Former general manager Ron Wolf rightly receives ongoing and well-deserved praise for rebuilding and restoring the pride and glory of the Green Bay Packers in the 1990s.
Wolfe hired head coach Mike Holmgren, traded quarterback Brett Favre and signed defensive end Reggie White in free agency. The three pillars of this team will lead the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl titles. Favre and White are now inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
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More: Former Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan dies at 89
But none of these legends would be true if former president and CEO Bob Harlan hadn’t handed Wolfe complete control of football operations when he hired him in 1991.
This is just one of many examples of the top-notch leadership and decision-making skills Harlan displayed during his tenure as Packers president from 1989 to early 2008, making him one of the most important pillars in the organization’s history.
Harlan died March 5 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay at the age of 89.
More: Packers legends and leaders react to death of former president Bob Harlan
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“Bob Harlan will go down as one of the most underrated figures in the storied history of one of the great franchises in American sports,” veteran NFL reporter Peter King said in a statement released by the Packers.
NFL media and Packers fans posted a series of positive thoughts and tributes on social media. Here is an example.
This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: NFL media, Packers fans pay tribute to Bob Harlan on social media
