Packers from Final Four schools
With the NCAA Men's Final Four approaching, take a look at Packers players who have come from this year's semifinalist schools (Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke, Michigan State).
Drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Placed on injured reserve on August 26, 2014, following a knee injury.
No. 1 draft choice in 1961. Five-time All-Pro at cornerback. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
Selected in the eighth round of the 1964 NFL Draft. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1981. Was a part of three championship teams (1965-67). Was the center during the game-winning QB sneak of the Ice Bowl.
Born in Eau Claire, Wis. Consensus All-American out of Wisconsin in 1915. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. Died in 1966.
Selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl after a 91-catch, 12-TD season. Set a franchise single-season record with a league-high 2,342 combined net yards in 2012.
Selected by the Packers No. 3 overall in the 1958 NFL Draft. All-Pro in 1961. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1984.
Appeared in 50 games for the Packers after being selected in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Attended Manitowoc Lincoln High School in Wisconsin.
Won a Super Bowl (XXXI) ring with the Packers in 1996. Appeared in 33 games with Green Bay. Originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
A third-round pick by the Packers in the 1989 NFL Draft, Dilweg started seven games for the team in 1990. Dilweg's grandfather, Lavvie Dilweg, played end for the Packers from 1927-34.
Drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft. Appeared in 31 games for the Packers, scoring five rushing touchdowns. Finished his career with the Detroit Lions in 1987.
A fourth-round selection in the 2001 NFL Draft. Won back-to-back Rose Bowls at the University of Wisconsin (1999-2000).
Won three championships with the Packers (1931, 1936, 1939). Appeared in 103 games with Green Bay. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. Died in 1988.
A member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and a 1972 inductee into the Packers Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973. Died in 1986. (L-R: Don Hutson, Clarke Hinkle and Goldenberg)
Jankowski (#7) was selected by the Packers with the ninth overall pick in the 1937 NFL Draft. Appeared in 50 games with Green Bay. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1984. Died in 1996.
Selected second overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. Was a consensus All-American at Michigan State in 1988. Played in 45 games for the Packers before finishing his career with the Indianapolis Colts.
Acquired by Green Bay in a trade with Detroit in 1957. Played in 104 regular-season games in eight seasons with the Packers and won two NFL Championships under Vince Lombardi (1961 and 1962). Died in 2011.
Signed by the Packers in 2010. Holds the franchise records for highest gross punting average for a career (44.3 yards) and a single season (45.6 in 2011).
Signed by the Packers as a rookie free agent in 1933. Led Green Bay in rushing twice (1933 and 1935) and was a member of the 1936 World Championship team. Scored 90 career points as a back and kicker, and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1973. Died in 1978. (Pictured in his Michigan State uniform)
Drafted by the Packers with the No. 4 overall pick in 1952. Holds the team record for most passing yards (1,416) and touchdown passes (13) by a rookie.
Was a late-season pickup by the Packers in 1996. Scored the opening points – a 54-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre – in Green Bay's 35-21 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.
Selected by the Packers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. Recorded seven career interceptions, including three apiece during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
Drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft and became a starter early in his rookie season. Played in 134 regular-season games in his 11-year Green Bay career.
Selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1955 NFL Draft. Played baseball and football at Wisconsin and was named the school's top athlete as a senior. Played in 43 games for the Packers over four seasons before a shoulder injury forced him into retirement. Elected to the Packers' board of directors in 1987 and then to the executive committee in 1993 before reaching emeritus status in 2004. Died in 2012.
Joined the Packers in 1952 as a ninth-round draft choice. Was a member of Wisconsin's famous "Hard Rocks" defense that led the nation in 1951, allowing just 68.9 yards per game. Known as "The Little Bull" in Green Bay and was selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1987. Died in 2014.
Signed with the Packers in 2013 after two seasons in San Francisco. Played in three games in 2013 – making a pair of starts – after spending the first eight contests on the practice squad.
Drafted by the Packers in the sixth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Ranks seventh in Green Bay history in passing yards (7,106) and ninth in touchdown passes (31).
