Sue Wallen: Mother of the Packers

In honor of Women’s History MonthCliff Christl

If one was to select the 25 people most responsible for keeping the Packers alive over the course of their history, Sue Wallen might belong somewhere on that list.

Wallen managed the Astor Hotel from about 1937 to 1947 when many, if not most, of the Packers players lived there during the season. Above all, she looked after them as if they were family.