The wide receiver was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2003, a decade after his career ended.
Lofton was born in Fort Ord, California, adjacent to Seaside and just north of the Golden State’s first capital of Monterey. He stayed in California for both high school and college, and went to Green Bay in 1978 after he was picked in the first round of that year’s draft with the sixth overall selection.
During his career, Lofton earned multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors, and was named to the virtual all-decade team for the 1980s, during which span he played for the Packers the first seven of those 10 years.