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A member of the Green Bay Packers for all 11 of his NFL seasons, Bill Forester had a strong first half where he bounced between Middle Guard and Left Linebacker but in his second half, he would become a star of the game.  Playing at Right Linebacker, Forester was named to the Pro Bowl in four straight seasons (1959 to 1962) with the last three of them seeing him named a First Team All-Pro.  Forester was a large part of the Packers Championship win in 1961 and 1962 and he would have 21 Interceptions over his career.

Green Bay inducted Forester into their Hall of Fame in 1974.

From Rice University, Billy Howton made an immediate impact as a rookie for Green Bay.  He would be named to the Pro Bowl while leading the National Football League in Receiving Yards (1,231), which is still a team record for a rookie.  Howton would stay a top Wide Receiver in the NFL and he would receive Pro Bowl honors in 1955, 1956, and 1957, the latter two seeing him earn First Team All-Pro Selections.  1956 was especially sweet as he would again lead the NFL in Receiving Yards and for the first time ever, he was the leader in Touchdown Receptions.  Howton would be a four-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Lavvie Dilweg was a star at Marquette and he would keep his athletic talents in-state as he signed with the Milwaukee Badgers in 1926, but that was short-lived as the team folded that year.  He would travel north and join the Green Bay Packers in 1927, a team he played for until 1934.  Dilweg was considered to be one of the most complete players of his era, an era in which the football players performed at both ends, and he was viewed by his peers as one of top tacklers and blockers of his day.  Stats back then were not well kept, but he was also a decent offensive weapon and overall, he helped the Green Bay Packers win three NFL Championships (1929, 1930 & 1931).

An MVP of the Big 10 and College Football Hall of Famer for his work at Purdue, Otis Armstrong was drafted 9th Overall in 1973 by the Broncos, but as a rookie, he was little more than a Kick Returner.  He would have a monster second season in Pro Football where he would lead the NFL in Rushing Yards, Yards From Scrimmage and Approximate Value in a First Team All-Pro campaign.  Injuries took him out of most of the 1975 season, and in the following year, he would have his second 1,000 Yard Season where he would go to his second Pro Bowl.  The Running Back never had a year like that again close to this, but he would finish his career with Denver, retiring after 1980 with nearly 5,000 Yards on the ground.