Acquired in a blockbuster trade from Seattle prior to the 2000 season, Ahman Green brought explosive zero-to-sixty acceleration and brutal tackle-breaking power to Green Bay. The Nebraska product stepped into the backfield and instantly became the engine of Mike Sherman’s offense, racking up 1,175 rushing yards and 13 total touchdowns in his debut campaign with the Packers.
Green’s dominance in the early 2000s marks one of the most impressive multi-year peaks by any running back in NFL history. From 2000 to 2004, he led the league in total yards from scrimmage with 9,036 yards. His standout year was 2003, when he totaled a historic 1,883 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, including a franchise-record 98-yard rushing score against Denver. That season, he also caught 50 passes for 367 yards and scored five more touchdowns. A four-time Pro Bowl selection (2001–2004) with the Packers, Green achieved six 1,000-yard rushing seasons for the team, consistently fighting through contact and punishing secondaries both on the ground and in the screen game alongside Brett Favre.
After spending two seasons in Houston, Green went back to Wisconsin in 2009 to cement his legacy with the Packers. On November 8, 2009, in a game against Tampa Bay, he officially overtook Hall of Famer Jim Taylor as the Packers’ all-time leading rusher. His versatile playing style, combining rushing and receiving skills, led to his induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2014.
In Green Bay, he had 8,322 rushing yards, 54 rushing touchdowns, 350 receptions, 2,726 receiving yards, and 14 receiving touchdowns.
Jim Ringo entered the league undersized for an offensive lineman at just 211 pounds, but the seventh-round pick from Syracuse quickly neutralized that deficit with lightning-quick footwork and technical precision. He took over as the Green Bay Packers' starting center in his rookie campaign and anchored the interior line through two distinctly different eras in the Tundra.
When Vince Lombardi arrived in 1959, Ringo became the vital on-field general for the iconic "Lombardi Power Sweep." Masterfully executing block-and-seal maneuvers against larger nose tackles, he spearheaded the blocking units that powered Green Bay to back-to-back NFL Championships in 1961 and 1962. His flawless line calls and unmatched durability made him the premier center of his generation, earning ten Pro Bowl selections and six First-Team AP All-Pro nods overall, with most coming during his decorated decade in Wisconsin.
Ringo's tenure in Titletown ended suddenly after the 1963 season, when he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played four final seasons before retiring. His foundational contributions to Green Bay's dynasty led to his induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1974, his being named to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, and his ultimate immortality with a Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement in Canton in 1981.
He started 126 games for the Packers.
Drafted in the second round (48th overall) out of Florida State in 1990, LeRoy Butler arrived in Green Bay as a versatile, instincts-driven defensive back who would ultimately revolutionize how NFL defensive coordinators utilized the strong safety position. Stepping into defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur’s aggressive scheme, Butler evolved into the ultimate hybrid weapon—a bone-jarring run enforcer in the box, a smooth coverage defender against tight ends and slot receivers, and a terrifying blitz threat coming off the edge.
Butler's tactical brilliance powered Green Bay's defensive renaissance in the 1990s. In a December 1993 matchup against the Los Angeles Raiders, he permanently altered NFL touchdown culture when he scooped up a Reggie White fumble lateral and vaulted into the South End Zone bleachers—spurring the world-famous "Lambeau Leap." His versatility reached absolute peak impact during the championship run of 1996, when he posted 87 tackles, five interceptions (including a 90-yard pick-six), two fumble recoveries, and a career-high 6.5 sacks to anchor the league's top-ranked scoring defense.
Beyond his iconic celebration, Butler created a historic legacy as the first defensive back in NFL history to amass at least 20 career sacks and 20 career interceptions. Serving as a key leader for Green Bay's consecutive Super Bowl-winning teams—including a standout game with seven tackles and a sack in Super Bowl XXXI against New England—he earned three straight First-Team AP All-Pro honors from 1996 to 1998 (and four overall: 1993, 1996–1998) as well as four Pro Bowl selections.
His durability in Wisconsin was equally remarkable, as he played in 116 consecutive games before a shoulder injury forced his retirement. Named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, Butler’s contributions led to his induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2007, followed by his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Butler played in 181 regular-season games with 166 starts, plus 14 postseason contests (all 14 postseason starts), and accumulated 38 interceptions (533 return yards, one touchdown), 20.5 sacks, 889 tackles (723 solo), 12 forced fumbles, and 10 fumble recoveries.