I consider myself a student of the game and a historian of Packers football, yet I just finished up the Packers Legendary series on Roku and I have to admit, I had never heard of Jack Vainisi, nor understood how important his role was in Packers history.
Perhaps or forum historian, [mention]RingoCStarrQB[/mention], can do an appropriate bio on the great Jack Vainisi, just in case you have missed his place in Packers history, like I have, until now.
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hopefully Ringo wont mind that I jump ahead with a article or two about Vainisi. 
I had a few articles about Jack book marked, but they wont even open any more, discontinued like so much about Vainisi, imo his early death wipes out his name recognition and just acclaim, imho Jack Vainisi was on Par with the best GM's ever, it's a blight against our FO of that era for not giving him that title.
I was able to find this one though, it's not that long so I'll just post it.
Vince Lombardi rightly gets the lion's share of credit for the Green Bay Packers' unbelievable run of five championships in seven seasons in the 1960s. But if the National Football League had any sense of history, it would name its annual draft day television extravaganza "The Jack Vainisi Show," in honor of the man whose remarkable draft day wisdom put in place the great players who Lombardi used to win championships.
Vainisi, according to many writers of league history as well as former players, is perhaps the one man who turned a draft day comedy into serious examination of players' potential. Vainis began his career at age 23, but then died a tragically young death 10 years later just as the hapless Packers had turned the corner and were on the verge of winning championships.
His story is one of meeting life's unexpected challenges as opportunities, and of beating the opposition with preparation. His legacy is written in both the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, of which he is a member, and of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where 11 men he brought to Green Bay are enshrined as members.
All this from a guy who grew up with the Chicago Bears, but ran a series of drafts for Green Bay which are still considered among the best in history, stocking the team with the talent Lombardi would use. Although Vainisi never carried the title of general manager in his 10-year stint in Green Bay (from 1951 to 1960), that is what he really was. He was officially known as the scouting director, the personnel director, the business operations director and the chief contract negotiator.
Perhaps his best draft during his tenure was in 1958, when his first pick was Dan Currie, a Michigan State linebacker who went on to have a stellar career in Green Bay. In the second round Vainisi took Jim Taylor, the powerhouse fullback from Louisiana State who would become a Hall of Famer. The Packers had two picks in the third round and with the first they took Dick Christy, a back from North Carolina State who never played for the Pack. But the next pick came with a choice obtained from the New York Giants in a trade which sent defensive end John Martinkovic to the Giants. That pick was used to select Ray Nitschke, the middle linebacker from Illinois who would anchor Lombardi's defenses and who is also in the Hall of Fame. With the fourth round pick, the Packers chose Jerry Kramer, the Idaho guard who many think should be enshrined in Canton, even though he is not.
Vainisi, little remembered by Packers fans, was raised on the northside of Chicago, in close proximity to many of the Chicago Bears players of the late '30s and early '40s. Vainisi's father, Tony, ran a grocery and delicatessen across the street from the Sheraton Plaza Hotel where several of the Bears made their homes during the season. The football players tended to hang out at Tony's, and Jack got to know most of them, including Gene Ronzani, then of the Bears, later coach of the Packers.
Vainisi's Bears connection went deeper, however. He attended school and played football with Mugsy Halas, the son of Bears owner, coach and autocrat George S. Halas. As a high school senior, Vainisi was selected as an All City lineman, playing for St. George High School, and was givn a scholarship to Notre Dame by Hugh Deven
Vainisi was good enough to start as a freshman at Notre Dame, but after that season was drafted into the Army and sent to post-war Japan, where he played football on a service team while working at the headquarters of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Vainisi became ill during his tour of duty in Japan, and was diagnosed, mistakenly as it turned out, with scarlet fever. Vainisi had been suffering from the far more serious rheumatic fever and the disease and his continued football career had caused serious and permanent damage to his heart.
Although he could no longer play football, Vainisi returned to Notre Dame after his recuperation and continued his studies, along with his association with Gene Ronzani, who was an assistant coach.
Ronzani once told Vainisi that if ever landed a head coaching job in the National Football League, he would hire Vainisi, according to John Torinus, the longtime Packers executive committee member and newspaper editor in Green Bay and Appleton.
