There's no franchise in professional sports with a history as rich and unique as that of the Green Bay Packers. The ghosts of legends past mingle with the stars of the present on any given day at Lambeau Field, making for one of the most breathtaking game-watching experiences you'll ever take part in.
These next eight players are the best of the best -- the men who have given Lambeau and the Packers themselves a weight unlike any other. Here's our list of The 8 Best Players In Green Bay Packers History.
8. QB Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers edges out RB Paul Hornung and G Jerry Kramer for the first spot on our list, and while it may be by just a hair, he deserves recognition amongst the greats of Packers lore. In one of the most pass-crazy eras in the history of football, Rodgers is at the top of the heap. He already has a Super Bowl ring to his credit, and his pinball-like passing numbers cause jaws to drop even with the inflation of stats nowadays.
7. CB Herb Adderley
The stalwart of Green Bay's secondary during the franchise's run to five NFL championships under Vince Lombardi, Adderley joined safety Willie Wood to make up one of the greatest Hall of Fame defensive duos in the history of ever. Add in his Super Bowl II cinching interception return for a touchdown, and you have the makings of a career for the ages.
6. RB Jim Taylor
The most dominant running back of the 1960s not named Jim Brown, Taylor was the heart and soul of the Packers' famed power sweep. An absolute load and a half to bring down, Taylor muscled his way to the 1962 rushing title over the aforementioned Brown, before scoring the only touchdown in Green Bay's championship-game win over the Giants.
5. LB Ray Nitschke
The personfication of aggression, Nitschke was the most feared member of a Lombardi defense full of dangerously intense on-field presences. What Bart Starr was to the offense back then, Nitschke was to the defense -- a pure symbol of everything that was gritty and gold about those teams.
4. DE Reggie White
He played just six seasons (1/3 of his career) in Green Bay, but what a six years it was. The Minister of Defense absolutely obliterated opposing offensive lines at will, singlehandedly pushing a great defense into the stratosphere on any given day. All Eagles fans will attempt to stake a claim on White, Reggie picked up his only Super Bowl ring as a member of the Packers.
3. QB Brett Favre
Favre may still divide some Packers fans after his "will he, won't he" retirement merry-go-round, but the fact remains that Favre owned the league for the majority off his sixteen seasons in Green Bay. Willing to sling the ball to any receiver who had created a millimeter of separation, Favre's trove of passing records is a sight to behold.
2. WR Don Hutson
Let's just pore over Hutson's stats. While playing in the run-heavy, 11 games per season era of the 1930s and 1940s, Hutson racked up an insane 99 touchdown receptions -- still good for ninth on the all-time receiving touchdowns list. He was a dominant wide receiver in a time bereft of them, and he helped to revolutionize NFL offensive gameplay and pull it out of its "three yards and a cloud of dust" mentality.
1. QB Bart Starr
He was the signal caller for five Packers championships, including the first two Super Bowls. The mere mention of his name conjures up the Packers' iconic colors in the mind's eye. Vince Lombardi didn't trust anyone as much as he trusted Starr, and Starr paid him back for said trust with a cavalcade of titles.
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