Packers Pro Shop Tent Sale Set For June 6-7
  
NEW ITEMS INCLUDE CONCESSION CARTS PREVIOUSLY USED IN LAMBEAU

The 15th-annual Packers Pro Shop Tent Sale is set for June 6 and 7 in the Lambeau Field Atrium. The sale is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Over the years, thousands of fans have perused the offerings over the two-day sale, with many shoppers lined up before the doors open.

Highlighting a mix of Pro Shop items sharply reduced in price and other special purchases, the sale also features items donated by the equipment staff that are no longer needed by the football team, including shoes, game pants and jackets.

New items this year include portable concession carts previously used in Lambeau Field concourses (see photos below). The available carts include a hot dog cart, an ice cream cart and a portable countertop unit. The carts each feature the official "Lambeau Field" logo and have an elevated canopy. Prices range from $250 to $500. Purchasers of the carts must be able to transport them from the sale.

The event began in 1994 in the parking lot outside the former Pro Shop on the north end of Lambeau Field and has grown every year in terms of shoppers served and amount and variety of items sold. Now in its fifth year in the Atrium, the tent sale also was held in the west side stadium concourse in previous years.

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History / Birth of a Team & a Legend
 
 Intro

George Calhoun
On Aug. 11, 1919, a score or more husky young athletes, called together by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun, gathered in the dingy editorial room of the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building on Cherry Street and organized a football team. They didn't know it, but that was the beginning of the incredible saga of the Green Bay Packers.

Lambeau and Calhoun struck the initial spark a few weeks before, during a casual street-corner conversation. It was apparently a "Why not get up a football team?" remark, but once they were interested they wasted no time.

First they talked Lambeau's employer -- a war-time industry called the Indian Packing Company, where he worked as a shipping clerk for $250/month -- into putting up money for jerseys.

Curly Lambeau
Because the company provided jerseys and permitted the use of its athletic field for practice, the club was identified in its early publicity as a project of the company. With this tie-in the name "Packers" was a natural, and Packers they have been ever since, although the Indian Packing Company had practically faded out of the picture before that first season was half over.

That first season the team won 10 and lost only one, against foes from Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Games were played in an open field with no fences or bleachers, and interested fans "passed the hat." But the team was so successful by 1921 that Lambeau was backed by two officials of the packing plant in obtaining a franchise (Aug. 27, 1921) in the new national pro football league that had been formed in 1920. Cash customers didn't quite pay the freight and the team had to be forfeited at year's end.

This was the first in a long series of troubles that the now famous team overcame, for in 1922 Lambeau gained other backers and bought the franchise back for $250, including $50 of his own money. Troubles continued during that season. One game was rained out and the insurance company wouldn't pay off because the official amount of rain was one one-hundredth of an inch short of that required in the policy.

However, another storm late in the season, when the Packers were scheduled to play the Duluth Kelleys, threatened to throw Lambeau further into debt. But A.B. Turnbull, Green Bay Press-Gazette general manager, advanced Lambeau the Duluth guarantee. He then lobbied town businessmen ("The Hungry Five") behind the team, and formed the Green Bay Football Corporation.

From those modest and somewhat tenuous beginnings, the Packers have gone on to earn national stature and virtual world-wide recognition by winning more championships (12) over the intervening 80-plus years than any team in pro football.

These achievements, while representing a town of approximately 100,000 in competition with the country's largest markets, have endeared the Packers to the nation. The David vs. Goliath concept and the team's unique status as a publicly owned corporation has intrigued generations.

The Packers' colorful saga spans 88 years from the "Iron Man" period of the first decade under founder Lambeau, to the present day, which finds Mike McCarthy presiding as the team's 14th head coach.

Green Bay Packers - 1919

Chapter 1: The Iron Man Era

Clarke Hinkle
With good financial backing, Lambeau picked up college stars from all over the country, plus some unknowns who turned out to be "greats." In 1929, tiny Green Bay won the first of three straight national professional football championships, pacing stalwarts from New York and Chicago in league standings (the playoff system began in 1933). The 1929-31 title teams featured all-time pro greats like Red Dunn, Verne Lewellen, Cal Hubbard, Bo Molenda, Jug Earp, Mike Michalske, Johnny (Blood) McNally, Bill Kern, Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle, Lavvie Dilweg, Tom Nash, Milt Gantenbein and Hank Bruder. In many games, players would play for almost the full 60 minutes. These teams were hailed all over the country as some of the greatest ever.

Chapter 2: The Hutson Period

Trouble flared again in 1934, when a fan fell from the stands, sued and won a $5,000 verdict. After their insurance company went bankrupt, the Packers went into receivership and were just about to fold when Green Bay businessmen came to the rescue again, raised $15,000 in new capital and reorganized the club.

About this time (1935), a rather slight, lanky end by the name of Don Hutson came to the club. He actually signed two contracts, with Green Bay and the Brooklyn Dodgers. But commissioner Joe Carr awarded Hutson to the Packers, because Green Bay's postmark was earlier.

From his first game on, Hutson became the terror of the league and the secret of Green Bay's next three championships. His arrival and corresponding attendance increases allowed the team to buy itself out of receivership in 1935. With Herber and Cecil Isbell passing and Hutson catching anything they threw at him, despite any kind of a stop-Hutson defense, Green Bay won championships in 1936, 1939, and 1944.

