Longtime Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan died Thursday after being hospitalized with pneumonia. He is 89 years old.
Harlan served as president of the Green Bay Packers from 1989 to 2006 and again for half of the 2007 season. Under his leadership, the Packers won Super Bowl 31 and enjoyed their most sustained success since the Vince Lombardi era in the early Super Bowl era.
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According to Bleacher Report, Harlan retired as the winningest executive in NFL history.
“It was great to work for him,” said Ron Wolf, Packers general manager from 1991 to 2000 (via Forbes ). “He did exactly what he promised. He put me in charge of football operations and he never interfered. I think he did a lot of work for the Packers operations, so the Packers got back on the map.”
“The Packers family is saddened by the passing of Bob Harlan,” Packers president and CEO Ed Policy said in a statement released by the organization. “Bob was a visionary leader whose impact on the franchise was transformative. From his inspiring hiring of Ron Wolfe to turn around the club’s on-field fortunes to his tireless efforts to rebuild Lambeau Field, Bob restored the Packers to competitive excellence during his tenure and helped ensure our unique and cherished flagship of the NFL. The team has laid a solid foundation for a generation of success.”
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