Throwback Thursday: Curly Lambeau's All-Time Green Bay Packers Team

I've been picking All-Time Teams for the NFC North teams. A few days after picking and posting my All-Time Green Bay Packers Team I happened upon Curly Lambeau's All-Time Green Bay Packers Team. Convenient timing. For those that believe that the NFL started with Super Bowl I, Curly Lambeau was once the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He was their first head coach. He coached the team from 1919-49. He even played for the team from 1919-29. He coached the Packers to six NFL titles. He's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A stadium is named after him. When he picks an All-Time Packers it's worth noting. So, I post it here.

It should be noted that Lambeau ran a single wing/Notre Dame Box offense and that players played both offense and defense.

Left End
Don Hutson

Left Tackle 
Cub Buck

Left Guard
Mike Michalski

Center
Charlie Brock

Right Guard
Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg

Right Tackle
Cal Hubbard

Right End
Lavvie Dilweg

Fullback
Clarke Hinkle

Left Halfback
Verne Lewellen

Right Halfback
Johnny "Blood" McNally

Quarterback
Larry Craig

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Rather than the thrower that he is today the quarterback is a blocking back in this offense. Lambeau said that he would nominate Red Dunn for the quarterback position if the Packers were using the "T" formation.

I find it interesting that Lambeau gives the halfback nod to Verne Lewellen over Arnie Herber. Perhaps the Pro Football Hall of Fame senior voters should give Lewellen a look. Maybe he'll finally get the honor that he's deserved since 1960s with the upcoming "Centennial Class."

Lavvie Dilweg should've been in Canton long ago. It's a crime against the history of the game that Hall voters shut the door so soon on deserving players from the early decades. Fritz Pollard and Benny Friedman finally didn't make it until 2005. Both should've made it in the first handful of Hall classes. Dilweg, Lewellen, and Duke Slater should've joined them.