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Starting 160 of his 165 games at Left Tackle, Chad Clifton was one of the more underappreciated Offensive Lineman for a decade.  Protecting Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, Clifton was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and would help the Packers win Super Bowl XLV.

Green Bay inducted Clifton to their Hall of Fame in 2016.
The career of Sterling Sharpe was not long, lasting only seven years as he was forced out of the game due to a severe neck injury.  However in those seven campaigns, Sharpe would lead the league in Receptions three times and tallied over 8,000 Yards.  Sharpe, who was also a three-time First Team All-Pro, would accomplish the rare Wide Receiver “Triple Crown” when in 1992 he led the NFL in Receptions, Receiving Yards, and Receiving Touchdowns.

The Packers elected Sharpe into their Hall of Fame in 2002.
Another member of the Packers Super Bowl winning I and II Championship teams, Gale Gillingham was one of the young stars for Vince Lombardi’s team.  After the Super Bowl wins, the team did go into decline, but Gillingham’s play actually improved and he was named to five Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros.

Green Bay elected Gillingham to their Hall of Fame in 1982.
In 1941, Clarke Hinkle retired as the NFL’s all time leading rusher, and though that number been surpassed by many, the near 4,000 Yards he ran for was a very astonishing feat for the 1930’s.  Hinkle, who would make the Pro Football Hall of Fame and 75th Anniversary Team was also four time First Team All Pro and would lead the NFL in Field Goals made late in his career twice.

Hinkle entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964, the second year of its exstence, and in 1972, he coincidentally was part of Green Bay's second Hall of Fame Class.