Torinus, like other authors such as David Maraniss in his biography of Lombardi and Eddie Epstien in his book on the Bears, give credit to Vainisi for stocking Lombardi's teams with the players needed for success. Writing in his 1982 book "The Packer Legend," Torinus notes that Vainisi was back-packing through Europe after his college graduation when he got word from Ronzani, who had been hired to coach the Packers, that he wanted Vainisi on his staff at Green Bay.
https://madison.com/sports/jack-vainisi ... 62d21.html
I had a few articles about Jack book marked, but they wont even open any more, discontinued like so much about Vainisi, imo his early death wipes out his name recognition and just acclaim, imho Jack Vainisi was on Par with the best GM's ever, it's a blight against our FO of that era for not giving him that title.
I was able to find this one though, it's not that long so I'll just post it.
Vince Lombardi rightly gets the lion's share of credit for the Green Bay Packers' unbelievable run of five championships in seven seasons in the 1960s. But if the National Football League had any sense of history, it would name its annual draft day television extravaganza "The Jack Vainisi Show," in honor of the man whose remarkable draft day wisdom put in place the great players who Lombardi used to win championships.
Vainisi, according to many writers of league history as well as former players, is perhaps the one man who turned a draft day comedy into serious examination of players' potential. Vainis began his career at age 23, but then died a tragically young death 10 years later just as the hapless Packers had turned the corner and were on the verge of winning championships.
His story is one of meeting life's unexpected challenges as opportunities, and of beating the opposition with preparation. His legacy is written in both the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, of which he is a member, and of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where 11 men he brought to Green Bay are enshrined as members.
All this from a guy who grew up with the Chicago Bears, but ran a series of drafts for Green Bay which are still considered among the best in history, stocking the team with the talent Lombardi would use. Although Vainisi never carried the title of general manager in his 10-year stint in Green Bay (from 1951 to 1960), that is what he really was. He was officially known as the scouting director, the personnel director, the business operations director and the chief contract negotiator.
Perhaps his best draft during his tenure was in 1958, when his first pick was Dan Currie, a Michigan State linebacker who went on to have a stellar career in Green Bay. In the second round Vainisi took Jim Taylor, the powerhouse fullback from Louisiana State who would become a Hall of Famer. The Packers had two picks in the third round and with the first they took Dick Christy, a back from North Carolina State who never played for the Pack. But the next pick came with a choice obtained from the New York Giants in a trade which sent defensive end John Martinkovic to the Giants. That pick was used to select Ray Nitschke, the middle linebacker from Illinois who would anchor Lombardi's defenses and who is also in the Hall of Fame. With the fourth round pick, the Packers chose Jerry Kramer, the Idaho guard who many think should be enshrined in Canton, even though he is not.
Vainisi, little remembered by Packers fans, was raised on the northside of Chicago, in close proximity to many of the Chicago Bears players of the late '30s and early '40s. Vainisi's father, Tony, ran a grocery and delicatessen across the street from the Sheraton Plaza Hotel where several of the Bears made their homes during the season. The football players tended to hang out at Tony's, and Jack got to know most of them, including Gene Ronzani, then of the Bears, later coach of the Packers.
Vainisi's Bears connection went deeper, however. He attended school and played football with Mugsy Halas, the son of Bears owner, coach and autocrat George S. Halas. As a high school senior, Vainisi was selected as an All City lineman, playing for St. George High School, and was givn a scholarship to Notre Dame by Hugh Deven
Vainisi was good enough to start as a freshman at Notre Dame, but after that season was drafted into the Army and sent to post-war Japan, where he played football on a service team while working at the headquarters of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Vainisi became ill during his tour of duty in Japan, and was diagnosed, mistakenly as it turned out, with scarlet fever. Vainisi had been suffering from the far more serious rheumatic fever and the disease and his continued football career had caused serious and permanent damage to his heart.
Although he could no longer play football, Vainisi returned to Notre Dame after his recuperation and continued his studies, along with his association with Gene Ronzani, who was an assistant coach.
