Ron Wolf and the Green Bay Packers

"This book captures the essential qualities that made Ron Wolf successful, including his knowledge of football, his passion for the game, and the remarkable persistence that made the restoration of the Green Bay franchise possible." —Bill Parcells, former head coach of the New York Giants

“A spectacular pairing: Ron Wolf, one of the NFL’s greatest GMs, and Michael Bauman, one of America’s greatest sportswriters. In these pages the hard-driving Wolf spares few details in a retelling of how he seized a failing franchise by the throat and returned it to prominence. Beyond that, Wolf and others provide a fresh, deep dive into what makes him tick. Hundreds and hundreds of Packers books have been written. This one is indispensable.” —Bob McGinn, former sports writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"No GM in modern NFL history built a foundation for a team as rock-solid as Ron Wolf did in Green Bay starting in late 1991—hiring Mike Holmgren as coach, trading for Brett Favre as franchise QB, and changing the image of a small-market outpost of a franchise by convincing Reggie White to sign as a free-agent. Imagine importing a top-five coach, quarterback and defensive player in eighteen months. That's what Wolf did. The Packers have been winners for three decades since. I'm happy Michael Bauman has finally devoted the time, energy and this excellent book to tell Wolf's vital story." —Peter King, NBC Sports 

“This is a great book for not only Green Bay Packers fans, but any football fans. If you want to learn how to do the right thing in life, it’s not always doing what’s popular, but what’s right. When Ron Wolf went to Green Bay that wasn’t a popular place to go. He needed a quarterback and he got Brett Favre. That wasn’t a popular move. He needed an outstanding coach and he got Mike Holmgren. He needed a dominant defensive player and he got Reggie White. We knew all these stories, but we didn’t know the stories behind them.” —John Madden, NFL commentator and former head coach of the Oakland Raiders

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Ron Wolf, since 1968, the year I was drafted by the Oakland Raiders, on Ron's recommendation to Al Davis, the owner. Since that time, I have seen him ascend to the top of his profession as a genius talent evaluator, general manager, and president of the Green Bay Packers. This book shows the culmination of all his hard work, and how the Packers reaped the rewards of his genius." —Art Shell, former coach of the Oakland Raiders and member of the Football Hall of Fame