After Hutson's retirement, Packer fortunes again declined. The disastrous pro football war, between the NFL and the new All-America Football Conference, brought on another financial crisis after the 1949 season. From 1946-48, the financially strapped Packers lost two of their three No. 1 draft choices to the AAFC, unable to bid with the rival league. Desperate for new income, the Packers held an old-timers game and intra-squad scrimmage on Thanskgiving Day, 1949, and raised $50,000.

In the midst of the turbulent times, Lambeau lost an internal power struggle -- which ultimately began when he used $25,000 to purchase Rockwood Lodge for training camp. Lambeau resigned, Jan. 31, 1950, ending his 31-year run in Green Bay, to become the Chicago Cardinals' head coach.

Chapter 3: Ronzani Regime

Gene
Ronzani 
Jack
Vanisi
To replace Lambeau, the Packers hired Gene Ronzani of the Bears, the most significant step in yet another major reorganization and rebuilding effort. Nearly $125,000 was raised in a giant 1950 stock sale all over the state. Under Ronzani, Green Bay's best season was 1952; the Packers were in the thick of the title chase until the season's last weeks. In 1953, the team played erratic ball and Ronzani resigned with two games remaining.

Before he departed, though, Ronzani hired Jack Vainisi as full-time talent scout. Vainisi would receive credit for discovering the six Packers Hall of Famers drafted from 1953-58:�C Jim Ringo, T�Forrest Gregg, QB Bart Starr, HB�Paul Hornung, FB Jim Taylor and LB�Ray Nitschke.

Chapter 4: Blackbourn Takes Over

The Packers overhauled their front office and coaching staff in 1954, hiring Verne Lewellen, all-time Packers great, attorney and businessman, as general manager. Reaching into the college ranks, Green Bay named Lisle Blackbourn, of Marquette University, its third coach. The Packers were 17-31 during Blackbourn's four years (1954-57).

On April 3, 1956, voters approved a referendum to fund construction of a new stadium. The Packers dedicated the facility (renamed Lambeau Field in 1965), on Sept. 29, 1957.

Chapter 5: McLean Moves Up

Likable Ray "Scooter" McLean moved up from being an outstanding assistant coach to guide the destiny of the Packers for 1958. McLean resigned in December after a 1-10-1 record, the worst in Packers history, in his lone season as head coach.

Chapter 6: The Lombardi Era

The Packers took their time after McLean's resignation choosing a new coach. Vainisi conducted Phase II of the 1959 draft by himself, as the team debated whether to hire a general manager as well as a coach, or one person for both positions. The search spanned from the CFL to the college ranks, and even included a GM application from Lambeau.

On. Jan. 28, when team president Dominic Olejniczak recommended to the committee a little-known New York Giants assistant, longtime committee member John Torinus replied, "Who the hell is Vince Lombardi?"

Dominic Olejniczak
The committee, and the world, quickly found out. Within hours after his arrival on Feb. 2, Lombardi told the committee, "I want it understood that I am in complete command here." Two days later, the Packers officially gave Lombardi both titles.

In his first season, 1959, Lombardi went 7-5, winning unanimous 'Coach of the Year' recognition. Then in 1960, the Packers captured the Western Division title, only to lose the NFL title game at Philadelphia. However, Lombardi rebounded to win world championships in 1961, '62, '65, '66, and '67.

His teams finished no lower than second from 1960-67 and became the standard of football excellence. Lombardi in nine years went 98-30-4 (.758), including 9-1 in postseason, winning his final nine playoff games

Chapter 7: Bengtson Period

Phil Bengtson
Following the third consecutive title in 1967, Lombardi turned over the head coaching duties to Phil Bengtson and one year later announced that he was leaving Green Bay to become coach-GM of the Washington Redskins. Bengtson coached the Packers from 1968-70, compiling a 20-21-1 record. He resigned in December, 1970.

Chapter 8: The Devine Days

Dan Devine, one of the nation's three most successful college coaches, succeeded Bengtson as head coach and general manager in January 1971. After settling for a 4-8-2 record during his first year, Devine and the Packers appeared on the road to new heights when 1972 produced a 10-4 record and the team's first Central Division title since 1967. But the Packers' Super Bowl hopes dissolved in the second half of 1973 and they slipped to 5-7-2. They continued their recession in 1974, going 6-8, and Devine resigned.

Chapter 9: The Starr Trek

The most successful field general in pro football history, winning five world championships from 1961-67, Bart Starr accepted the challenge to lead the Packers out of the NFL wilderness, agreeing to a three-year contract as head coach and general manager, Dec. 24, 1974. Starr asked for "the prayers and patience of Packer fans everywhere...We will earn everything else."

