Donald Montgomery Hutson, nicknamed "the Alabama Antelope", was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). In the era of the one-platoon football, he played as an end and spent his entire 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers. Under head coach Curly Lambeau, Hutson led the Packers to four NFL Championship Games, winning three in 1936, 1939, and 1944.
Don Hutson
Hutson with the Packers.
Hutson making a catch c. 1940
Hutson's number 14 displayed at Lambeau Field
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957. They have the most wins of any NFL franchise.
Curly Lambeau, founder, player and first coach of the Packers
Don Hutson with the Packers; his jersey number was the first retired by the Packers (1951)
A 1950 depiction of Tony Canadeo, whose No. 3 was retired by the Packers in 1952
Ray Nitschke – his No. 66 jersey is one of six numbers retired by the Packers