Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame

Lore & Background

William Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, founded the Packer Hall of Fame in 1966. He got the idea after visitors to Green Bay would repeatedly ask about the Packers' storied history. Brault went to Packers head coach Vince Lombardi, suggesting a hall of fame should be made to attract and educate tourists about the Packers and their history. Lombardi gave his approval as long as the hall of fame would not interfere with the existing players. Brault also led the Green Bay Area Visitor and Convention Bureau, which he helped form in 1964. The Packers Hall of Fame opened as a series of exhibits displayed in the lower concourse of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, although it was not a permanent residence. In 1967, the Packer Hall of Fame Association, a separate corporate entity from the team, was founded and then six years later became Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc. The Hall did not become a permanent site until 1976 when its new home, an addition to the Brown County Veterans Arena, was formally dedicated on April 3, 1976, by President Gerald Ford. Outside of the Packers Hall of Fame stands Receiver, a statue that serves as a tribute to Packers receivers and the passing game. In 2003, renovations to Lambeau Field provided a new home within the new Lambeau Field Atrium for the Hall of Fame. Packers legends Bart Starr and Ron Wolf rededicated the Hall on September 4, 2003. In 2015, the Packers Hall of Fame was moved from the basement to the second floor of the Lambeau Field Atrium as part of a larger renovation of Lambeau Field.

In Their Own Story

Step into the Atrium and the roar of the crowd fades, replaced by a hushed reverence thick with the scent of aged leather and floor wax. An elderly man in a faded green jersey traces the glass case guarding Super Bowl I's trophy, his fingers pausing at Ray Nitschke's plaque as if whispering a prayer to a long-lost brother. Outside, the Wisconsin wind bites against the frozen tundra, but within these walls, time suspends itself in the golden glow of 1967. A young boy stands on tiptoes before Brett Favre's helmet, eyes wide not at plastic and metal, but at the spirit of a quarterback who refused to leave—a ghost of grit that still haunts the turf. In this quiet sanctuary, the ghosts of fifty thousand fans from decades past seem to exhale together, welcoming every new believer home.

Reader's Guide

The Hall contains a vast array of Packers memorabilia, a re-creation of Vince Lombardi's office, plaques representing each of the inductees and the Lombardi trophies from Green Bay's four Super Bowl wins. The Packers Hall of Fame has inducted 173 people, 30 of whom have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In July 2026, Tramon Williams and Earl Dotson became the most recent inductees into the hall of fame. In 1998, the Packers and the Packers Hall of Fame created the Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame (capitalized as the Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame), the first hall of fame built to honor fans of a professional football team. Fans may nominate themselves or others for induction by submitting an essay of 500 words or less describing why they or their nominee deserve recognition. Ten finalists are chosen by a selection committee and then fans vote on the 10 finalists. The nominee who receives the most votes each year is named as the honorary fan and is inducted into the FAN Hall of Fame. The inductee's name is displayed in the Packers Hall of Fame and they receive other prizes, including tickets to a Packers game and a gift card to the team's pro shop. Since the Fan Hall of Fame was founded, 28 fans have been inducted.

Did You Know?

• The Packers Hall of Fame was the first hall of fame built to honor a single professional American football team.
• William Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur, founded the Packer Hall of Fame in 1966 after visitors repeatedly asked about Packers history.
• The Hall did not become a permanent site until 1976, when President Gerald Ford dedicated its new home.
• The Packers Hall of Fame has inducted 173 people, 30 of whom are also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• In 1998, the Packers and the Hall of Fame created the Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame, the first hall of fame for fans of a professional football team.