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VOTING IN PROGRESS FOR PACKERS FAN HALL OF FAME; 10 FINALISTS CHOSEN
posted 11/21/00
Voting for the third annual selection for the Packers FAN Hall of Fame is now in progress, the sponsoring Green Bay Packers and Packer Hall of Fame announced today.
The 10 finalists for the honor are:
- Herbert T. Barnes, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.
- Ethel (Tootie) Carew, Shawano, Wis.
- Ray Cates, New Munster, Wis.
- Ken Claus, Roscoe, Ill.
- Bea Froelich, Green Bay, Wis.
- Robert W. Goodwin, Beaver Dam, Wis.
- Ed Jablonski, Wausau, Wis.
- Marge Koenig, Wittenberg, Wis.
- Larry Primeau, De Pere, Wis.
- Father Carl Steiner, Wrightstown, Wis.
Froelich and Father Steiner also were finalists in 1999.
Votes can be cast on an official FAN Hall of Fame ballot. For the convenience of voters, a portion of the nomination essay for each of the 10 finalists is printed on the back of the ballot. Their complete nomination essays may be accessed by visiting packers.com or jsonline.com.
Ballots are available at a number of retail locations throughout the state of Wisconsin. They include:
- The Packer Hall of Fame, Green Bay
- The Packers Pro Shop, located at Lambeau Field, Green Bay
- Participating state Shopko stores; and
- Participating state Stein Gardens and Gifts stores.
- Best Buy Stores
- Re-Max Realty Locations
Each ballot may contain a vote for only one finalist. Complete ballots should be mailed to: FAN Hall of Fame, Green Bay Packers, P.O. Box 10628, Green Bay, WI 54307-0628. Only one ballot should be included in each envelope, and the name of the finalist being voted for should be printed on the back side of the envelope.
Fans also can vote online at packers.com or jsonline.com.
All ballots must be received in the Packers office by Wednesday, December 13. The identity of this year's ultimate honoree will be announced on Friday, December 15.
The winner will receive four club seats to a Packers home game, at which he or she will be recognized on the Lambeau Field JumboTron; a $500 Packers Pro Shop gift certificate and a road trip for two to a 2001 Packers away game, including game tickets, air fare and hotel accommodation.
The honoree also will be introduced during the Packer Hall of Fame Induction Dinner next July and have his or her name permanently displayed in a place of honor in the Packer Hall of Fame.
Last year's FAN Hall of Fame honoree was 90-year-old Louis Gardipee of Black River Falls, Wis. The late Mel Knoke of Appleton, Wis., was the Hall's charter selection in 1998.
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