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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 542788" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>I believe Vainisi joined the Packers in the summer of 1950 so he didn't join the Packers until after the 1950 draft. I assume HC Gene Ronzani, who took over from Lambeau that year, was in charge of that draft. Lombardi had final say for the draft. In fact it's reported that when Vainisi called Lombardi to see if he'd be interested in the Packers' HC job, he suggested Lombardi ask for total control over football operations because Vainisi thought the board interfered too much.</p><p></p><p>[tangent] Maraniss reported that Vainisi was the first person from the Packers to contact Lombardi. He didn't have the authority to, but he had studied Lombardi and interviewed NFL owners Paul Brown and George Halas as well as Bert Bell and Red Blaik (who Lombardi worked for at Army). They all said Lombardi was the best choice so Vainisi then suggested to Packers president Olejniczak that he to talk to Brown, Halas, Bell, and Blaik. Pretty smart and the rest, as they say, is history.[/tangent]</p><p></p><p>**** Corrick was director of player personnel from 1978 to 1986 but Starr had the final say until he was demoted and I believe Gregg had it while he was HC. Perhaps Corrick had the final say for the '81 to '83 drafts. That would be a good question for the newly employed Packers historian, Cliff Christl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 542788, member: 4300"] I believe Vainisi joined the Packers in the summer of 1950 so he didn't join the Packers until after the 1950 draft. I assume HC Gene Ronzani, who took over from Lambeau that year, was in charge of that draft. Lombardi had final say for the draft. In fact it's reported that when Vainisi called Lombardi to see if he'd be interested in the Packers' HC job, he suggested Lombardi ask for total control over football operations because Vainisi thought the board interfered too much. [tangent] Maraniss reported that Vainisi was the first person from the Packers to contact Lombardi. He didn't have the authority to, but he had studied Lombardi and interviewed NFL owners Paul Brown and George Halas as well as Bert Bell and Red Blaik (who Lombardi worked for at Army). They all said Lombardi was the best choice so Vainisi then suggested to Packers president Olejniczak that he to talk to Brown, Halas, Bell, and Blaik. Pretty smart and the rest, as they say, is history.[/tangent] **** Corrick was director of player personnel from 1978 to 1986 but Starr had the final say until he was demoted and I believe Gregg had it while he was HC. Perhaps Corrick had the final say for the '81 to '83 drafts. That would be a good question for the newly employed Packers historian, Cliff Christl. [/QUOTE]
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