Ronzani once told Vainisi that if ever landed a head coaching job in the National Football League, he would hire Vainisi, according to John Torinus, the longtime Packers executive committee member and newspaper editor in Green Bay and Appleton.
Torinus, like other authors such as David Maraniss in his biography of Lombardi and Eddie Epstien in his book on the Bears, give credit to Vainisi for stocking Lombardi's teams with the players needed for success. Writing in his 1982 book "The Packer Legend," Torinus notes that Vainisi was back-packing through Europe after his college graduation when he got word from Ronzani, who had been hired to coach the Packers, that he wanted Vainisi on his staff at Green Bay.
https://madison.com/sports/jack-vainisi ... 62d21.html
Interesting. I always knew he died of a heart attack, but didn't know that it was caused by rheumatic fever.
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That is great history! And how few really know his name. I didn’t. Thanks for sharing!
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1951 - 1960 Packers Drafts:
8 HOF selections including 3 in 1958.
8 HOF selections including 3 in 1958.
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Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1960 1 Tom Moore 5 HB 1967 0 1 3 33 102 13 19 383 5 1 660 2445 21 141 1152 10 Vanderbilt
1960 2 Bob Jeter 17 DB 1973 1 2 6 55 139 2 25 0 26 Iowa
1960 5 Dale Hackbart 51 DB 1973 0 0 5 46 152 19 Wisconsin
1960 6 Mike Wright 65 T 0 0 0 Minnesota
1960 7 Kirk Phares 77 G 0 0 0 South Carolina
1960 8 Don Hitt 89 C 0 0 0 Oklahoma St.
1960 9 Frank Brixius 101 T 0 0 0 Minnesota
1960 11 Ron Ray 125 T 0 0 0 Howard Payne
1960 12 Harry Ball 137 T 0 0 0 Boston Col.
1960 13 Paul Winslow 149 DB 1960 0 0 0 3 12 2 -3 0 North Carolina Central
1960 14 Jon Gilliam 161 C 1967 0 1 6 38 76 1 -6 0 Texas A&M-Commerce
1960 15 Garney Henley 173 B 0 0 0 Huron
1960 16 John Littlejohn 185 B 0 0 0 Kansas St.
1960 17 Joe Gomes 197 B 0 0 0 South Carolina
1960 18 Royce Whittington 209 T 0 0 0 Louisiana
1960 19 Rich Brooks 221 E 0 0 0 Purdue
1960 20 Gilmer Lewis 233 T 0 0 0 Oklahoma
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1959 1 Randy Duncan 1 QB 1961 0 0 0 2 14 25 67 361 1 3 5 42 0 Iowa
1959 2 Alex Hawkins 13 HB 1968 0 0 4 24 125 0 1 0 0 0 208 787 10 129 1751 12 South Carolina
1959 3 Boyd Dowler 25 FL 1971 0 2 11 75 162 2 28 0 474 7270 40 Colorado
1959 5 Andy Cvercko 55 G 1963 0 0 2 20 47 Northwestern
1959 6 Willie Taylor 61 C 0 0 0 Florida A&M
1959 7 Bobby Jackson 73 DB 1961 0 0 0 6 21 Alabama
1959 7 Gary Raid 83 T 0 0 0 Willamette
1959 8 Buddy Mayfield 85 E 0 0 0 South Carolina
1959 8 Bob Laraba 95 LB 1961 0 0 0 10 28 2 7 23 0 2 8 18 1 6 Texas-El Paso
1959 9 George Dixon 97 B 0 0 0 Bridgeport
1959 10 Sam Tuccio 109 T 0 0 0 Southern Miss
1959 11 Bob Webb 121 B 0 0 0 St. Ambrose
1959 12 Larry Hall 133 G 0 0 0 Missouri Valley
1959 13 Jim Hurd 145 B 0 0 0 Albion
1959 14 Ken Kerr 157 G 0 0 0 Arizona St.
