspective on the Packers.
Marc, Madison, WI, USA: Mr. Remmel,

It is often said of the Green Bay Packers that the glory of its past and tradition brings a new fan base and enkindles the effection of the current fans. Without your hard work to keep this history present to us all, Green Bay would be not be so enriched as it is. Thank you so much and I wish you all the blessings in your retirement. God Bless You!
Scott, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Thank you so much for all the great memories you have given me in my life as a Packer fan. I will always be grateful for your insight of the Packers.
Thomas, Cedarburg, Wisonsin, USA: Thanks for all your devotion over the years. What a thrill, to be assosiated with the best franchise in sports.
Gerardo Meza, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico: Mr. Remmel, Congratulations and thanks for all you love to all the Packers Family!
I`m a Mexican Packer`s Fan since 1979.
Happy Holidays
Paul, Sussex, WI, USA: Congradulations on a well-deserved break from an excellent, extended career with the Green and Gold. I have always enjoyed your additions, especially now with the internet era. Bet you still never miss a game! Good luck and enjoy a great way to start your New Year.
Keith, Annawan, IL, USA: Lee, I just have to say that you are the Brett Favre of colomnists when it comes to writing. When you need to make a point, you can zing them in there just like a Favre fastball. You also have that heart of gold when it comes to writing about tradgity in the Packer family. Lee Remmel, you WILL be missed. Lee Remmel, also know that you will always be loved by each and every fan that ever read just one of your stories. Thanks Lee for all the memories. They will live in the hearts of Packer fans forever.
Kyle, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA: My Dad grew up on Rockdale st. and would sneek into the games after halftime at the old stadium, so many stories, and you know all of them. Best of luck in the future, 14-2!
Lorrie, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA: Lee: How will we survive without you? You retire knowing that you are going to be missed by many!! Your contributions can't be measured --- we all love you! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all the best in retirement!!!!!
Jon Echternacht, Hudson, Wisconsin, USA: Congratulations Lee,
We went through some lean years together with the Packers but I'm glad you can finish up on a good note with a hall of famer in No. 4
Aram, Riverside, CA, USA: Thanks for everything!
Scott, Maui, Hawaii, An Island in the Pacific!: Aloha Mr. Lee Remmel,

Much Mahalo (thanks) for your dedicated service to a great organization. Come to the Kahului Ale House Sports Bar if you are here for Pro Bowl. Scott Metcalfe -owner 808-281-8130
Roland, Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany: My congrats Mr. Remmel. Read some of your stories online the last couple of years. What a long road between the ups and down´s´of the greatest football team ever. Best wishes merry christmas and a happy new year from Germany
spencer, lancaster, wi, usa: you the man lee.
SEAN LESAGE, Fruita, CO, USA: Dear Mr. Remmel,
I grew a Packer Fan in Upper Michigan and went on to graduate from Nothern Michigan with a degree in Public Relations and I then became a fan of yours through out my college career and as die hard packer fan. Thank you for all you have done for all the Packers fans, You helped make the organization the real iconic classy America's Team!!!
Thanks again
Bryan, Chandler, Arizona, USA: Lee,
You are agreat man and a great part of the Green Bay Packers organization and the Packers history. We will miss you. Best Wishes as you are in the thoughts and hearts of Packer fans everywhere.
Rob, Juda, Wi., U.S.A.: Mr Remmel,
You will be surely missed. You have done so much for the Packer organization, most of which the avarage person takes for granted or knows little about. I hope you have a wonderful retirement. You will be mised more then even you know. Congradulations and Merry Christmas. :)
Kelly, Green Bay, WI, US: Uncle Lee, You've done so many amazing things over the course of the years. I think we've all looked up to you and are priveledged to know you. We Love you and I hope you enjoy your retirement!!
Doug Moses, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: Congratulations for being a part of the greatest NFL franchise of all time. Good luck and enjoy your retirement. GO PACK GO !
Badger, Columbus, WI, USA: Thanks for an AWESOME job Lee. Hope you enjoy your retirement.
Doug, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA: Mr. Remmel,

Thank You very much for all your contributions to the finest Franchise in Professional Sports.....stay active and watch us win another Super Bowl soon.
May God Bless.
Kent, Herriman, Utah, USA: I have been a Packer fan for over 40 years. Each year we attend a game at Lambeau. What an honor to have been with the team we all love for 62 years. You have spent your career among the Greatest Professionals in football. How proud you must be of our Packers. Enjoy a long happy retierment!
Chuck, Madison, WI, USA: Lee,

Thanks for keeping all the wonderfull Packer memories alive. The best to you and your family.

