GREEN BAY, Wis. - s4story -- The Green Bay Packers were in the midst of establishing themselves as a National Football League power in 1929 when John Walter took a summer job at his hometown newspaper, the Green Bay Press-Gazette. He soon would have a front-row seat to the Packers' first stretch of glory years while navigating the challenges of becoming an adult during the Great Depression.

Author Tony Walter, like his father a former Press-Gazette sports editor, combines his own narrative with John Walter's personal diaries and newspaper columns to provide a first-hand account of life in the 1930s and a behind-the-scenes look at the fledgling NFL in his new book, The Packers, My Dad, and Me: A Family Legacy That Fed a National Obsession. (M&B Global Solutions Inc.)

Pro Football Hall of Fame members Curly Lambeau, Don Hutson, Cal Hubbard, Johnny (Blood) McNally, Clarke Hinkle, Mike Michalske, and Arnie Herber not only were topics of John Walter's reporting, some even became personal friends.

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The book features vintage photos from the period and a foreword by Mark Murphy, the current Packers president and CEO. The Packers, My Dad, and Me is available on Amazon in paperback and digital formats at https://amzn.to/3ecj9JA .

About the Author

Tony Walter has been telling the story of Green Bay and the Green Bay Packers for generations as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and now in retirement. His journalism journey included an on-field assignment during the 1967 NFL Championship Game, known as the Ice Bowl, and a one-on-one interview in 2008 with then-Sen. Barack Obama. He also covered the Wisconsin state government in Madison from 1973-76 and was a member of the prototype team for a new publication called USA TODAY in 1981.

About M&B Global Solutions Inc.

M&B Global Solutions offers author coaching and comprehensive book publishing services, including online and offline marketing, video production and website design. For more information about M&B Global Solutions, visit http://mandbglobalsolutions.com/.