Although he had a 4-10 record in 1975, the baptismal season of a massive rebuilding project, Starr gave fans new hope by assembling a sound organization and restoring a positive attitude, underscored by three victories in the last five games of the '75 season. He continued the resurgence in 1976, leading the Packers to a 5-9 record, highlighted by a three-game, mid-season winning streak. Major and key injuries slowed the comeback in 1977 but a strong finish produced a 4-10 mark. Hopes soared in 1978 when the Packers posted their first winning slate since 1972, an 8-7-1 record, only to be temporarily dampened in 1979 by a record rash of injuries which spawned a 5-11 mark. Another injury epidemic, one which saw 27 players on injured reserve during the course of the season, struck in 1980, forcing the Packers to settle for a 5-10-1 record.

Rebounding strongly in 1981, they rallied from a disappointing 2-6 start to mount one of the most dramatic comebacks in team history, closing with a 6-2 rush (an 8-8 mark), one win shy of the playoffs.

The Packers continued the upsurge in 1982, when they qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1972 by going 5-3-1 during the strike-interrupted season. They then embellished that performance by routing St. Louis 41-16 in the first round of the NFL's Super Bowl Tournament, before bowing to Dallas (37-26) despite a record-setting, 466-yard offensive effort. Starr was relieved of his head coaching duties Dec. 19, 1983, after the Packers finished the season 8-8 and missed the playoffs on the season's final week.

Chapter 10: The Gregg Era

On Dec. 24, 1984, Forrest Gregg, a former Starr teammate and one of the premier offensive tackles in football history, became the Packers' ninth head coach. Gregg had led Cincinnati into Super Bowl XVI following the 1981 season. Gregg, whose 19-6 Cincinnati record over the 1981-82 seasons was the best in pro football, received a five-year contract.

In taking over, he declared, "I took this job to field a winning team. That will happen."

Gregg's prediction began to bear fruit in the second half of the 1984 season when the Packers rebounded from an injury-ridden 1-7 start to win seven of their last eight.

Because of injury and other complications, however, 1985 followed the '84 script, the Packers getting off to a 3-6 start before mounting a strong finish to again close at 8-8, winning five of their last seven.

Gregg, convinced the time had come to rebuild a team that was 8-8 three straight years, and was "starting to get old," made sweeping personnel changes in 1986. The young Packers, their task complicated by injuries to key performers, got off to an 0-6 start, then began to mature in midseason and finished 4-12.

Following the 1987 season, when the club finished third in the NFC Central (5-9-1), Gregg resigned (Jan. 15, 1988) to become head coach at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.

Chapter 11: Infante Signs On

Nineteen days later (Feb. 3), Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Lindy Infante, recognized throughout the NFL as a brilliant innovator, signed a five-year contract. Plagued by turnovers and kicking problems, Infante's first team, in 1988, was 4-12, but left fans with hopes for the future by winning its last two games.

Building on that positive note, Infante in 1989 led the Packers to a 10-6 record -- their best in 17 years -- and within one game of the playoffs, spicing that turnabout with a league-record four one-point victories.

In 1990, subsequent high hopes for the team's first postseason berth in a non-strike year since 1972, evaporated when the Packers -- with a contending, 6-5 record after 11 games -- ended the year with five straight losses.

The Packers' continued to decline in 1991 (4-12). New executive vice president/general manager Ron Wolf dismissed Infante Dec. 22. Green Bay had hired Wolf, Nov. 27, with full football operations authority.

Chapter 12: The Holmgren Era

Wolf named Mike Holmgren, architect of San Francisco's four-time Super Bowl champions, to succeed Infante, Jan. 11, 1992. Holmgren, sought by five other clubs, got a five-year contract.

In his first season, 1992, the former USC field general directed the Packers to a 9-7 record and within sight of the playoffs. He became only the third Packers head coach with a winning record in his first season, punctuated by a six-game winning streak, the team's longest since 1965.

Holmgren took his team to the playoffs in 1993 -- despite losing four starters to injury. Forging a second straight 9-7 record -- against a considerably more demanding schedule -- Green Bay got its first playoff berth in 10 years. In the first round, the Packers came from behind in the last minute to eliminate Detroit, 28-24. They then fell at Dallas, 27-17, in the divisional round.

In 1994, the Packers registered a third consecutive 9-7 mark and second straight playoff trip -- the first time that had happened since the Titletown days of the '60s. Riding a three-game winning streak into the postseason, they parlayed a record defensive performance and a turnover-free offensive effort into a 16-12 victory over Detroit -- their first home playoff game since the 1982 season -- holding the incomparable Barry Sanders to minus-1 yard in 13 attempts. The Packers advanced without the services of All-Pro receiver Sterling Sharpe, whose neck injury, diagnosed after the regular-season finale, ended his brilliant Green Bay career. For a second straight year, the Packers' run ended in Dallas, 35-9.

Closing ranks with great results following Sharpe's loss, the 1995 Packers put together one of the hallmark seasons in their history. Winning six of their last seven games, they captured their first NFC Central Division crown since 1972, then made their best postseason showing in more than 28 years, forging all the way to the NFC Championship Game.

En route, they closed the regular season 11-5 -- their best mark since the 1966 NFL championship club (12-2) -- and followed by dispatching the Falcons, 37-20, in a first-round playoff at Lambeau Field. Building on that triumph, the Packers mounted one of the premier performances in their postseason history, formally dethroning the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in their own stadium, 3Com Park, 27-17. Again, however, dreams of a Super Bowl floundered in Dallas, 38-27, in the NFC title game, after leading 27-24 at the end of three quarters.