Happy Holidays!!!!
Bob Herdrich, West Bend, WI, USA: Hello Lee,
What a distinctive and impressive career! Thank you for being our historian and best authority on the Packers. You will be missed. Go Packers.
Dana, Cedarville, Ohio, USA: good luck in your future endeavors. thank you for your 62 year service for the greatest franchise in the world.
Mike, Thompson, Iowa, USA: Lee,
You name is familiar to every true Packer Fan. I've been rooting for the Packers for over 50 years and seems like I've heard your name for 50 years. Congradulations on your retirement and I hope this season ends on a VERY favorable note for your to remember.
Mike
Mike, Minneapolis, MN, USA: Dear Mr. Remmel,
Congrats on your well deserved retirement! You are a Green Bay Packer legend and a person who has covered and documented many legends over the years. Your dedication and loyalty to the Green Bay Packer organization is very much appreciated and does not end without a lot of admiration and thanks from the fans. I think I speak for all Green Bay Packer fans when I say "Thank You" for everything you have done. I wish you a happy and prosperous retirement! Best of Luck!

Mike
bill wells, spRING HILL, florida, usal.: lee I remember picking you and your wife up at the airport in miami back in the 70s . Dad had Guido"s restaurant in those days. you were a gentelman and I will miss you . stay in touch with us and hank you for all you have ill Wells
Chris, Indianapolis, IN, USA: Mr. Remmel, I just want to congratulate you on an incredible and exciting career. I have read many of your works and in my mind your name is truly synonymous with the Green Bay Packers. Thank you for the memories!
David, Madison, CT, USA: Dear Mr. Remmel,

Congratulations! I and my three boys, Zach 7, Mikey 5, and Danny 3 all appreciate the tradition you've uniquely upheld over your career.
(Heck, you've even shared with me by phone where Coach Lombardi's grave site is located prior to SuperBowl XXXI)

Can I safely ask my boys, "Who has worked the longest for the GB Packers... ever?" Is the correct answer Lee Remmel? If so, this will be added to the long list of GB Packer trivia they are expected to know if they hope to have their college educations paid for some day by me. All the best, Dave Hilmer
Sue, Milton, Wisconsin, USA: Best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful retirement. Thank you for your work and dedication to the Packers organization and the fans. I'm 53 and have been a fan since I was ten. Enjoy!
Craig, Chicago, IL, USA: Thanks for helping everyone remember how special the Packers have been by documenting and sharing history. It's to a great part because of your devotion that the Packers are known, loved, and respected in a nostalgic manner. You're a very special person and a LEGEND yourself :)
Dan, Baton Rouge, LA, USA: Mr Remmel,
I have been a Packer fan since I was a kid growing up in northern Illinois watching them on TV with my Dad. I have stay a fan in good times and bad and will do so until the day I die. Thanks for making it easy for us "cheeseheads in foreign lands" to keep up with the Green & Gold, the best sports franchise in the history of sports. Best to you and yours.
Craig Cebert, Summerfield, Florida, USA: Hello Coach,
Congratulations and thanks for all the wonderful Packers memories as well as the good times and friendship. Give my best to Noreen and God bless you both. Craig
isaac, Los Angeles, CA, 90066: You and you're longevity are one of the reasons I love the Pack. thank you
Bill, Weirton , WV, USA: Congrats Lee I've been a packer fan since 1959 and Ive enjoyed all the informative things, that you have given in the past. THANKS and good luck on retirement :)
Kevin, Escanaba, MI, USA: Congrats Lee on a job more than well done! No other team in the NFL can boast of someone that has the wealth of knowledge you have that doesn't need a computer to store it all! Thanks for coming to Escanaba for many years and bringing a player along to review the previous year and to preview the upcoming one. Best of luck in your retirement years and as always, GO PACK GO!
David, Beaver Dam, WI, USA: Lee,

I've been a Packer Backer since the mid '60's, and I've seen a lot of highs and lows.

Congratulations on your long and distinguished "careers" with the Pack. I enjoyed your comments on the recent PBS Wisconsin Hometowns show about Geen Bay.

