GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Neville Museum will be opening a new exhibit on Saturday that’s focused on the accomplishments and challenges black players experienced in Green Bay.
The exhibit is titled ‘Delay of Game’ the Untold experiences of African American football players in Titletown.
The first African American player for both the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, Bob Mann, is one of the players featured in the exhibit.
Mann originally came to Green Bay in the 1950’s and his accomplishments will be honored along with other black players in team history.
The VIP opening was on Tuesday for the exhibit, which took months to put together with the process of gathering artifacts and researching information.
The exhibit will be available until March and officially opens to the public on August 11th.
