Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf is part of the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Wolf was announced as one of eight inductees at the NFL Honors, Saturday night.
Wolf, along with former Bills, Panthers and Colts general manger Bill Polian, was one of two contributor nominees for the Hall. This is the first year contributors have been nominated in their own category.
Wolf came to the Packers in 1991 and stayed in the role of general manager through 2001.
When he arrived, the Packers were stuck in a two-decade long funk. Wolf played no small part in resurrecting the franchise and molding it into the perennial winner you know today.
Wolf’s list of accomplishments is long, but he will primarily be remembered for three moves.
In 1992, he fired then coach Lindy Infante and replaced him with San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren. Shortly thereafter, Wolf traded a first-round pick to Atlanta for quarterback Brett Favre. Then, in 1993, he lured probably the biggest free agent there ever was or ever will be — defensive end Reggie White — to Green Bay.
If you wanted to make the argument that Wolf was THE reason the Packers returned to prominence, you could easily do so.
A well-deserved honor. We simply can’t overstate how important Ron Wolf was in making the Packers legit again and for that, we’ll be forever thankful.
The other members of the Hall of Fame class are Polian, linebacker Junior Seau, receiver Tim Brown, running back Jerome Bettis, linebacker Charles Haley, guard Will Shields and center Mick Tinglehoff.
Congratulations to Mr. Wolf. Very deserving. No question Wolf had a key role in awakening the Packer organization from out of their winter slumber. Exit night enter light. Thanks
Yes, great to see Wolf get his induction, and on the same night that Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP. Sweet.
By the way, 8 guys in one HOF class is too damn many.
Congrats to Mr. Wolf! Well deserved.
There’s always pissing and moaning about guys that didn’t play getting into the HOF, but when you consider the scope of impact both Wolf and Polian had on the game opposed to say some ringmeat Viking player like Dinglehoff, STFU comes to mind.
Agreed, Savage, Shawn, too many players inducted last night and not a very good class. Arguments could be made for the others but Seau was the only monster among the group.