Putting nearly three decades of disappointment emphatically behind, the Packers rewarded their long-patient faithful in 1996. Shunting aside eight of their first nine foes, they swept to a 13-3 record and their second straight division championship. Then, they captured their first NFL title since 1967, dispatching New England, 35-21, in Super Bowl I at the Louisiana Superdome.

Displaying impressive consistency on both sides of the ball, they documented their superiority, outscoring three opponents 100-48 in a postseason sweep. Appropriately, the first two wins were before their Lambeau loyalists -- a 35-14 divisional triumph over the 49ers and a 30-13 win over the upstart Carolina Panthers in the NFC title game.

In winning a 12th NFL championship, extending their own league record, the Packers joined an elite group of teams with three-or-more Super Bowls (Dallas, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Oakland and Washington).

The Packers thus entered 1997 with an opportunity to win back-to-back Super Bowls for a second time -- and came breathtakingly close to achieving their objective. Sweeping to a second consecutive 13-3 mark, tying a club record with 13 wins, they primed for the playoffs by ending the season with five straight wins. After a third consecutive division title, they launched their bid at Lambeau Field in workmanlike fashion, turning back Tampa Bay in the divisional playoff, 21-7. The win padded their all-time home-field postseason record to 12-0, extending the longest such winning streak in pro football history.

Forced to win on the road for a return to the ultimate game, the Packers smothered the 49ers on a soggy, rain-swept afternoon in San Francisco, 23-10. Garnering a berth in the Super Bowl, Green Bay held the Niners without an offensive touchdown.

In a see-saw affair, Super Bowl II in San Diego found the Packers trailing Denver at halftime, 17-14. Hopes of a repeat were high, however, when quarterback Brett Favre engineered an 85-yard drive, knotting the contest, 24-24, early in the fourth quarter. But the Broncos later scored with only 1:45 remaining and a last-minute Packers drive fell short when Favre's pass for tight end Mark Chmura fell incomplete inside the Denver 20, with only 28 seconds left, sealing the Broncos' 31-24 win.

A third straight Super Bowl trip, a realistic goal at the outset, eluded the Packers in 1998, their 80th season. Historic accomplishment, however, did not as they advanced to the playoffs for the sixth year in a row, a team record, while posting a seventh consecutive winning season. Green Bay overcame multiple injuries, including the loss of Pro Bowl running back Dorsey Levens (out nine games) and center Frank Winters (stretch run and postseason), each with a broken leg. They set another team record by stretching their Lambeau Field winning streak to 25 games -- the second-longest in NFL history -- before falling to the Minnesota Vikings Oct. 5. They finished 11-5, equaling another team standard by posting a double-digit victory total for the fourth consecutive year (11-5 in 1995, 13-3 in both 1996 and 1997). The only other time Green Bay had strung together four seasons of 10-plus wins was 67 years earlier -- Lambeau's triple NFL champions of 1929-32 (12-0-1 in 1929, 10-3-1 in 1930, 12-2 in 1931 and 10-3-1 in 1932).

In the wake of these considerable achievements, the Packers' season came to a dramatic and painful end in an NFC Wild Card game at San Francisco, when a 27-23 lead abruptly dissolved into a 30-27 49ers victory. Steve Young's 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens sealed the game with just three seconds left.

Only five days later, Holmgren resigned to become head coach and direct football operations for the Seattle Seahawks.

Related Information:

    * The 1996 Season
    * The 1997 Season
    * The 1998 Season

Mike Holmgren's first Packers coaching staff, in 1992, contained five future head coaches: Jon Gruden, Dick Jauron, Steve Mariucci, Andy Reid and Ray Rhodes.

Chapter 13: Rough Rhode(s)

Moving swiftly, Wolf tabbed Ray Rhodes, former Eagles head coach and Green Bay defensive coordinator, as the Packers' 12th head coach, Jan. 11, 1999. The Packers launched 1999 under Rhodes in breathtaking fashion, literally winning three of the first four in the last minute. Fate, however, suddenly stopped smiling as Green Bay (8-8) missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992, ending seven straight winning seasons. Saying the Packers lacked the needed toughness and fire, Wolf relieved Rhodes soon after the season finale.

Chapter 14: The Sherman Tenure

After searching more than two weeks, Wolf surprised many NFL observers by naming Mike Sherman as the Packers' 13th head coach, Jan. 18, 2000. Sherman in 2000 surmounted multiple injuries, including Favre's prolonged bout with elbow tendinitis, and finished 9-7, inches from the playoffs.

One month after a stirring finish -- a four-game winning streak -- Wolf retired as the team's executive vice president and general manager, Feb. 1, 2001, and president Bob Harlan quickly named Sherman to replace Wolf. Sherman became the first head coach with the GM title since Starr in 1980.

Wolf's impressive nine-year tenure included the team's first Super Bowl (1996) in 29 years, back-to-back NFC titles (1996-97), 101 total victories (including eight in the playoffs), eight winning seasons (1992-98, 2000), six straight playoff appearances (1993-98) and the NFL's best regular-season record (83-45) since the 1993 advent of free agency.

