DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers' distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83.
Gordon died Saturday, said Matt Cotter, the owner of Cotter Funeral & Cremation Care in De Pere, Wisconsin.
Within 24 hours, Gordon’s sketched design was approved and the Packers’ original logo was born.
The original “G” as designed by Gordon was shaped like a football, but it has been modified over the years to the current oval “G."
Gordon was a lifelong artist who taught art at Parkview Middle School in Ashwaubenon before becoming an adjunct professor of art at his alma mater, St. Norbert College.
Persons:
— John Gordon, Gordon, Matt Cotter, Cotter, “, ” Gordon, Gerald “ Dad ” Braisher, Vince Lombardi, “ Dad, Vince, Lombardi, Gordon’s, John, Packer, Cliff Christl, Norbert College, Dianne, Joan Gordon
Organizations:
PERE, Green Bay Packers, St, Norbert College, Packers, of Fame, Parkview Middle School, Norbert, Faith Lutheran Church
Locations:
Wis, De Pere , Wisconsin, Green Bay, Ashwaubenon, St