Pro Football Hall of Famer and Green Bay Packers legend Willie Davis died Wednesday at 85.
Davis was an All-Pro five times, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and was a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers, who won Super Bowls I and II. Playing for the legendary Vince Lombardi, Davis also won five NFL championships (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967).
Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981 and was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team from the 1960s and Walter Camp Man of the Year in 1986.
Per the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
“It is with great sadness the entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Willie Davis,” Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said in a statement. “Willie’s extraordinary athleticism was an undeniable factor in Green Bay’s winning tradition of the 1960s under Coach Lombardi. He helped the Packers through an unprecedented championship run and to two Super Bowl victories. Willie was a man of true character on and off the field. The Hall of Fame will forever keep his legacy alive to serve as inspiration to future generations.”