Now with full authority over football, Sherman answered in 2001 by returning the Packers to the playoffs, improving his winning percentage to .656 (21-11), best ever over a Packers coach's first two years. Behind Favre and explosive Ahman Green (1,981 yards from scrimmage) the Packers went 12-4, but couldn't grasp the division title, despite sweeping the division champion Bears. The Packers knocked off the Niners in a Wild Card playoff, but couldn't get past eventual NFC champion St. Louis.

In 2002, Green Bay overcame an injury-plagued season to tie for the league's best record, 12-4. Despite injured starters missing 63 combined games, the Packers clinched their division, the inaugural NFC North title, on Dec. 1. Favre finished two votes shy of a fourth MVP, and defensively, behind Pro Bowler Darren Sharper, the team ranked third in the NFL against the pass and led the league with 45 takeaways, six more than any other team. But Michael Vick and the Falcons became the first team ever to beat the Packers at home in the playoffs.

A return to the NFC Championship slipped painfully through the Packers' fingers in 2003. Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to a come-from-behind, 20-17 overtime win to end an emotional Packers run in the Divisional playoffs.

The loss snapped a memorable five-game winning streak. The stretch included changes to three of the most-revered records in Packers history (Forrest Gregg's 33-year-old consecutive-games streak, broken by Favre; Jim Taylor's 41-year-old season rushing record, Green; and Don Hutson's 58-year-old career scoring mark, Ryan Longwell). One day after the death of his father, Favre turned in the best game of his career, throwing for four TDs in a 41-7 win at Oakland. Then, Green Bay captured an improbable division title in the last two minutes of the season, when Arizona upset Minnesota and the Lambeau Field crowd broke the news to the Packers. Green Bay was in position to pass the Vikings thanks to its 7-2 record after the bye.

Green spearheaded the best running offense in Packers history, as the club captured nearly every franchise rushing mark. Favre led the NFL in TD passes a fourth time to tie a league record, throwing 19 of his 32 scores with a broken right thumb.

Adding to the hallmark of Sherman's tenure, the Packers overcame more adversity in 2004 to finish 10-6, winning a third straight division title.

After an emotional kickoff-weekend win on a Monday night at Carolina, the defending NFC champion, Green Bay dropped four straight, its roughest start (1-4) since 1991.

But the team answered with a 38-10 win at Detroit, and kicked off a six-game winning streak. In fact, Green Bay went 9-2 down the stretch. Only the league's two best teams, Pittsburgh (11-0) and New England (10-2), had better marks over the season's final 12 weeks. Four of those nine wins came on Longwell's last-second field goals.

One year after erasing the franchise rushing record, most of the same personnel established the team marks for total offense and net passing.

The season's peak came on Christmas Eve in Minnesota, when the team captured the division title with a 34-31 win over the Vikings. However, just two weeks later the same Vikings avenged the loss with a 31-17 win in a Wild Card playoff at Lambeau Field.

On Jan. 14, 2005, Harlan restructured the team's football operations, naming Ted Thompson general manager, with full authority over football decisions. Harlan said he based the decision on his belief in a preferred structure -- an individual GM and individual head coach -- not on performance.

Only 37 minutes into the 2005 regular season, the Packers lost leading receiver Javon Walker (knee). In the ensuing weeks, the team also lost starting halfback Green (quadricep) and his top backup Najeh Davenport (ankle) to season-ending injuries, while other injuries limited starting tight end Bubba Franks (knee, back), WR Robert Ferguson (knee) and C Mike Flanagan (sports hernia) for much of the year. On defense, the Packers ranked seventh overall and were top-ranked against the pass. The team outgained opposing offenses in 12 of 16 games and actually had outscored them through the first 11 games.

Following the season, Jan. 2, saying it was time for a new face to lead the team, Thompson dismissed Sherman.

Chapter 15: The Present

Thompson underwent a grueling nine-day search to tab Mike McCarthy the franchise's 14th head coach (Jan. 12, 2006).

McCarthy guided the Packers to a resilient four-game winning streak to close his first season as head coach, 2006.

In fact, McCarthy kept his team in contention for the playoffs until only seven hours remained in the NFL's regular season. Green Bay was the final NFC team eliminated as four tiebreakers and mere percentage points were needed to dub the Giants, not the Packers, the conference's final postseason qualifier.

McCarthy expressed both pride and disappointment following the season. He was proud of some of the smaller achievements -- instituting his program, changing the culture, improving on 2005, and making upgrades during the year. But to a coach whose aspirations are to win a Super Bowl, McCarthy was disappointed the Packers just missed the playoffs, particularly because the team was as healthy as had been all season and was playing its best football the last month.

Green Bay fielded the youngest team in the NFL, including a talented trio of rookies along the offensive line. In fact, the Packers started three rookie offensive lineman in six games, the first such contests in their recorded history. No. 5 overall draft pick A.J. Hawk and second-round choice Greg Jennings, a wideout drafted with a pick obtained in the Javon Walker trade, also made significant contributions. Hawk and Jennings, as well as guard Daryn Colledge, earned all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America.

