Cliff Christl Profile

Green Bay music legend originally joined band in 1969

Was Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Dillon a free safety or a shutdown corner?

Played as rookie on Lombardi's 1962 title team

Had the smarts, instincts and tools to "do everything"

Those two German descendants are the picks of former teammates and others in the know

Arch Ward's mistaken history about the "Hungry Five"

Having most storied history of all NFL teams, Packers figure to be big hit in European markets

Tenure as Packers leader was transformational

"Sometimes you feel like you're playing football for the president of the United States"

His two clues: It was at old City Stadium and he might have been younger than five

Second-round pick in 2008 broke out in Super Bowl XLV

Second-round draft pick in 2006 brought big-play impact as go-to guy

Defensive end recorded 37 sacks over three-year span

Turn back the clock six decades to grasp it

1967 draft pick played in Ice Bowl and Super Bowl II

On defense, had 45 turnover plays in 92 regular-season games

Special-teamer played in six games for Packers in 1970

First-round draft pick in 1970 ranks fourth in team history for receptions by TEs

Career rebirth in Green Bay sent him to Canton

Franchise's chief executive for 17 years left his stamp on successful run

Wisconsin native played on Vince Lombardi's first team in Green Bay

Plus crossing the Grey Cup off my sports bucket list

Pass rusher known as "KGB" recorded double-digit sacks four straight years

Started six games at guard for Green Bay in 1975

Trade by GM Ron Wolf brought franchise's eventual all-time leading rusher to Green Bay

Seventh-round pick from UW's O-line factory became mainstay at RT

Company stock was a rip-off in 1921, old certificates a rip-off today

Curly Lambeau wore at least seven different numbers in his nine NFL seasons

Yes, despite my initial skepticism; but the Packers considered the color to be midnight blue

Went undrafted from Prairie View A&M, played three games in '92

The vote here would be no, but he was a gifted receiver

Give him good health plus his draft picks lost to the AFL and the Packers might have been a force into the 1970s

Not to be overlooked: His commitment to getting Packers history right was unmatched

Geis was Sterling Sharpe's position coach during his first four NFL seasons

A look at quarterback Joe Francis' career, Vince Lombardi's time at St. Cecilia, etc.

Part II: Packers contributor candidates

Part I: Answers to questions about Packers contributor candidates

Drafted in '82, elected to team's board of directors in 2021

Was the model for Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy

Packers to lose cherished record

Walter Camp, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Pop Warner were convinced mass plays were ruining the game more than a century ago

'66 NFL title game hero started on defense throughout Packers' three-peat

Hall of Famers included Bobby Dillon, James Lofton, Sterling Sharpe & LeRoy Butler

Landing a Jordan Love-caliber QB after pick No. 15 is a longshot

Packers GM beat all odds when he selected Aaron Rodgers

Many candidates but one produced five Super Bowl XXXI starters

Future Pro Football Hall of Famer Herb Adderley the No. 1 pick in stress-filled draft

Headlined by three future Hall of Famers: Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke & Jerry Kramer

Charley Brock, Larry Craig offset Larry Buhler's near-fatal accident

Sum & substance of Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky picks

Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Nashville, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Detroit and Green Bay have benefited so far

A draft that left tales of woe across the NFL worked out historically well for the Packers

Or was legendary quarterback a victim of paralysis from analysis?

How Randy Moss fell to No. 21

Their pick, Tony Mandarich was the crème de la crème of busts

Careers of John Elway, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino led to the doorstep of Canton

George Rogers or Lawrence Taylor: The debate that started it all

Scouts were divided over who was best: Jim Plunkett, Archie Manning or Dan Pastorini

How a flip of the coin led to four Super Bowl titles

Four players from Michigan State among first eight picks

Class of 1965 included three of the best prospects ever: Joe Namath, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers

Mel Renfro, Bob Hayes, Roger Staubach among draft's record 10 Hall of Famers

Played with two Hall of Fame QBs: Bart Starr and Sonny Jurgensen

A first round perhaps unmatched in NFL history

Ray Byrne: The undertaker who pushed to draft Johnny Unitas

Los Angeles Rams in the vanguard of modern-day draft preparation

Overlooked Tank Younger paved the way for Black College prospects

Was Green Bay's second-round draft pick in 1970

Curly Lambeau had a busy weekend when Wisconsin hosted its first NFL Draft

Marquette's Ray Buivid was drafted ahead of him

Superior's Tuffy Leemans turned out to be the draft's first sleeper

Highly respected, he worked under three Green Bay head coaches

Was claimed on waivers early in 1996 season by Green Bay

He also helped organize the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

A summary of NFL's greatest dynasties

Packers fans should be particularly thankful for Thanksgiving

Father of NFL QB Rodney Peete worked under Forrest Gregg and Lindy Infante

"He was just a punk," said Packers cofounder George Calhoun

One expert's algorithm leaves it an open question, at least to a degree

Experts weigh in on probability of a threepeat in a 32-team league compared to yesteryear