Stephen Mayheu, a retired special education teacher, coach and administrator, fondly remembers his own moment of glory, playing on the grass of City Stadium in 1960 during the St. Norbert College homecoming game.

Stephen and Mary Mayheu are lifelong fans of the Green Bay Packers, and now share their experiences with others as Lambeau Field stadium guides.

Little did he know it would be just one in a lifetime of memories linked to the Green Bay Packers.

Upon his retirement, Mayheu was encouraged by Lambeau Field guide supervisor and former educator Grant Turner to apply for a position as a stadium tour guide. The men had coached rival high school football teams during their careers but soon found themselves working for the same team – the Packers.

Mayheu said his current job is a perfect fit. In fact, he now gets to combine his love for football with another love in his life – his wife and longtime Packers fan, Mary, who was also hired as a guide.

Mary Mayheu, a retired teacher and a native of Green Bay, has her own collection of stories. Her father sneaked her into the former City Stadium under his jacket when she was just a small child. Players Paul Hornung and Max McGee rented a home owned by her parents, and her family remembers they thought it was funny the football stars didn’t know how to run a coal furnace.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg for the couple, who always enjoy sharing these and other personal stories with visitors. One of the favorites centers on the 1967 Ice Bowl, the NFL championship game played in Green Bay that is considered one of the greatest games in NFL history. The official game-time temperature was -13 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill that was around -48 degrees Fahrenheit.

The couple, on leave from Stephen Mayheu’s military service, shared the once-in-a-lifetime experience by huddling together under a sleeping bag. “Some people will tell you they were there and that it wasn’t that bad,” he said, giving a disapproving nod. “Well, they weren’t really there.”

Posted September 21, 2007