Receiver Donald Driver and defensive end Aaron Kampman enjoyed the best seasons of their careers, just months after signing lucrative contract extensions. Driver eclipsed career highs in nearly every category, while Kampman finished second in the entire league with 15� sacks. Both players were voted to the Pro Bowl.

The Packers were 5-1 in the NFC North, which tied Chicago, Philadelphia, San Diego, Baltimore and Carolina for the best division mark in the NFL. Following the season, McCarthy promoted Joe Philbin to offensive coordinator, replacing Jeff Jagodzinski, who left to become head coach at Boston College.

Lambeau Field A-Z Gameday Guide
Accomodations

    If you're looking for great places to lay your head the night before or after a game, Green Bay and surrounding communities offer a wide variety of lodging options. For information on accommodations or other area attractions that make Packer Country a destination like no other, click here for Packercountry.com, the online home of the Packer Country Regional Tourism Office.

Alcohol

    Alcohol cannot be brought in to or out of the stadium. The sale of beer is limited to two per customer per purchase, with all sales ceasing at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Any person purchasing alcohol who appears to be less than 30 years of age, must present a valid I.D. No alcohol will be sold to intoxicated guests, and we reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcohol at our discretion. If you choose to drink, please do so responsibly.

Atrium

    As part of the Lambeau Field redevelopment, the Lambeau Field Atrium was created to give Packers fans access to Lambeau Field 365 days per year. The atrium houses Curly's Pub, a one-of-a-kind Packers themed brew pub, the new Packers Hall of Fame, the Packers Pro Shop, a variety of eateries and even an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. In addition, the Lambeau Field Atrium is available for private functions such as business meetings, conventions, holiday parties and wedding receptions. - Click here for more on the Lambeau Field Atrium

    See also: Curly's Pub, Hall of Fame Grill, Eateries, Lambeau Field Atrium Page.

AAA Vehicle Service

    AAA Wisconsin provides emergency road service to Packers fans attending games at Lambeau Field from the beginning of the third quarter until one hour after the game. AAA vehicles, located throughout the parking lot, will provide free service limited to: battery recharging, flat repair, fuel, lock-outs and towing (within a five mile radius).

Banners

    Unauthorized commercial signage is not allowed anywhere within the stadium, including end zone walls or across from TV camera locations where the TV network would be forced to show signage.

Brett Favre's Two Minute Grill

    See Eateries.

Cameras

    Video cameras and still cameras with lenses over 12" are not allowed into the stadium. You are welcome to use your still photo camera (with lenses under 12") for your personal enjoyment. Commercial use of any audio or video recordings of the game is in violation of the National Football League.

Carry-In Policy & Security

    Police officers are stationed at each entrance gate to ensure your safety while visiting Lambeau Field. You and your belongings may be searched upon entry into the stadium. If you elect not to consent to being searched, you will be denied entry. Please be aware that carry-in policies my be modified from game to game as security levels change, and items permitted into the stadium may be determined at the discretion of each officer. Weapons, bags, backpacks, coolers, umbrellas, duffel bags, large purses, fanny packs, obstructive banners and signs are all strictly prohibited, as are food & beverages, video cameras and still photo cameras with lenses over 12 inches. As a general rule, please leave all unnecessary items at home.

    The following exceptions are worth noting: Additional clothing, blankets, etc. are allowed if carried loosely (not in a bag). Small purses, not exceeding 8x10x12 inches, are permitted but subject to search. Small cameras, binoculars and cellular phones are acceptable if carried loosely (not in a case). Traditional stadium seats consisting of no more than a seat cushion and back rest are permitted as long as they do not exceed 18" wide. Oversized seats and/or seats with arm rests or other attachments are not allowed. Prohibited items must be returned to your vehicle or they will be confiscated and discarded.

Children

    All individuals, regardless of age (babies included), must have a ticket to enter Lambeau Field. If you and your child become separated, please contact the nearest security personnel.

Chili Johns

    See Eateries.

Curly's Pub

    Located on the second floor of the Lambeau Field Atrium, Curly's Pub offers a brewpub atmosphere and casual dining year-round to Lambeau Field visitors. Whether working up a sweat in the interactive game area, swapping football memories in the classic bar - featuring Miller Brewing nostalgia and products or enjoying the mouth-watering menu items, Curly's is a destination not to be missed.

    Curly's is open year round beginning at 11 a.m., except on game days when Curly's opens at 8 a.m. - Click here for more on Curly's Pub

Designated Driver Program

    Designated Driver booths are located at kiosks positioned near section 105 in the lower concourse and section 123 in the upper concourse.

Drinking Water

    Two drinking fountains can be found in the Lambeau Field Atrium, the main outdoor concourses at Lambeau Field do not feature drinking fountains because of our cold climate and the likelihood of frozen pipes. Bottled water is available for purchase at many of the concession stands located in the concourse, and glasses of tap water are available upon request.

Drop Off Zone

    A northbound lane of Ridge Road (on the stadium's west side) is blockaded on game-day to provide a safe and convenient passenger drop off area. To access the drop off zone, vehicles must be traveling north on Ridge Road and merge with northbound traffic upon exiting. Please respect any posted time limitations and heed the instructions from officers directing traffic flow in and out of the area.

