19 Facts About Cliff Christl

Clifford A Christl was born on in 1947 and is an American sportswriter who is the team historian of the Green Bay Packers, a football team in the National Football League.

In 2014, after historian Lee Remmel left the team, Cliff Christl was named the team's historian.

Cliff Christl writes articles on the team's history, records oral histories with past Packers' players and coaches and answers fan's questions about the team.

Cliff Christl was born in 1947, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he attended Green Bay East High School.

Cliff Christl's mother remarried and Christl noted he spent a lot of his childhood with his grandmother, who worked at Wade House Historic Site, and was the one who originally got him interested in history.

Cliff Christl's parents had season tickets to Packers' home games since the early 1950s.

In 1970, Cliff Christl was hired by the Manitowoc Herald Times.

Cliff Christl covered high school football during the early part of his career, including naming an All-State high school football team for 15 years.

Cliff Christl was given the Packers beat after his colleague Lee Remmel took a job with the Packers.

Cliff Christl worked for the Press-Gazette for 16 years before moving to the Milwaukee Journal, where he worked for 20 years before retiring in the early 2000s.

Cliff Christl wrote two books about the team in 2010.

In 2011, working with the Packers, Cliff Christl created the Packers Heritage Trail.

Cliff Christl was named Wisconsin sportswriter of the year seven times and had two stories recognized as the best sports story of the year.

Cliff Christl was considered for the job of team historian by the team during his retirement.

Cliff Christl was officially hired in 2014, replacing Lee Remmel.

Cliff Christl writes articles on the team's history and answers fan questions.

Cliff Christl has a close association with the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, which he helped reorganize during its redevelopment in 2015.

Cliff Christl wrote biographical articles on almost every one of the inductees in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

In 2007, Cliff Christl was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.