Sports as a Guiding Principle

Dave Packard showed off his athletic skills as a teenager while playing for the Centennial High School basketball team in Pueblo, Colorado. He also excelled at football. In an interview in 1995, Packard recalled the importance of his time playing sports in Pueblo: “I remember particularly a Mr. Porter, who took a personal interest in both grade school and high school athletes in Pueblo. He said … Given equally good players and good teamwork, the team with the strongest will to win will prevail. I have remembered that advice, and it has been a guiding principle in developing and managing HP.”