1959 15 Dick Teteak 169 G 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1959 16 Dan Edgington 181 E 0 0 0 Florida
1959 17 Tom Secules 193 B 0 0 0 William & Mary
1959 18 Dick Nearents 205 T 0 0 0 East. Washington
1959 19 Bill Butler 217 DB 1964 0 0 3 20 75 29 108 0 6 95 0 11 Tenn-Chattanooga
1959 20 Charley Sample 229 B 0 0 0 Arkansas
1959 21 Dave Smith 241 FB 1964 1 0 1 18 65 6 12 137 1 0 328 1368 11 80 772 7 Ripon
1959 22 Charlie Anderson 253 E 0 0 0 Drake
1959 23 Ben Lawver 265 T 0 0 0 Lewis & Clark
1959 24 Joe Hergert 277 LB 1961 0 0 0 9 19 2 Florida
1959 25 Leroy Hardee 289 B 0 0 0 Florida A&M
1959 26 Ken Higginbotham 301 E 0 0 0
1959 27 Timmy Brown 313 RB 1968 0 3 5 66 108 1 6 11 1 2 889 3862 31 235 3399 26 Ball St.
1959 28 Jerry Epps 325 G 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
1959 29 Jack Flara 337 B 0 0 0 Pittsburgh
1959 30 Dick Emerich 349 T 0 0 0 West Chester
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1958 1 Dan Currie 3 LB 1966 1 1 7 54 118 11 Michigan St.
1958 2 Jim Taylor HOF 15 FB 1967 1 5 9 84 132 1941 8597 83 225 1756 10 LSU
1958 3 Dick Christy 27 HB 1963 0 1 4 24 64 6 18 94 2 2 337 1267 9 132 1473 6 North Carolina St.
1958 3 Ray Nitschke HOF 36 LB 1972 2 1 13 94 190 1 34 0 25 Illinois
1958 4 Jerry Kramer HOF 39 G 1968 5 3 9 76 130 Idaho
1958 5 Joe Francis 51 QB 1959 0 0 0 0 24 20 49 266 2 3 26 158 1 Oregon St.
1958 6 Ken Gray 62 G 1970 2 6 13 68 162 Howard Payne
1958 7 Doug Maison 75 B 0 0 0 Hillsdale
1958 8 Mike Bill 86 C 0 0 0 Syracuse
1958 9 Norm Jarock 99 B 0 0 0 St. Norbert
1958 10 Carl Johnson 110 T 0 0 0 Illinois
1958 11 Harry Horton 123 E 0 0 0 Wichita St.
1958 12 Wayne Miller 134 E 0 0 0 Baylor
1958 13 Gene Cook 147 E 1959 0 0 0 0 1 1 43 0 Toledo
1958 14 Harry Hauffe 158 T 0 0 0 South Dakota
1958 15 Tom Newell 171 B 0 0 0 Drake
1958 16 Arley Finley 182 T 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
1958 17 Joe Reese 195 E 0 0 0 Arkansas Tech
1958 18 Chuck Strid 206 G 0 0 0 Syracuse
1958 20 John DuBose 230 B 0 0 0
1958 21 Jerry Kershner 243 T 0 0 0 Oregon
1958 22 Dick Maggard 254 B 0 0 0 Col. of Idaho
1958 23 Jack Ashton 267 G 0 0 0 South Carolina
1958 24 John Jereck 278 T 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy
1958 25 Larry Plenty 291 B 0 0 0 Boston Col.
1958 26 Esker Harris 302 G 0 0 0 UCLA
1958 27 Neil Habig 315 C 0 0 0 Purdue
1958 28 Dave Crowell 326 G 0 0 0 Washington St.
1958 29 Bob Haynes 339 T 0 0 0 Sam Houston St.
1958 30 John Peters 350 T 0 0 0 Houston
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1957 1 Paul Hornung HOF 1 HB 1966 2 2 9 46 104 24 55 383 5 4 893 3711 50 130 1480 12 Notre Dame
1957 1 Ron Kramer 4 E 1967 1 1 7 34 128 0 1 0 0 1 6 9 0 229 3272 16 Michigan
1957 2 Joel Wells 18 HB 1961 0 0 0 2 14 65 216 1 6 31 1 Clemson
1957 3 Dalton Truax 29 T 1960 0 0 0 4 14 Tulane
1957 4 Carl Vereen 41 T 1957 0 0 0 0 12 Georgia Tech
1957 6 John Nisby 70 G 1964 0 3 8 31 102 Pacific
1957 7 Frank Gilliam 76 E 0 0 0 Iowa
1957 8 George Belotti 87 C 1961 0 0 1 11 20 USC
1957 9 Ken Wineburg 100 B 0 0 0 TCU
1957 10 Gary Gustafson 111 G 0 0 0 Gustavus Adolphus
1957 11 Jim Roseboro 124 B 0 0 0 Ohio St.
