1961 1961 1961 1962 1962 Packers Team Formation The team’s original nickname was a nod to Chicago’s meatpacking industry; their home arena, the International Amphitheater, was next door to the Union Stock Yards. However, it was extremely unpopular since it was the same nickname used by the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, bitter rivals of the Chicago Bears. See Full Story …
SPORTS TEAM HISTORY
