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Clyde Goodnight, Hutson's successor, calls him 'greatest of all-time'

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Cliff Christl started gathering oral histories with former Packers and others associated with the team in 2000 and will continue to gather them as Packers historian. Excerpts from those interviews will be periodically posted at www.packers.com

Clyde Goodnight was Don Hutson’s successor, which was certainly an unenviable role. Nevertheless, Goodnight played four-plus seasons for the Packers and caught 89 passes, averaging a healthy 18.3 yards per catch. Drafted in the third round in 1945, Goodnight started all 10 games that season at left end, although Hutson was far more productive in his reserve role.