The Team

Meet the 4 Whitcomb Kids and NFL Hall of Famer, Dave Robinson.

They have a story to tell about a little known Lombardi-era Green Bay bar that was an oasis for Black Packer players.

Story Consultant / Writer

Marketing / Unit Publicist

Lead Story Consultant

Chris Whitcomb

Tim Whitcomb

Saundra Whitcomb Gattie

Mike Whitcomb

Chris is a long-time Wall Street veteran focused on investment banking, capital markets and Investor Relations. He was Executive Producer for a full-length motion picture. More importantly, Chris was the youngest Whitcomb and a source of much comic relief for the family as they navigated the trials and tribulations of working a small family bar.

Tim is the filmmaker and actor in the family having been classically trained at Lawrence University. He played opposite Timothy Hutton in the hit show LEVERAGE, performed his own stunts on a recurring role in NBC's GRIMM and was a finalist in the 1999 Hollywood Film Festival. Perhaps his most fun project was work on Blackstar Warrior, a Comic Con hoax that garnered 2 million viewers who, for a brief moment, thought they had found lost footage from a 1978 Star Wars spin-off of the Lando Calrissian origin story.

Saundra Whitcomb Gattie is a lifelong entrepreneur and storyteller with a foundation in journalism and broadcasting. Over several decades she has built and operated multiple businesses, working across marketing, unit publicity, photography, hospitality, and operations. She also spent years around productions large and small through her daughter’s early acting journey, gaining firsthand insight into set life. Saundra helps guide the story, protect its authenticity, and lead its public-facing vision.

Mike was the production auditor for a feature film and is the family's tech guru. Besides an IT consulting business he is the founder of iamSecure Online, a patented way to get rid of passwords and secure your identity. As the eldest, Mike is also our photographic memory guy - so much of this story came from his recounting.

Story Consultant

Dave Robinson, NFL Hall of Fame

Most Incredible Story Consultant

Dave Robinson played for the Green Bay Packers from 1963-1972 and was a regular at My Brother's Place. Despite his impeccable credentials as College Player of the year, First Team All American and ultimately a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, this Civil Engineering graduate of Penn State University found the professional world he entered far short of welcoming and equal. Civil Rights Legislation had passed but Black Packer players - as well as peers across the NFL and other sports - did not have their place to wind down and feel at home. It was harder than many remember and more difficult than many younger generations can imagine. Livable housing was just not available; players worried about raising their families in a context where they might not feel welcome. But in Green Bay, there was a special place where people came just as they were - clothes, music and culture - morphing the character of the bar and forever changing a community.

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