Longtime Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan died Thursday after being recently hospitalized with pneumonia. He was 89.Harlan was the Green Bay Packers president from 1989-2006, then again for half of the 2007 season. Under his watch the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI and enjoyed their most prolonged success since the days of Vince Lombardi early in the Super Bowl era.MORE:Tributes pour in for Lou Holtz immediately after coachs death at 89According to Bleacher Report, Harlan was the winningest executive in NFL history when he retired.Packers president Bob Harlan has died at the age of 89. Harlan won Super Bowl XXXI with Green Bay and retired in 2008 as the winningest president in NFL history pic.twitter.com/eT8CFuQGTM B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) March 5, 2026He was great to work for, Ron Wolf, the Packers general manager from 1991-2000, said (via Forbes). He did exactly what he promised. He put me in charge of the football operations and never once did he interfere. I think he did a lot for the Packers operations and the Packers are back on the map because of it.The Packers family was saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Harlan, Packers president and CEO Ed Policy said in a statement released by the organization. Bob was a visionary leader whose impact on the franchise was transformational. From his inspired hiring of Ron Wolf to turn around the clubs on-field fortunes to his tireless work to redevelop Lambeau Field, Bob restored the Packers to competitive excellence during his tenure and helped ensure our unique and treasured flagship NFL franchise was on sound footing for sustained generational success.More to come on this story. Enjoy free coverage of the top news & trending stories on The Big Lead NFL: 5 most overrated NFL free agents hitting the market in 2026MLB: What drug did Jurickson Profar take? MLB announces PED useSPORTS MEDIA: Stephen A. Smith bashes underwhelming NBA star as food addictVIRAL: NBC delivers epic nostalgia with Throwback Tuesday NBA broadcastWORLD CUP: Will Iran compete in the 2026 World Cup? Donald Trump weighs inWNBA: Players, union leaders divided, claims letter from 2-time MVP and 4-time All-StarThe post Tributes pour in as winningest executive in NFL history dies at 89 appeared first on The Big Lead.