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Former Packers offensive lineman Bob Skoronski dies at 84

Posted at 4:26 PM, Oct 31, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-31 17:26:16-04

Former Packers offensive lineman Bob Skoronski dies at 84, Packers.com confirmed Tuesday. 

The former Packers player died Tuesday morning from Alzheimer’s disease. He passed away in a suburb outside Madison.

Packers.com says Skoronski was the offensive captain of the Vince Lombardi teams that won a record-tying three straight NFL championships in the 1960s and one of only nine players to play on all nine of Lombardi’s teams in Green Bay. 

Skoronski is survived by his wife and four adult children: Bob, Steve, Ron and Patti. Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 4, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cress Funeral Home, 6021 University Ave., Middleton, Wis. A mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Middleton.