NFL media, Packers fans pay tribute to Bob Harlan on social media

Former general manager Ron Wolf deservedly gets constant and deserved accolades for rebuilding and restoring the pride and glory of the Green Bay Packers in the 1990s.

Wolf hired head coach Mike Holmgren, traded for quarterback Brett Favre and signed defensive end Reggie White as a free agent. Those three pillars of the franchise would lead the Packers to consecutive Super Bowls. Favre and White are now in the NFL Hall of Fame.

More: Former Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan dies at 89

But none of those legendary tales become true stories if former president and CEO Bob Harlan didn’t have the vison to give total control of the football operations to Wolf when he hired him in 1991.

That was just one of many examples of Harlan’s top-notch leadership and decision-making during his tenure as Packers president from 1989 through early 2008 that made him one of the most important anchors in the history of the organization.

Harlan died March 5 at age 89 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay.

More: Packers legends, leaders react to death of former president Bob Harlan

“Bob Harlan will go down as one of the most underrated figures in the storied history of one of the great franchises in American sport,” veteran NFL reporter Peter King said in a statement released by the Packers.

NFL media and Packers fans posted an array of positive thoughts and tributes on social media. Here is a sample.