You may soon see Cari Emmerich’s name enshrined in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
The Sturgeon Bay native is one of 10 finalists for the honor that was created by the Packers organization back in 1998. Emmerich was nominated by her daughter, which caught her by surprise when she was told that not only was her name entered but that she was also a finalist. Emmerich attends almost every Packers game that she can while watching the others in her Packers fan cave at her home in Green Bay. Football has played a large role in her life, whether it was playing flag football with her friends at Sevastopol or listening to games while working with her dad at the farm where they raised sheep. She says if she does win, it will be because of her dad.
Emmerich admits even though she would love to win, the other nine finalists boast pretty impressive resumes as well. You can vote for Emmerich online by clicking this link before January 31st.
Picture and nomination letter originally posted at Packers.com
We would like to nominate Carri Emmerich into the Packer Hall of Fame. Carri is by far the biggest Packer fan you will ever meet. She lives and breathes the Green Bay Packers 24/7. Carri's love for the Packers started at an early age. As a child, Carri would bond with her father by watching Packer games together. Every Packer game she would sit down with her tape recorder and commentate the games. She would then replay her tape recordings the following week, waiting for the next Packer game to be played. As time grew on Carri retained all of her knowledge of Packer games, rosters and players. She can rattle off the names and rosters of Packer players she grew up watching. In fact, in Carri's household, her husband's friends call Carri to talk about the Packer games. She remembers every play, good or bad. While most men have their "man cave" in their basement, Carri has her Packer cave. She has Packer memorabilia hanging up everywhere. Carri was lucky enough to marry the man of her dreams who just happened to have Packer season tickets passed down to him. Carri and Joel have been married for 34 years and in that time she has only missed a few Packer home games. Rain, shine or blizzard she cheering on the green and gold. Carri has passed along her love for the Packers to her children. She has instilled the motto "Sundays are for God, family and the Green Bay Packers." Every Sunday we watch the Packer game at her house or under the bright lights of Lambeau Field. Most families go up north or on vacation, we go to Packer games together as a family. When the Packers are away you will not find Carri sitting down watching the games. She usually paces back and forth behind the couch from the start of the game until the end of game. She is not able to eat or drink. She is dedicated to the 60 minutes the Packers play each week. There are so many stories we could share about Carri's love for the Packers. She is a very passionate person, especially when it comes to her Green Bay Packers and family. We feel very lucky to have her as a wife, mother and grandmother. GO PACK GO!
