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Green Bay Packers Team Formation
The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919, by former high-school football rivals Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. Lambeau solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment, on the condition that the team is named for its sponsor. The Green Bay Packers have played in ... -
Green Bay Packers, Inc.
Green Bay Packers, Inc. is the official name of the publicly held nonprofit corporation that owns the Green Bay Packers football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The Packers are the only community-owned team in American major league professional sports. Rather than being the property of an individual, partnership, or corporate entity, they are held as of 2015 by ... -
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. It opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers’ home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in ... -
Super Bowl I Winner 1966
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Super Bowl, was played on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City ... -
Super Bowl II Winner 1967
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retroactively as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Oakland Raiders by the score of 33–14. -
Trade For Brett Favre
Soon afterward, Wolf acquired quarterback Brett Favre from the Atlanta Falcons for a first-round pick. Favre got the Packers their first win of the 1992 season, stepping in for injured quarterback Don Majkowski and leading a comeback over the Cincinnati Bengals. He started the following week, a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and never missed another start for Green Bay ... -
Super Bowl XXXI Winner 1996
Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1996 season. The Packers defeated the Patriots by the score of 35-21, earning their third overall Super Bowl victory, and their first ... -
Super Bowl XLV Winner 2010
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season. The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31–25. The game was played on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium ...
History of the Packers
The Green Bay Packers are among the oldest and most storied franchises in NFL history. Founded in 1919, the team has won 13 league championships, including four Super Bowls. The Packers have been a part of professional football since its inception and have become an iconic symbol for fans nationwide. Throughout their long history, legendary players like Bart Starr, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers have led them to success on and off the field with their numerous charitable works throughout Wisconsin communities.
The early days of Green Bay were marked by multiple championships under coach Curly Lambeau from 1921-1949, when he was at his peak coaching ability leading them to six titles during that period alone! He is credited with creating some of football's earliest innovations, such as using two tight ends instead one, which helped revolutionize offensive playcalling today. After Lambeau retired, Vince Lombardi took over head coaching duties for nine seasons (1959-1967), where he made sure everyone knew who the boss was but also led them to five more championship victories during this time! His famous quote, “Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing,” became synonymous with both him & Packer teams after winning Super Bowl I & II back-to-back years while being coached by him too!
In 1992 Mike Holmgren took over head coaching duties until 1998, when Ray Rhodes stepped into that role before finally giving way to Mike Sherman, who held onto it until 2005. All three coaches brought home another title victory at the 1997 NFC Championship game against Carolina Panthers, making the total number eight overall since the 1919 founding date! Even though there have been some tough times recently (the 2008 season saw the worst record ever go 6–10), current GM Ted Thompson & Head Coach Mike McCarthy look poised to take the team even further heights than before - currently holding second place spot divisional standings heading into 2017/2018 playoffs makes things interesting come January 2018 especially if Aaron Rodgers can stay healthy enough lead offense through thick thin again this year without missing beat like did last few games due recent shoulder injury suffered vs. Minnesota Vikings Week 6 matchup...
Packers Products
Established
1919
City
Green Bay
League History
1921 - Present / National Football League
1919 - 1920 / Independent
Team History
1919 - Present / Green Bay Packers
Nickname
Packers - The Green Bay Packers are among the most iconic teams in the National Football League, and their nickname is a source of pride for all fans. But where did this beloved moniker come from? Let’s look at how the “Packers” became synonymous with football greatness in Wisconsin.
The story begins in 1919 when Curly Lambeau, an employee at Indian Packing Company, formed a semi-professional team to play against other local squads. He asked his employer if he could use some money to buy uniforms and equipment for his new team; they agreed as long as he named it after them – thus creating The Green Bay Packers!
Over time, the name stuck and eventually became associated with success on both professional and collegiate levels throughout Wisconsin. In fact, by 1921, they had won three consecutive state championships while playing under their original name -Indian Packing Company– before changing it permanently to just “Packers” that same year due to public demand (and probably because no one wanted anything called ‘Indian Packing Company’).
From then on out, there was no looking back: The Packers won 13 NFL Championships over its storied history, including four Super Bowl titles – making them one of only two franchises (the Pittsburgh Steelers) who have achieved such an accomplishment! And although many things may have changed since those early days when Curly Lambeau first founded what would become known worldwide as simply "Green Bay" or even more widely recognized - "Go Pack Go!" -their proud nickname will always remain part of our collective sports culture.
Championship
Super Bowl 4
2011, 1997, 1968, 1967
NFL Championships 9
1965, 1962, 1961, 1944, 1939, 1936, 1931, 1930, 1929
Stadium
1957 - Present / Lambeau Field
1925 - 1956 / City Stadium
1923 - 1924 / Bellevue Park
1919 - 1922 / Hagemeister Park
Owner
1935 - Present / Green Bay Packers Inc.
1922 - 1935 / Earl "Curly" Lambeau, Andrew B. Turnbull, Gerald Francis Clifford, Dr. W. Webber Kelly and Leland H. Joannes
1919 - 1922 / J.E. Clair, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, George Whitney Calhoun
To qualify as the greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player.
* verifies that player has played for this team as an added player by a fan.
Retired Number
3 / Tony Canadeo
4 / Brett Favre
14 / Don Hutson
15 / Bart Starr
66 / Ray Nitschke
92 / Reggie White
*Blue is this team’s history
