Our Speaker Sandy Sullivan has led an exciting life and has had more than 300 opportunities to share those experiences with Rotary Clubs. She has a unique experience with the Packers having been on their ticket sales staff during the 1961 season and has documented and shared those experiences in her two novels!
Her adventures with the Packers started when Assistant GM Tom Miller employed her to sell Season Tickets for the 1961 Packers. On her first day, none other than Vince Lombardi greeted her and gave her all the lines she would need to sell the 6,000 they still had available. Following that season where she became aware of the who's who in Packer football, she attended UW Stevens Point and took on some modeling gigs. Following an event She was introduced to Paul Hornung, 1956 Heisman Trophy winner and star running back for the Green Bay Packers and a brief relationship began.
After this relationship fizzled, she went on to pursue a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This was during a time of massive riots; however, this led her back into another famous Packer Dan Currie. They moved out to Washington DC and planned to marry in 1971, but when things didn't work out, she married Matt Sullivan team dentist for the Washington Redskins. They lived a happy life together enjoying the grandeur of the capital city.
In 1994, Matt Passed away and life with their 12-year old became cumbersome. She returned to Mauston, became a teacher, and started writing her stories detailing her adventures with the packers. Through her life she has maintained relationships with many of the Packers from the glory days and even had Paul Hornung write a foreword for her story.
She went on to run for Wisconsin Secretary of State; however, was defeated by a long tenured politician. During the Campaign, her novel gained national attention with national news outlets reaching out to have them appear on their talk shows. Many of the Packers rallied behind and supported her campaign following this trouble, however, she was not able to unseat the long time incumbent.
Unfortunately, she did not have time to share all of her adventures, but many more fun stories and adventures are contained within her books!