Packers open nominations for 25th FAN Hall of Fame member
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers will accept nominations for the 25th member of the Packers FAN Hall of Fame through Dec. 16.
The nominations must include an essay of 500 words or fewer, describing the merits of the nominee, accompanied by a photo. Individuals can nominate themselves, a relative or friend.
The honoree's selection will be announced in late February. The winner will receive four club seats to a 2023 Packers home game; a $500 Packers Pro Shop gift certificate; a road trip for two to a 2023 Packers away game, including game tickets, air fare and hotel accommodations; and a one-year subscription to PackersNews.com. They also will have their name added to the list of FAN Hall of Fame honorees recognized in the Packers Hall of Fame.
Jeff Yasick of Mazomanie was the 2022 honoree.
The nominating and voting process will take place entirely online at packers.com/FHOF. Fans without internet access can mail their nomination essays, along with their contact information, to the Packers’ Milwaukee office address: Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame, 330 E. Kilbourn Ave., Suite 1455, Milwaukee, WI 53202. For those mailing applications, a copy of the original photo should be submitted in case of damage or loss.
Ten finalists will be chosen in December by the Packers FAN Hall of Fame selection committee. The final round of voting will be from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31. Packers fans will be asked to vote for one of the 10 finalists, whose stories will be profiled on packers.com. The winner will be selected by Packers fans and the Packers’ selection committee.
Packers FAN Hall of Fame members include:
2022 – Jeff Yasick, Mazomanie
2021 – George Oudhuis, Rolling Prairie, Indiana
2020 - Kari Bernier, Dyersburg, Tennessee
2019 - Amy Nelson, Fence
2018 - Marguerite "Mugs" Bachhuber, Green Bay
2017 - Frank Lamping, Union Grove
2016 - Patricia Nevala, Menomonie
2015 - Steve Schumer, Gillette, N.J.
2014 - Vivian Scherf-Laabs, Cedarburg
2013 - Edward Fritsch, Sheboygan
2012 - Rick Steele, Greensburg, Pa.
2011 - Tom Little, Mount Sterling, Ill.
2010 - Jim Becker, Racine
2009 - Allan Hale, Green Bay
2008 - Richard "Ike" Eisenhauer, Wauwatosa
2007 - Rich Barbera, River Vale, N.J.
2006 - Kathy Lazzaro, Milwaukee
2005 - Dorothy Hanke, Milwaukee
2004 - Sister Isaac Jogues Rousseau, Milwaukee
2003 - Wanda Boggs, Brookfield
2002 - Paul Mazzoleni, Green Bay
2001 - Ed Jablonski, Wausau
2000 - Louis Gardipee, Black River Falls
1999 - Mel Knoke, Appleton
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