All 15 head coaches in Packers history ranked from worst to best

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12. Lindy Infante (1988-91)

A Florida native who made his way up through the professional ranks as an assistant with various college programs until the late 1970s, Lindy Infante broke into the NFL coaching ranks in 1977 with the New York Giants. He got his first head coaching gig in 1984 with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL before becoming head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1988.

As head coach of the Packers, Infante and his group had just one winning season -- the 1989 season -- where they won 10 games. He was actually named AP Coach of the Year during that 1989 season in which quarterback Don Majkowski became one of the great one-year wonders in franchise history with 7 game-winning drives.

The magic was short-lived, however, and the Packers would end up going 6-10 in 1990 and 4-12 in 1991 before Brett Favre and Mike Holmgren took over the operation in 1992.

11. Forrest Gregg (1984-87)

Forrest Gregg is a beloved figure in Green Bay Packers history thanks to playing a huge role on Vince Lombardi's teams as the team's primary right tackle. Gregg was a nine-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl player, but being a head coach is a different ballgame entirely.

Like many of the coaches near the bottom of this list, Gregg lasted just four years with the Packers in which he posted a record of 25-37-1 with no winning seasons and no playoff appearances. Gregg is in the Packers Hall of Fame, but that has everything to do with his contributions as a player.

The Packers were in a stretch, at this time, of trying out former players under Vince Lombardi as the team's head coach, and they simply couldn't find the right formula.