Bob Harlan's Legacy: Lambeau Field's Saving Grace

0:00From NFL coverage, this is your March 6 update. Long time Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan passed away on March 5th at age 89 in Green Bay. Attribute to his career as planned soon, but fans still talk about the massive celebration he got on September 12th, 2000, after Brown. County voters approved a half percent sales tax to renovate Lambo Field and save the team's future. Harlan led a tough months-long push, going door-to-door and even hitting factories at 4 a.m. for shift changes to shake hands in rally support. With no backup plan, he poured everything into it, then walked into a local sports bar for the Victory Party, where the crowd chanted his name over, and over. Colleagues like Mark Schiefelbein recalled the pure relief washing over Harlan's face that night. He spent 19 years as president, mostly working behind the scenes to reshape how the nonprofit team operated. One of his biggest moves was hiring general managers Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson, who guided the Packers to their last two Super Bowl titles.

1:03Harlan met Wolf late once knowing night in 1987, and gave him total control over football decisions when he took charge in 1989. That trust shown through early on, like when Harlan backed Wolf's trade for Brett Farve in 1992, pushing past executive committee. Worries about giving up a first round pick, his bold choices secured the franchise's lasting success. D&N is brought to you by our sponsor, your pillow, your podcast, your moment, made for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com