1957 12 Ed Sullivan 135 C 0 0 0 Notre Dame
1957 12 Glenn Bestor 145 B 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1957 13 Jim Morse 148 B 0 0 0 Notre Dame
1957 14 Rudy Schoendorf 159 T 0 0 0 Miami (OH)
1957 15 Pat Hinton 172 G 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
1957 16 Ed Buckingham 183 T 0 0 0 Minnesota
1957 17 Don Boudreaux 196 T 0 0 0 Houston
1957 18 Credell Green 207 B 0 0 0 Washington
1957 19 Ernie Danjean 220 LB 1957 0 0 0 0 12 Auburn
1957 20 Percy Oliver 231 G 0 0 0 Illinois
1957 21 Chuck Mehrer 244 T 0 0 0 Missouri
1957 22 Ronnie Quillian 255 QB 0 0 0 Tulane
1957 23 John Symank 268 DB 1963 0 0 3 15 89 19 Florida
1957 24 Charlie Leyendecker 279 T 0 0 0 SMU
1957 25 Jerry Johnson 292 T 0 0 0 St. Norbert
1957 26 Buddy Bass 303 E 0 0 0 Duke
1957 27 Marty Booher 316 T 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1957 28 Dave Herbold 327 G 0 0 0 Minnesota
1957 29 Howie Dare 340 B 0 0 0 Maryland
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1956 1 Jack Losch 8 HB 1956 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 63 1 0 19 43 0 7 85 0 Miami (FL)
1956 2 Forrest Gregg HOF 20 T 1971 7 9 11 89 193 SMU
1956 4 Cecil Morris 44 G 0 0 0 Oklahoma
1956 5 Bob Skoronski 56 T 1968 0 1 10 49 146 Indiana
1956 6 Bob Burris 68 B 0 0 0 Oklahoma
1956 7 Hank Gremminger 80 DB 1966 0 0 8 32 131 29 Baylor
1956 8 Russ Dennis 92 E 0 0 0 Maryland
1956 9 Gordy Duvall 104 B 0 0 0 USC
1956 10 Bob Laughery 116 B 0 0 0 Maryland
1956 11 Mike Hudock 128 C 1967 0 0 6 29 96 Miami (FL)
1956 12 Max Burnett 140 B 0 0 0 Arizona
1956 13 Jim Mense 152 C 0 0 0 Notre Dame
1956 14 Charlie Thomas 164 B 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1956 15 Buddy Alliston 176 LB 1960 0 0 0 3 11 1 Mississippi
1956 16 Curtis Lynch 188 T 0 0 0 Alabama
1956 17 Bart Starr HOF 200 QB 1971 1 4 13 90 196 1808 3149 24718 152 138 247 1308 15 Alabama
1956 18 Stan Intihar 212 E 0 0 0 Cornell
1956 19 Ken Vakey 224 E 0 0 0 Texas Tech
1956 20 Clyde Letbetter 236 T 0 0 0 Baylor
1956 21 Hal O'Brien 248 B 0 0 0 SMU
1956 22 Johnny Popson 260 B 0 0 0 Furman
1956 23 Jesse Birchfield 272 G 0 0 0 Duke
1956 24 Don Wilson 284 C 0 0 0 Rice
1956 25 Franz Koeneke 296 E 0 0 0 Minnesota
1956 26 Dick Goehe 308 T 0 0 0 Mississippi
1956 27 Dick Kolian 320 E 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1956 28 Bobby Lance 332 QB 0 0 0 Florida
1956 29 Vester Newcomb 344 C 0 0 0 Southwest JC (MS)
1956 30 Rod Hermes 355 QB 0 0 0 Beloit
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1955 1 Tom Bettis 5 LB 1963 0 0 3 13 109 1 Purdue
1955 2 Jim Temp 17 DE 1960 0 0 1 4 43 1 Wisconsin
1955 3 Buddy Leake 29 B 0 0 0 Oklahoma
1955 5 Hank Bullough 53 G 1958 0 0 1 0 20 Michigan St.
