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Bob Harlan's election 26 years ago today changed Packers for the better

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    • Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013
    • Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Twenty-six years ago today, Bob Harlan was elected president of the Green Bay Packers. He took over a team that had made the playoffs just twice since Super Bowl II.