page_title: Eric Torkelson
hierarchical_section_title: Eric Torkelson
caption_attribution_description: English: 1976, April 3 – Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame – Green Bay, WI – Gerald R. Ford, Bart Starr, Tom Hutchinson, Media – touring memorabilia exhibits inside – Campaign Trip to Wisconsin; Dedication Ceremony Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. This photograph depicts President Gerald R. Ford speaking with Green Bay Packers players Keith Wortman (#65), Mike McCoy (#76), and Eric Torkelson (#26) in the weight room during a tour of the Green Bay Packers Headquarters in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
context_page_description: Eric Grove Torkelson is a former American football running back who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from.
  He was the first football player from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School to reach the National Football League.
context_section_description: Eric Grove Torkelson (born March 3, 1952 in Troy, New York) is a former American football running back who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from (1974–1979 and 1981).
  He was the first football player from Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School to reach the National Football League.
caption: Torkelson in 1976
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