1955 6 Norm Amundsen 65 G 1957 0 0 0 0 12 Wisconsin
1955 7 Bob Clemens 77 FB 1955 0 0 0 0 2 Georgia
1955 8 Johnny Crouch 89 E 0 0 0 TCU
1955 9 Ed Culpepper 101 DT 1963 0 0 3 18 74 Alabama
1955 10 George Rogers 113 T 0 0 0 Auburn
1955 11 Ron Clark 125 B 0 0 0 Nebraska
1955 12 Art Walker 137 T 0 0 0 Michigan
1955 13 Ed Adams 149 B 0 0 0 South Carolina
1955 14 Fred Baer 161 B 0 0 0 Michigan
1955 15 George Machoukas 173 C 0 0 0 Toledo
1955 16 Charlie Brackins 185 QB 1955 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 Prairie View
1955 17 Lynn Beightol 197 B 0 0 0 Maryland
1955 18 Doyle Nix 209 DB 1961 0 0 5 10 54 16 SMU
1955 19 Bob Carter 221 T 0 0 0 Grambling St.
1955 20 Carl Bolt 233 B 0 0 0 Southern Miss
1955 20 Bob Antkowiak 236 E 0 0 0 Bucknell
1955 21 Lavell Isbell 245 T 0 0 0 Houston
1955 22 Bill Brunner 257 B 0 0 0 Arkansas Tech
1955 23 Elton Shaw 269 T 0 0 0 LSU
1955 24 Charley Bryant 281 G 0 0 0 Nebraska
1955 25 Nate Borden 293 DE 1962 0 0 5 12 92 Indiana
1955 26 Jim Jennings 305 DE 1955 0 0 0 0 4 Missouri
1955 27 Bob Peringer 317 E 0 0 0 Washington St.
1955 28 Jack Spears 329 T 0 0 0 Tenn-Chattanooga
1955 29 Sam Pino 341 B 0 0 0 Boston Univ.
1955 30 Bob Saia 352 B 0 0 0 Tulane
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1954 1 Art Hunter 3 C 1965 0 1 9 31 119 Notre Dame
1954 1 Veryl Switzer 4 HB 1955 0 0 1 0 24 31 160 0 31 269 3 Kansas St.
1954 2 Bob Fleck 15 T 0 0 0 Syracuse
1954 3 George Timberlake 27 LB 1955 0 0 0 0 6 USC
1954 4 Tommy Allman 40 B 0 0 0 West Virginia
1954 5 Max McGee 51 E 1967 0 1 9 57 148 0 2 0 0 1 12 121 0 345 6346 50 Tulane
1954 7 Sam Marshall 75 T 0 0 0 Florida A&M
1954 8 Jimmie Williams 87 T 0 0 0 Texas Tech
1954 9 Dave Davis 99 E 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
1954 10 Gene Knutson 111 DE 1956 0 0 0 0 18 Michigan
1954 11 Ken Hall 123 E 0 0 0 North Texas
1954 12 Bill Oliver 135 B 0 0 0 Alabama
1954 13 Mike Takacs 147 G 0 0 0 Ohio St.
1954 14 Dave (Kosse) Johnson 159 B 0 0 0 Rice
1954 16 Des Koch 183 B 0 0 0 USC
1954 17 J.D. Roberts 195 G 0 0 0 Oklahoma
1954 18 Emery Barnes 207 DE 1956 0 0 0 0 2 Oregon
1954 19 Ken Hall 219 C 0 0 0 Springfield
1954 20 Lowell Herbert 231 G 0 0 0 Pacific
1954 21 Art Liebscher 243 B 0 0 0 Pacific
1954 22 Willie Buford 255 T 0 0 0 Morgan St.
