Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame

The Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame (capitalized by the organization as the Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame) was the first hall of fame built to honor fans of a professional football team. It was established by the Green Bay Packers and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1998. Fans may nominate themselves or others for inductions by submitting an essay of 500 words or less, accompanied by a photo or a two-minute video, explaining why they or another person are the ultimate Packers fan and deserve recognition. Ten finalists are chosen by a selection committee composed of members of the Packer Hall of Fame board and members of the Green Bay Packers' front office, and are profiled in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, as well as on the Packers' website. Fans are then given an opportunity to vote on the 10 finalists whose stories were profiled.

The nominee who receives the most votes each year is named as the honorary fan and is inducted into the FAN Hall of Fame. The fan receives four club seats to a Packers home game (with their name announced on the Lambeau Field replay board), a $500 Packers Pro Shop gift certificate and a road trip for two to a Green Bay away game. The honoree is also introduced during the annual Packer Hall of Fame induction dinner, held each July, and has his or her name displayed on a plaque in the Packer Hall of Fame, in the atrium of Lambeau Field.[1]

Inductees
The entrance to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
YearNameHometownNotes
1999Mel KnokeAppleton, Wisconsin[2]
2000Louis GardipeeBlack River Falls, Wisconsin[3]
2001Ed JablonskiWausau, Wisconsin[4]
2002Paul MazzoleniGreen Bay, Wisconsin[5]
2003Wanda BoggsBrookfield, Wisconsin[6]
2004Sister Isaac Jogues RousseauMilwaukee, Wisconsin[7]
2005Dorothy HankeMilwaukee, Wisconsin[8]
2006Kathy LazzaroMilwaukee, Wisconsin[9]
2007Rich BarberaRiver Vale, New Jersey[10]
2008Richard 'Ike' EisenhauerWauwatosa, Wisconsin[11]
2009Allan HaleGreen Bay, Wisconsin[12]
2010Jim BeckerRacine, Wisconsin[13]
2011Tom LittleMount Sterling, Illinois[14]
2012Rick SteeleGreensburg, Pennsylvania[15]
2013Edward FritschSheboygan, Wisconsin[16]
2014Vivian Scherf-LaabsCedarburg, Wisconsin[17]
2015Steve SchumerGillette, New Jersey[18]
2016Patricia NevalaMenomonie, Wisconsin[19]
2017Frank LampingUnion Grove, Wisconsin[20]

References
  1. "Packers.com FAN Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  2. "Appleton's Mel Knoke Named First Honoree for Packer FAN 'Hall'". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  3. "Louis Gardipee, 90, Named Second Honoree for Packer FAN Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  4. "Edwin F. Jablonski, 75, Named Third Honoree for Packer FAN Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  5. "Paul Mazzoleni Named 4th Honoree for Packer FAN Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  6. "Wanda Boggs Named Fifth Honoree For Packer FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  7. "Sister Isaac Jogues Rousseau Named Sixth Honoree For Packers FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  8. "Dorothy Hanke Named Seventh Honoree For Packers FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  9. "Kathy Lazzaro Named Eighth Member Of Packers FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  10. "Rich Barbera Named Ninth Member of Packers Fan Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  11. "Richard 'Ike' Eisenhauer Named 10th Member Of Packers FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  12. "Allan Hale Named 11th Member Of Packers FAN Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  13. "Jim Becker Named 12th Member Of Packers Fan Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  14. "Tom Little Named 13th Member Of Packers Fan Hall Of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  15. "14th Member of Packers Fan Hall of Fame named". Packers.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  16. "Fritsch inducted to Packers Fan Hall of Fame". Fox11Online.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  17. "Vivian Scherf-Laabs named 16th member of Packers Fan Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  18. "Steve Schumer named 17th member of Packers FAN Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  19. "Patricia Nevala named 18th member of Packers Fan Hall of Fame". Packers.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  20. "Union Grove's Frank Lamping named to Packers Fan Hall of Fame". wisn.com. February 14, 2017.
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