GREEN BAY – Mark Tauscher spent most of his childhood Sundays doing chores with his father, Denny, on their family farm and listening to the call of Jim Irwin and Max McGee on the Packers Radio Network.
While the 1980s were a turbulent time during the franchise’s illustrious history, it was during those broadcasts the future University of Wisconsin and Packers right tackle gained his love for the sport.
Roughly 30 years later, those are the small moments Tauscher harkened back to following Tuesday’s announcement that the Auburndale, Wis., native’s 11-year NFL career will be encapsulated with an induction into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2018, alongside longtime teammate Ryan Longwell.