Vernon Joseph Biever (May 21, 1923 – October 13, 2010) was an American photographer, most notably with the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

. Biever covered his first Packers game in 1941 for ''

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'' while a student at St. Norbert College. He served in the

United States Army during World War II During World War II, the United States Army underwent significant changes and played a crucial role in the conflict, fundamentally shaping its purpose and structure. The primary objective of the U.S. Army during this period was to mobilize and dep ...

. Later, he owned a Ben Franklin store and a travel agency in

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. He was the official team photographer from 1946 until his retirement in 2006. He was inducted into the

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in 2002. His photographs were collected in ''The Glory of Titletown'' (). Biever's photographs have been featured in books, television shows, and movies. Biever's son John is a photographer for ''

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''. His other son, James, and grandson, Michael, also were photographers for the Packers.

References

"Sterling Sharpe & Vernon Biever Headed to Packer Hall of Fame" 21 May 2002

"He's Always Been in the Picture for Packers", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 23 May 2002

External links

"Vernon J. Biever Classic Collection" - official gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Biever, Vernon 1923 births 2010 deaths American photographers United States Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Wisconsin People from Port Washington, Wisconsin St. Norbert College alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Green Bay Packers employees 20th-century American businesspeople Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame