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Lindy Infante was loved by the media

Raymond Rivard — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:24:06 +0000

Lindy Infante

If there was one good thing about Lindy Infante, is that his public relations skills were top-notch. The press loved him.

As you can tell by the posting below from the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, he was always good for a quote and a one-liner.

Check it out. It will surely make you smile.

Lindy Infante Knocks ‘Em Dead at Packers Press Conference

August 8, 2012 | Eric Goska |

This Date In History

August 8, 1988 – Lindy Infante’s first preseason game with the Green Bay Packers may not have gone as planned, but the first-year head coach maintains his sense of humor when facing the media the Monday following the 34-3 loss to the New York Giants. “Anybody got the autopsy back,” Infante asks reporters at the start of his press conference. “I expected to see the coroner out here instead of you guys.” Turning serious, Infante declares: “It’s still too early to proclaim us dead.” Green Bay opens the 1988 season with five straight losses before Infante secures his first regular-season win, a 45-3 dismantling of the New England Patriots.

Today in Packers history: April 29, 1992

Raymond Rivard — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:15:53 +0000

Here is another nugget of information from the files of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

This one involves Coach Mike Holmgren, GM Ron Wolf and a guy by the name of Woodside.

Enjoy …

Running Back Keith Woodside Traded to Dallas

April 29, 1992 - Keith Woodside, the Packers’ second-leading rusher in 1991, is traded to the Dallas Cowboys for an undisclosed 1993 draft choice. Though listed as a halfback, Woodside often lined up on the line of scrimmage as a third receiver in former coach Lindy Infante’s offense. New coach Mike Holmgren determines Woodside is not a natural fit for his two-back system, which leads to the Packers shopping Woodside. “If you’re asking me what prompted the deal, truly in the final analysis, he was more a pass receiver than a runner,” Packers General Manager Ron Wolf says.

Photo of Mike Holmgren

Packers history: Infante, Davey, Maryland

Raymond Rivard — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:07:17 +0000

We take another stroll down memory lane today courtesy of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Today we take a look at the Packers decision to draft Wisconsin native Don Davey and the team’s pickup of a washed up Russell Maryland.

Enjoy …

Packers Draft Wisconsin Native
Don Davey in Third Round

April 21, 1991 - Green Bay stays close to home when it drafts Don Davey in the third round of the draft. Davey, a defensive end, toiled for Manitowoc High School before playing four years with the Wisconsin Badgers. “I hung up the phone and jumped in the air,” Davey says of receiving the call from the Packers. Davey, a four-year academic All-American, was not expected to be taken so high. “We didn’t draft him to get him on game shows and win a lot of money,” Packers coach Lindy Infante says of Davey’s intelligence. “We drafted him because he can come in and play football for us.”

Free-Agent Defensive Tackle Russell Maryland
Inks Three-Year Deal With Packers

April 20, 2000 - The Packers come to terms with free agent defensive tackle Russell Maryland. The 300-pounder agrees to a three-year, $8.3 million contract that includes a $1.65 million signing bonus. “They (the Packers) really recruited Russell hard,” Leigh Steinberg, his agent, says. “They did a terrific job in taking what was an abstraction and turning it into a reality. Russell was thrilled.” Green Bay turned to Maryland after the club fell short in its pursuit of free-agent defensive tackle Sam Adams who signed with the Ravens.

Packers greats Favre, Lombardi anniversary dates celebrated this weekend

Raymond Rivard — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:57:37 +0000

It was an interesting twist of fate or maybe just coincidence that two of the most famous names in Packers lore were brought to the forefront this weekend – Brett Favre was traded to the Packers 20 years ago Saturday and Vince Lombardi signed on to coach the franchise 53 years ago today.

It’s no secret what these two meant to the Green Bay Packers organization, so it’s fitting that they both joined the team on days so close to one another – both coming to the team after some of the worst seasons the Packers had ever experienced.

Lombardi Joined the team after the 1958 team coached by Ray “Scooter” McClean went 1-10-1. Favre came to the Packers after the Lindy Infante season came to a close and the Ron Wolf/Mike Holmgren tenure was just getting under way.

Lombardi and Favre both made immediate impacts on the team, helping the storied franchise to two separate decades-plus that were filled with wins.

The Green Bay Press Gazette posted stories this weekend memorializing the two former Packer leaders. Just a run through the photographs is worth the trip to the website.

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