The Green Bay Packers do not have a mascot. The Packers, along with the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, and New York Giants, are among the few NFL clubs without an official mascot. During the 1970s, the Packers had "Gipper" as their mascot. His name was derived from that of Vince Lombardi who passed away in July 1976 at the age of 57 after leading the Packers to five NFL championships. Before Lombardi, the franchise had no previous head coaches or general managers but did have two former players serve as team presidents: George Whitney (1933-1945) and William H. DeForest (1945-1960). In 1960, the club finally hired its first full-time coach in Don Greenwood who led the team to a 9-3 record before being fired during the season. The Packers then hired Joe Paterno who took over as head coach in 1961 and has remained with the team ever since. Paterno's success with the Packers has been outstanding; he has a record of 151-67-1 in the regular season and has won at least nine games five times. He has also made the playoffs every year except for 2001 when he suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body.