Vernon Joseph Biever (May 21, 1923 – October 13, 2010) was an American photographer, most notably with the
Green Bay Packers.
Biever covered his first Packers game in 1941 for ''
The Milwaukee Sentinel
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'' while a student at
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the c ...
. He served in the
United States Army
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during
World War II
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. Later, he owned a Ben Franklin store and a travel agency in
Port Washington, Wisconsin
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. He was the official team photographer from 1946 until his retirement in 2006.
"Funeral Set for Longtime Packers Photographer Biever" ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' 14 October 2010
December 17, 2010
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 ''Sports Illustrated
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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
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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 personnel
20th-century American businesspeople