© Photographed April 22, 2017
Erected by Packers Heritage Trail
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
44° 30.923′ N, 88° 0.914′ W
44.515383, -88.015233
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GEORGE WHITNEY CALHOUN
Other than maybe Curly Lambeau, the Packers had no more important front man and no bigger booster than Calhoun over their first quarter-century. A gruff and colorful newspaperman who was fond of chewing on the stub of his cigar, Calhoun helped Lambeau found the team in 1919. Calhoun spent 40 years at the Green Bay Press-Gazette, and for most of that time he doubled as the Packers' publicist and secretary, among other duties. In the process, he made many influential friends, especially among big-city newspaper writers, who helped put little Green Bay on the map and build a widespread following for its treasured football team.
Dedicated in Memory of
Grandfather
Al J. Schneider
Packers Hall of Fame - 1992
Father
Donald J. Schneider
Packers Board of Directors 1981-2006
by the
Donald & Patricia Schneider Family
Erected by Packers Heritage Trail
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
44° 30.923′ N, 88° 0.914′ W
44.515383, -88.015233
Google Map
GEORGE WHITNEY CALHOUN
Other than maybe Curly Lambeau, the Packers had no more important front man and no bigger booster than Calhoun over their first quarter-century. A gruff and colorful newspaperman who was fond of chewing on the stub of his cigar, Calhoun helped Lambeau found the team in 1919. Calhoun spent 40 years at the Green Bay Press-Gazette, and for most of that time he doubled as the Packers' publicist and secretary, among other duties. In the process, he made many influential friends, especially among big-city newspaper writers, who helped put little Green Bay on the map and build a widespread following for its treasured football team.
Dedicated in Memory of
Grandfather
Al J. Schneider
Packers Hall of Fame - 1992
Father
Donald J. Schneider
Packers Board of Directors 1981-2006
by the
Donald & Patricia Schneider Family
The statue and marker are located at Packers Heritage Trail Plaza at the intersection of Washington Street and Cherry Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301.
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See also, Brown County: Packers Heritage Trail and Packers Heritage Trail Map.
Click here to view all statues and markers at Packers Heritage Plaza.
The statue and marker (visible at the center) are located
at Packers Heritage Trail Plaza.
Packers Heritage Trail Plaza is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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