Green Bay — Lift the curtain on the life of every successful person and you'll find examples when the stars were aligned just right or the fickleness of fate was on his side.
Ron Wolf's road to Canton was the result of his keen intelligence, ceaseless work ethic, sheer strength of personality and innate feel for who could play and who couldn't.
He also had some luck on his side.
Former Packers President Bob Harlan many times has referred to Wolf as the savior of the franchise. Last month, quarterback Brett Favre said no one deserved more credit for the Packers' startling turnaround and run of prosperity that is going on 24 years than the team's retired general manager.