    As this area will be very congested in the immediate hour(s) after the game, it will not be designated as a post-game pick up zone. Drivers should arrange to meet their passengers at an alternate location after the game.

Eateries

    Open on game days and special events, these restaurants offer diversified specialty menu selections. - Click here for more on the Eateries

    Meat Packing Company
        Wisconsin butcher shop meets a New York deli with portions to match a football player's appetite. Featuring hot dogs, bratwurst, Polish sausage, roasted beef brisket and turkey legs that will leave you saying "Yabba Dabba Doo"

    Goin' Deep Pizza
        A taste of Italy, Goin' Deep Pizza offers such Italian favorites as pizza, lasagna, chicken alfredo, white chicken chili and a scrumptious tiramisu.

    Brett Favre's Two Minute Grill
        Brett's Southern heritage is evident in the menu options at the Two Minute Grill especially in the Favre family's Jambalaya recipe, which boasts Andoullie sausage, ham, chicken and shrimp simmered with rice in a spicy Creole sauce.

    Chili Johns
        Steeped in tradition, Chili Johns opened for business before the Green Bay Packers began their unparalleled legacy. Chili Johns signature chili is described as a "Tex Mex" with its combination of beans, noodles and meat. Rumor has it that Chili John's is a must-stop for football guru John Madden.

Emergency Phone Numbers & Paging Policy

    To contact someone during a game in the event of an emergency, please call the stadium security office at 920/569-7400. Security personnel will be on hand to assist you. If you are anticipating an emergency phone call, please report your name and seat locations by calling the phone number above. Paging within the stadium is reserved only for extreme emergencies.

Emergency Evacuation

    In the unlikely event an emergency situation would require the stadium to be evacuated, instructions will be relayed via the public address system. If such circumstances arise, please remain calm and follow any instructions as they are given.

Entering the Playing Field

    Entering the playing field without proper authorization is a violation of league rules and city ordinance. Violators are subject to ejection and arrest.

Fan Assistance

    Fan Assistance booths are located in the main concourse underneath Section 109 (near the Miller Brewing Company Gate), in the upper concourse underneath Section 353 (in the south end zone), and at the Atrium Guest Relations desk. In addition, you will find Lambeau Field Ambassadors (wearing blue) offering assistance at each entrance gate.

Fan Zones

    Nothing is more synonymous with the Green Bay Packers than tradition and fans! Now you can learn more about both in the Oneida Nation Legacy and Coca-Cola Ultimate Fan Zones located in the lower concourse next to the Lambeau Field Atrium. Discover the legacy of the Oneida Nation as well as the history and tradition of the Green Bay Packers in the Oneida Nation Legacy Zone. While visiting the Coca-Cola Ultimate Fan Zone, learn more about the fans that have made the Green Bay Packers America's team as well as exciting Coca-Cola promotions and events throughout the year.

First Aid

    If you require medical assistance, please contact the nearest security personnel or proceed to a First Aid Station (found underneath Section 133 in the main concourse, and near Section 330 in the upper concourse), call the stadium security office at 920/569-7400, or dial 911.

Food and Beverage Concessions

    Vendors will stop serving in the stands at the end of the third quarter but most concession booths are open until the end of the game. Alcohol cannot be brought into or out of the stadium. The sale of beer is limited to two per customer, per purchase, with all sales ceasing at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

    See also: Curly's Pub, Eateries.

Goin' Deep Pizza

    See Eateries.

Guests with Disabilities

    The Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field staff recognizes the needs of persons with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and continues to make every effort to comply with both ADA and state accessibility mandates. In addition, the facility strives to accommodate the individual needs of guests with disabilities. For information on seating accommodations for fans who use wheelchairs, as well as additional services provided for fans with disabilities, please contact the Packers ticket office at 920/569-7500.

Hall Of Fame

    Located below the Lambeau Field Atrium lobby level, the Packers Hall of Fame opened for business in September 2003. On game days, the Hall of Fame hours vary. Other than game days, the Hall of Fame runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 for s, $8 for seniors and $5 for children (12 and under). Group pricing is available for groups for 20 or more.

    The Hall of Fame occupies over 25,000 square feet of Packers artifacts and past glory. From the rebuilt Lombardi office to the lockers of each of the Packers' NFL Hall of Famers, this unique space relives the past and celebrates the franchise like no other way possible. A moving 12-minute movie produced for the Packers by NFL Films starts your experience and it does not end until the Hall is filled with the plaques from all of the Hall of Famers and the display of the team's three Super Bowl Trophies. - Click here for more on the Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Grill

    Have lunch amidst legends at the Hall of Fame Grill and admire treasures of the Packers Hall of Fame in a casual, comfortable environment. Soak in the exclusive images and Packers memorabilia while enjoying an all-you-care-to-eat lunch venue, which boasts mouth-watering pizzas baked in a huge brick oven, homemade soups, bountiful salad bar, and signature hot entrees. - Click here for more on the Hall of Fame Grill

Lost & Found

    On the day of a game, lost and found items can be reported to one of the Fan Assistance booths located underneath Section 109 in the main concourse and Section 353 in the upper concourse, or the Atrium Guest Relations Desk. To inquire about a lost or found item after a game, please call 920/569-7563.

