Packers: Top 10 Green Bay Packers not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Larry McCarren, shown on a 1984 Topps football card.

8. Larry McCarren, C (1973-84)

Larry McCarren was a long shot to stick in the NFL, a 245-pound center from Illinois who was drafted in the 12th round by the Packers in the 1973 NFL Draft.

But stick, he did. By his second season, McCarren was the starting center in Green Bay, a position he wouldn’t relinquish for more than a decade.

He was a two-time Pro Bowler for Green Bay and was on the Packers’ team that made the playoffs in the strike-shortened 1982 season.

McCarren was another durable player, earning the nickname “Rock” for his string of 162 consecutive starts.

For many fans of the new generation, McCarren is one of the voices of the Packers, as he has teamed with Wayne Larrivee in the radio booth since 1999 after starting as a color commentator and game analyst on the Packers Radio Network in 1995.

He also spent more than 20 years as the sports anchor at Green Bay’s Channel 5, WFRV-TV. He announced in March he was leaving broadcast television, but will continue broadcasting games with Larrivee and will continue to host Packers Live with Larry McCarren and the Mike McCarthy Show during the season.

McCarren, now 63, was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1992.

Realistic Hall Chances: Probably better as a broadcaster than as a player, but not a lot of cause for optimism on either front.

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