Curly would have approved heartily. Again, best wishes and GO PACK!
Jon, Superior, WI, USA: Lee.. Thank you for your years of service to the Greatest team in the NFL.. you have done a great job and I hope that they make a place for you in the Packer hall of Fame ... Job well done.
Bob, Superior, Wi, Douglas: Best of luck in the future. I hope you had the best job in world. Please write a book on the team with the most history in football.
Harold, Montpelier, Idaho, USA: As a 60 year old fan of 52 years of Packer pride behind me, I want to thank you and those who have worked with you for all the wonderful memories. 5 Trips to Lambeau in my life so far. Congratulations and thanks, Harold
Jeremy, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.: Thanx 4 everything...go pack!!!
Bill Roth, Plymouth , Minnesota (Boo Vikings!), USA: Thanks for all your great work over the years. Packer fans like me really appreciate hearing about how things were done in the old days. Have a great retirement! Go Pack Go!
Bill, Waukesha, WI, USA: I'm sure you will have mixed emotions when you retire at the end of the month. I just want to say that you can take pride knowing you have mixed up the fans emotions throughout all your years. Needless to say, there are many fans that would have given anything to have been in your shoes. God Bless and Merry Christmas!
Don, Houston, Texas, USA: Hi Lee, Congrats on a fabulous career! I was lucky enough to spend my high school years in Green Bay and became a true Packers fan in the early to mid 1970's... your contributions to the Cause have been appreciated by All :)
Brenda, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA: Lee,
Congratulations and best wishes on your retirement. ENJOY!!
Leslie, Orono via New Holstein, Maine, USA: Congratulations Lee, and thank you for all you've done for Packers fans and for me personally. I worked with you as an intern for only 3 months a few years back, but your work ethic and professionalism inspire me still today. And even though you only knew me for one summer, I'll be with that memory of yours you could recall where I went to school and my brother's name if asked! The Super Bowl crew will NOT be the same without you. Sacre bleu!
Wayne, Freeport, Illinois , USA: Thanks for being a class act for a class organization. You will never be replaced! Have a long and healthy retierment.
Heidi, Menomonie, WI, USA: Thanks for your great relationship with Packers fans and the Packers organization itself. Your work to share your love of the Packers is truly appreciated by all!
RJorgensen, Lima, Ohio, USA: You, my never met friend, have been incredible, a joy, a true blessing to not just Packers fans, but to football as a whole. Thank you Mr. Remmel. Enjoy your retirement.
Chad Ratzburg, Appleton, WI, USA: Congratulations and a Big Thanks Lee!! I hope you enjoy your retirement, as I'm sure all Packer Fans do. Thanks you for your years of service and insight into the Packer Organization and it's players throughout history. Your knowledge of Packers history will be truely missed, along with everything else you have helped accomplished with the Packers. Again enjoy your retirement. Go Pack!!
Tim, Roanoke, Virginia, United States: Congratulations on your retirement, and there are no words that can describe the respect myself and other Green Bay fans have for you. You'll be greatly missed in the journalist aspect of The Packers... but I welcome you as a full fledge Packer fan! The memories you have are priceless of this organization! Enjoy your time off, and hope you witness many great games to come!
Jerimy, Richmond, VA, US: Thanks for everything Lee. Enjoy your retirment.
Pete, Anchorage, Alaska, USA: It must be rather difficult to retire from a 'Died and gone to heaven' job.
Best wishes and thank you.
Cathy, Greenfield, WI, USA: Dear Lee,
What a career you have had!! Thanks you for being so loyal to our Packers. I've been a fan since I was 4 years old. I remember very vividly the Ice Bowl & Bart Starr. Now we have Brett Farve who is the BEST!!! Thanks for the memories. Enjoy your retirement. You'll be missed!!!
Mike (packman) Kathan, Holton, MI, USA: Thanks for all the great memories via the Packer Report and many other sources. I always enjoyed your insight and passion for the Packers, I share your love for the Pack and wish you a happy retirement!
cindy, new richmond, wisconsin, usa: congratulations lee on your retirement. the green bay packers organization has been a better one because of you. thanks for everything you have done.
Ellen, Longmont, CO, USA: Your life and marriage have been an inspiration to me through all these years. And thank you for all of the opportunities to share in games, Super Bowls and Packer history. I've always been awed by your amazing knowledge and commitment. You're the best!
Paul, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States of America: Thank You! You have been one of the shining stars of the Green Bay Packer organization. Your level of knowledge is unsurpassed. You will be missed. Congratulations on your retirement. May it be extremely long, and happy. Thank You again.
Eric Michael, Salem, Oregon, United States: Lee, thanks so much for your hard work and dedication to the greatest team in sports history!
Keith, Shawano, WI, USA: Thank you for the years of service for the Packers!!! all of us in Shawano wish you the best!!
Keith, Delafield, Wi, USA: 62 years. Wow. Best of luck from a Packer fan.
Preston, Oshkosh, WI, USA: Hoorah to you Lee... Thanks for the "Memories!"
Harry, Menasha, WI, USA: Mr Remmel congrats on your retirement. What great man to have served the greatest football team of all time. Thanks for the memories.
Jandy, Alamosa, CO, US of A: Congratulations! Thanks for being such a strong support and so much more for our team!
Mike, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA: Lee, I was wondering who would retire first, you or Brett Favre. I'm actually quite surprised to see it was you. Not that either one of you should go. I know if there were such a thing as a franchise employee, you would be it. Congratulations my friend. Enjoy your well-earned retirement.
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