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Green Bay Packers: The Oldest Hall of Famer

Did you know that 153 former Packers players, coaches and enablers are enshrined in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame? Twenty-three of them are also enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

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Who is the oldest member of the Packers HOF?

Jug Earp, born July 22, 1897.

Francis Louis “Jug” Earp, the 6-1, 235-pound offensive Center, Tackle and defensive lineman played for the Green Bay Packers from 1922-32.

Per a Terry Bledsoe’s article (see thumbnails on right) on “Packers of the Past,” Jug Earp was the first center to employ the technique to use one hand to snap the ball.