Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Chris Jacke to be inducted to Packers Hall of Fame
By: Nick Goddard
Updated: January 22, 2013
GREEN BAY (Green Bay Packers) - The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. announced today that it will induct former Packers players Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Chris
Jacke, and contributor Emil Fischer at the 43rd Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, to be held Saturday, July 20, 2013, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
Gbaja-Biamila,
a defensive end who was a fifth-round selection from San Diego State in
2000, is the club's all-time leader in sacks with 74.
The relentless pass rusher led the team in sacks five times, including
four straight campaigns with 10 or more QB takedowns (2001-04), a club
record. He performed well in big games, including 16 sacks in 18 Monday Night Football
contests, and a four-sack
performance at Chicago in 2005. He played in 132 career games, with 78
starts, from 2000-08 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2003.
Jacke,
a placekicker who was a sixth-round selection from Texas El-Paso in
1989, ranks third on the club's all-time scoring list with 820 points.
He led the team in scoring in seven of his eight seasons, including
three campaigns of 100-plus points. Effective from long range, Jacke had
17 field goals of 50-plus yards in his career, tops in team annals,
including six in 1993, also a team record. He also
holds the team record for most field goals in a game, five, which he
accomplished twice. He played in 133 career games from 1989-96,
including Super Bowl XXXI, and was an All-Pro selection in 1993.
Fischer
had a long association with the Packers that began in 1926 when he
joined the board of directors. He became a member of the executive
committee in 1935, served as president of the franchise from 1948-52,
and was chairman of the board from 1953 until his death in 1958. He was a
key contributor to the club's success as he helped lead the team
through crucial periods, including the NFL absorption
of teams from the All-America Football Conference, Curly Lambeau's
resignation in 1950 and the important stock sale that same year. His
being named president of the National Conference in 1949 upon the
NFL-AAFC agreement assured the Packers' place in the newly
aligned league.
Tickets for the banquet,
which begins with the
doors opening at 4:30 p.m. with a cash bar, and dinner and program to
follow at 7 p.m., are $135 each. Tables of 10 also are available for
$1,300 and are assigned in the order in which they are purchased. Early
reservations are recommended. To purchase tickets,
call Gwen Borga at (920) 965-6984, or e-mail her at gwenb@packershalloffame.com. No refunds are
available 30 days prior to the event.
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc.
is a nonprofit corporation independent of the Green Bay Packers that
guides the Hall as a historic national
sports venue and educational resource to the Green Bay community and the
state of Wisconsin. The Hall raises funds through its annual Induction
Banquet, Golf Classic and other events to develop new exhibits and
expand its archives. Historic memorabilia donated
by individuals to the Hall may qualify as tax-deductible gifts.
