Charles Woodson, 21, huddles with teammates at the end of training camp in 2010. The Packers would go on to finish the season as Super Bowl XLV champions. Dan Plutchak photo
Charles Woodson, 21, huddles with teammates at the end of training camp in 2010. The Packers would go on to finish the season as Super Bowl XLV champions. Dan Plutchak photo

GREEN BAY — After postponing ceremonies for a year because of COVID-19, Charles Woodson and Al Harris will finally be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in August.

The 50th Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. Induction Banquet, which was rescheduled from 2020, has been set for Aug. 28, 2021, Tom Konop, President  of the Packers Hall of Fame Inc., announced today.

During his time in Green Bay, Woodson was an unquestioned leader of the team and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

Following the 2010 season, the Packers went on to win Super Bowl XLV, despite Woodson breaking his collar bone just before halftime.

Harris’ most famous play, and one of the most famous in Packers’ history, came in the 2004 playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle won the toss going into overtime with quarterback Matt Hasselbeck making the bold prediction, “We want the ball and we’re gonna score.”

But Harris’s pick-six halted the Seahawks’ second overtime drive and gave Green Bay the decisive points to advance in the postseason.

Also being honored is Bud Selig as the Bob Harlan Leadership Award recipient and the late Zeke Bratkowski as the Bart and Cherry Starr Recognition Award recipient.

A new Media Award has been established by Packers Hall of Fame Inc. and the first recipient will be the late Bud Lea, for whom the award will be named in the future.

Regarding the special recognition as the Most Memorable Moment in Packers history, LeRoy Butler and Robert Brooks will be accepting on behalf of the world-renowned Lambeau Leap.

By Dan Plutchak

Founder and editor, Ashwaubenon Community News