1954 23 Clint Sathrum 267 B 0 0 0 St. Olaf
1954 24 Marv Tennefoss 279 E 0 0 0 Stanford
1954 25 John Smalley 291 T 0 0 0 Alabama
1954 26 Ralph Baierl 303 T 0 0 0 Maryland
1954 27 Hosea Sims 315 E 0 0 0 Marquette
1954 28 Evan Slonac 327 B 0 0 0 Michigan St.
1954 29 Jerry Dufek 339 T 0 0 0 St. Norbert
1954 30 Terry Campbell 351 B 0 0 0 Washington St.
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1953 1 Al Carmichael 7 HB 1961 0 0 3 8 84 1 1 26 0 0 222 947 4 112 1633 8 USC
1953 2 Gil Reich 19 B 0 0 0 Army/Kansas
1953 3 Bill Forester 31 LB 1963 3 4 11 48 138 21 SMU
1953 4 Gib Dawson 44 HB 1953 0 0 0 0 7 5 18 0 Texas
1953 5 Roger Zatkoff 56 LB 1958 1 3 4 0 72 4 Michigan
1953 6 Bob Kennedy 68 G 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1953 7 Jim Ringo HOF 80 C 1967 6 10 14 78 187 0 13 0 Syracuse
1953 8 Lauren Hargrove 92 B 0 0 0 Georgia
1953 9 Floyd Harrawood 104 T 0 0 0 Tulsa
1953 10 Vic Rimkus 116 G 0 0 0 Holy Cross
1953 11 Joe Johnson 128 HB 1961 0 0 0 3 66 93 376 0 84 920 8 Boston Col.
1953 12 Dick Curran 140 B 0 0 0 Arizona St.
1953 13 Bob Orders 152 C 0 0 0 Army/West Virginia
1953 14 Charley Wrenn 164 T 0 0 0 TCU
1953 15 Gene Helwig 176 B 0 0 0 Tulsa
1953 16 John Hlay 188 B 0 0 0 Ohio St.
1953 17 Bill Georges 200 E 0 0 0 Texas
1953 18 Jim Philbee 212 B 0 0 0 Bradley
1953 19 Bill Lucky 224 T 0 0 0 Baylor
1953 20 John Harville 236 B 0 0 0 TCU
1953 21 Bob Conway 248 B 0 0 0 Alabama
1953 22 Bill Turnbeaugh 260 T 0 0 0 Auburn
1953 23 Bill Murray 272 E 0 0 0 American Int.
1953 24 Jim Haslam 284 T 0 0 0 Tennessee
1953 25 Ike Jones 296 E 0 0 0 UCLA
1953 26 George Bozanic 308 B 0 0 0 USC
1953 27 Jim McConaughey 320 E 0 0 0 Houston
1953 28 Zack Jordan 332 B 0 0 0 Colorado
1953 29 Henry O'Brien 344 G 0 0 0 Boston Col.
1953 30 Al Barry 356 G 1960 0 0 4 3 53 USC
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1952 1 Babe Parilli 4 QB 1969 1 3 8 60 189 1552 3330 22681 178 220 383 1522 23 1 0 0 Kentucky
1952 2 Billy Howton 15 E 1963 2 4 12 24 142 5 29 0 503 8459 61 Rice
1952 3 Bobby Dillon HOF 28 DB 1959 4 4 8 0 94 52 Texas
1952 5 Dave Hanner 52 DT 1964 0 2 10 30 160 4 Arkansas
1952 6 Tom Johnson 63 DT 1952 0 0 0 0 8 Michigan
1952 7 Bill Reichardt 76 FB 1952 0 0 0 0 12 39 121 1 5 18 0 Iowa
1952 8 Mel Becket 87 C 0 0 0 Indiana
1952 9 Deral Teteak 100 LB 1956 0 1 2 0 49 6 Wisconsin
1952 10 Art Kleinschmidt 111 G 0 0 0 Tulane
1952 10 Bill Roffler 116 DB 1954 0 0 0 0 3 Washington St.
1952 11 Billy Burkhalter 124 B 0 0 0 Rice
1952 12 Bill Wilson 135 T 0 0 0 Texas
1952 13 Billy Hair 148 B 0 0 0 Clemson
1952 14 Jack Morgan 159 T 0 0 0 Michigan St.
