Receiver, Concrete statue in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
The Receiver is a 22-foot concrete statue of an American football receiver, standing on a 6-foot pedestal shaped like a football, in front of the former Chicago and North Western Depot in Green Bay. It was designed and built in 1985 by brothers Andy and Mike Kuatza of Aniwa, Wisconsin, whose firm, National Rock and Sculpture, usually made miniature golf courses. The figure was repainted in 2013 to resemble Donald Driver, with his nameplate and number 80.
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame commissioned the statue in the early 1980s to honor the team's role in developing the forward pass. Brothers Andy and Mike Kuatza of Aniwa, Wisconsin, designed and built it, with fabrication in April 1985 and installation that June. The Hall of Fame sold it in 2003 for $45,000, and it was moved to the Neville Public Museum before reaching the Chicago and North Western Depot in 2005. In 2013 it was repainted and rededicated to honor wide receiver Donald Driver.
The statue's nameplate once read "PACKER" with number 88; in 2013 it was repainted to honor Donald Driver, who played 14 seasons for the Packers, and Pearl Street beside it was renamed Donald Driver Way. The depot property it stands on is a stop on the Packers Heritage Trail, a walking and biking route established in 2012.
The statue stands on the grounds of the historic Chicago and North Western Depot at 200 Dousman Street, where Donald Driver Way meets the depot block, not at Lambeau Field. It is an outdoor piece on the Packers Heritage Trail walking and biking route, so it can be viewed from the street and sidewalk at any hour.
The statue is made of concrete, not bronze, and stands on a pedestal shaped like a football. Donors who gave $1,000 had their autographs cast onto that pedestal. Before its 2013 repainting it showed a generic receiver with "PACKER" on the nameplate and number 88.
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