1. Ray Evrard played an important, yet often overlooked role in helping to organize the Packers during the team's early years through his various leadership roles.
18 Facts About Ray Evrard
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Ray Evrard was born on September 20,1895, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Mary Ray Evrard.
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Ray Evrard was an alumnus of Green Bay West High School and enrolled at Marquette University at the age of 17.
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Ray Evrard left the United States Army in 1919 at the rank of lieutenant.
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At the age of 21, Ray Evrard became the youngest lawyer in Wisconsin at the time.
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Ray Evrard went to work for the law firm of Sheridan, Evans and Merrill, which would eventually be renamed to Sheridan and Evrard.
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Ray Evrard was elected as district attorney for Brown County, Wisconsin, in 1922, serving in that position for three terms until 1929.
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Ray Evrard served as the president of the Wisconsin District Attorney's Association.
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Ray Evrard practiced law with his brother Francis Evrard in Green Bay, first with Sheridan, Evans and Merrill.
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Ray Evrard was a political lobbyist, most notably for the Wisconsin fishing industry on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
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Ray Evrard was recognized by the Brown County Bar Association in 1966 for his 50th anniversary as a practicing lawyer and was awarded a lifetime membership in the Marquette Alumni Association, among other honors.
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Ray Evrard was a local Green Bay civic leader and sports fan who has been identified as one of the key contributors to the development of the Green Bay Packers franchise, especially when it came to fundraising.
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Ray Evrard was elected the second president of the Green Bay Football Corporation after his predecessor Andrew B Turnbull stepped down.
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Ray Evrard served for just one season from June 27,1928, to August 1,1929, although he had a member of the board of directors throughout the early 1920s and served as the Packers official lawyer until 1929, when he was replaced by Gerald Francis Clifford.
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Ray Evrard stepped down after the 1928 season and was succeeded as president by Dr W Webber Kelly.
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Ray Evrard's sister Pauline was a Green Bay teacher, principal, and librarian for 53 years for various public and private schools.
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Ray Evrard was an active Catholic, serving in the local Knights of Columbus Council 617 and was a noted collector of firearms, glassware, and wood carvings, among other items.
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Ray Evrard suffered a number of heart attacks in the early 1970s that limited his mobility.