1952 15 Bobby Jack Floyd 172 FB 1953 0 0 1 0 20 77 306 1 20 192 0 TCU
1952 16 Johnny Coatta 183 B 0 0 0 Wisconsin
1952 17 Don Peterson 196 B 0 0 0 Michigan
1952 18 Howard Tisdale 207 T 0 0 0 S.F. Austin
1952 19 Johnny Pont 220 B 0 0 0 Miami (OH)
1952 20 Chuck Boerio 231 LB 1952 0 0 0 0 1 Illinois
1952 21 Herb Zimmerman 244 G 0 0 0 TCU
1952 22 Karl Kluckhohn 255 E 0 0 0 Colgate
1952 23 Frank Kapral 268 G 0 0 0 Michigan St.
1952 24 John Schuetzner 279 E 0 0 0 South Carolina
1952 25 Charlie LaPradd 292 T 0 0 0 Florida
1952 26 Charlie Stokes 303 T 0 0 0 Tennessee
1952 27 l.D. Russell 316 B 0 0 0 SMU
1952 28 Billy Barrett 327 B 0 0 0 Notre Dame
1952 29 Bill Stratton 340 B 0 0 0 Lewis
1952 30 Jack Fulkerson 351 T 0 0 0 Southern Miss
Year Rnd Player Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1951 1 Bob Gain 5 DT 1964 0 5 8 37 126 1 Kentucky
1951 2 Rip Collins 16 B 1951 0 0 1 0 31 0 1 0 0 0 102 193 0 26 461 0 4 LSU
1951 3 Fred Cone 27 FB 1960 0 0 2 3 94 347 1156 12 75 852 4 Clemson
1951 5 Wade Stinson 52 B 0 0 0 Kansas
1951 6 Sig Holowenko 63 T 0 0 0 John Carroll
1951 7 Bill Sutherland 77 E 0 0 0 St. Vincent
1951 9 Dick McWilliams 99 T 0 0 0 Michigan
1951 10 Bob Noppinger 114 T 0 0 0
1951 11 George Rooks 125 B 0 0 0 Morgan St.
1951 12 Carl Kreager 136 C 0 0 0 Michigan
1951 13 Ed Stephens 150 B 0 0 0 Missouri
1951 14 Ray Bauer 161 E 0 0 0 Montana
1951 15 Joe Ernst 172 B 0 0 0 Tulane
1951 16 Dick Afflis 186 T 1954 0 0 3 0 48 1 Nevada
1951 17 Ray Pelfrey 197 E 1953 0 0 1 0 32 3 44 0 75 959 10 East. Kentucky
1951 18 Ed Petela 208 B 0 0 0 Boston Col.
1951 19 Jim Liber 222 B 0 0 0
1951 20 Dick Johnson 233 T 0 0 0 Virginia
1951 21 Art Edling 244 E 0 0 0 Minnesota
1951 22 Art Felker 258 E 0 0 0 Marquette
1951 23 Tubba Chamberlain 269 G 0 0 0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire
1951 24 Dick Christie 280 B 0 0 0 Nebraska-Omaha
1951 25 Charlie Monte 294 B 0 0 0 Hillsdale
1951 26 Bill Miller 305 T 0 0 0 Ohio St.
1951 27 Bob Bossons 316 C 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
1951 28 Bill Ayre 330 B 0 0 0 Abilene Christian
1951 29 Ralph Fieler 341 E 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
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Thanks Yoop! Here is what I believe to be a very powerful statement in defense of Jack Vainisi being selected for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (his name displayed in the inner sanctum of Lambeau Field along with Ron Wolf would be very well deserved):
His story is one of meeting life's unexpected challenges as opportunities, and of beating the opposition with preparation. His legacy is written in both the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, of which he is a member, and of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where 11 men he brought to Green Bay are enshrined as members.
His story is one of meeting life's unexpected challenges as opportunities, and of beating the opposition with preparation. His legacy is written in both the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, of which he is a member, and of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where 11 men he brought to Green Bay are enshrined as members.