De'Vondre Campbell, the unassuming linebacker who shepherded an often shockingly young and wounded Packer defense to a 7-1 record, earned Defensive Player of the Month honors for October. That's Numero Uno out of the 352 defensive starters in the league. His statistics earned him the title and his attitude has made me a fan. As [...]
Born during a pivotal time in the civil rights era, the friendship between NFL Hall of Famers Jerry Kramer and Willie Davis taught the world that human connection can transcend race and time. The Door County Boys and Girls Club celebrates that friendship with a scholarship they’ve named 64/87, in honor of the two men [...]
Emlen Tunnell, who followed a storied Coast Guard career with an equally impressive NFL career and was, by all accounts, a remarkable human being, once popped in to visit my dad, Ron Kostelnik. Having just finished his second season with the Packers, my 22-year old dad was both shocked and flattered to find the NFL [...]
Of course, the hair caught my eye first. "How in the world do those braids not get yanked in the pile?" I thought. So, I started watching De'Vondre Campbell a little closer than I would have. Pretty quickly I realized how good he is. Timing is everything in athletics and this seems like a perfect [...]
As long as I can remember, we have tried to sit at one of two particular tables at the Clubhouse inside the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel, because they had pictures of my dad on them. Each table in that sports bar had a theme, and my dad, who played for the Packers from 1961 [...]