Meat Packing Company

    See Eateries.

Miller Lite Endzone

    Located on the north side of the stadium, the Miller Lite Endzone is a new addition to the stadium bowl. Watch for Miller promotions throughout the season for a chance to be part of this exciting new addition to Lambeau Field. The Miller Lite Endzone is accessible from the upper concourse and is situated between sections 303 and 304 on the 300 level.

Newspapers

    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be selling newspapers in the parking lot and in the concourse to and during the game.

Packers Pro Shop, Game Day Store and Novelty Concessions

    In addition to the Packers Pro Shop flagship store and the Extra Points store, which anchors the northeast corner of the Lambeau Field Atrium and are open for business year-round, shoppers can find the Game Day Store, positioned on the west side of the main concourse, underneath Section 120. Additionally, seven Packers Pro Shop concession stands, (four in the main concourse and three in the upper concourse) and three kiosks located on the Club levels sell a selected variety of novelty items. Website: www.PackersProShop.com.

Parking

    The Lambeau Field parking lot opens four hours prior to kickoff. With the exception of a limited number of first come, first served parking for people with disabilities, the entire stadium lot is sold out to holders of season parking passes. Reserved season parking customers must enter the lot at the entrance indicated on their parking pass and follow the directions given by the parking attendants. No busses, R.V.'s or oversized vehicles are allowed in the Lambeau Field lot. For information on season parking, or to be added to the waiting list for season parking passes in the Lambeau Field lot, please contact the Packers Ticket Office at 920-569-7501.

    A number of parking lots close to Lambeau Field are also available for those who wish to reserve spaces for their cars, recreational vehicles, or busses, on an individual game basis. For information on obtaining individual game reserved parking in an outlying lot, please contact:

        P.M.I./Ticket Star
        Game-Day Parking Information
        P.O. Box 10567
        Green Bay, WI 54307-0567
        (920) 405-1121
        (800) 895-0071
        www.ticketstaronline.com

    In addition to the reserved parking options listed above, free parking is available on many residential streets within walking distance of the stadium, and many private property owners in the vicinity offer parking for a fee.

    For complete parking info, click here

Photographing & Video Taping

    Video cameras and still cameras with lenses over 12" are not allowed into the stadium. You are welcome to use your still photo camera (with lenses under 12") for your personal enjoyment. Commercial use of any audio or video recordings of the game is in violation of the National Football League.

Police Assistance

    If you are in need of police assistance, contact the nearest stadium personnel, proceed to Fan Assistance (near sections 109 in the main concourse and 353 in the upper concourse), call the stadium security office at 920/569-7400, or dial 911.

Programs

    The Packers produce one of the largest and most in-depth game programs in the NFL. Gameday is available throughout the stadium's main concourse before and during the game, and in parking lots at least three hours before kickoff. Any programs not sold by vendors on the day of the game are put on sale at the Packers Pro Shop the following week.

Ramps & Elevators

    Access to the upper level concourse can be obtained via one of three conveniently located ramps. For those who require additional assistance, elevators are located near the Game Day Store on the west side of the stadium, in the center of the Lambeau Field Atrium, and near the Oneida Nation Gate on the east side of the stadium.

Re-entry & Atrium Access

    Fans with game tickets may enter and exit the Atrium from the time the Atrium opens for business until the stadium concourse opens two hours and fifteen minutes prior to kickoff. Important: Those who exit the Atrium prior to the concourse opening, must receive a hand stamp and must keep their ticket stub in order to re-enter the stadium at the Miller Lite End Zone Gate. Once the stadium concourse has opened, hands will no longer be stamped and individuals who exit the stadium will not be allowed to return.

Restrooms

    All restrooms at Lambeau Field are accessible to all fans. Family rest rooms can be found near Sections 109 and 134 in the main concourse, near Section 109 in the upper concourse and by section 431 on the Associated Bank Club Level.

Scoreboard/TundraVision

    Due to the sheer number of Packers fans and requests, currently we are not able to offer personal messages on the Packers TundraVision or public address system. Each season we do, however, monitor and evaluate the volume of requests received to see if there would be any opportunity for it in the future.

Security & Carry-In Policy

    Police officers are stationed at each entrance gate to ensure your safety while visiting Lambeau Field. You and your belongings may be searched upon entry into the stadium. If you elect not to consent to being searched, you will be denied entry. Please be aware that carry-in policies my be modified from game to game as security levels change, and items permitted into the stadium may be determined at the discretion of each officer. Weapons, bags, backpacks, coolers, umbrellas, duffel bags, large purses, fanny packs, obstructive banners and signs are all strictly prohibited, as are food & beverages, video cameras and still photo cameras with lenses over 12 inches. As a general rule, please leave all unnecessary items at home.

    The following exceptions are worth noting: Additional clothing, blankets, etc. are allowed if carried loosely (not in a bag). Small purses, not exceeding 8x10x12 inches, are permitted but subject to search. Small cameras, binoculars and cellular phones are acceptable if carried loosely (not in a case). Traditional stadium seats consisting of no more than a seat cushion and back rest are permitted as long as they do not exceed 18" wide. Oversized seats and/or seats with arm rests or other attachments are not allowed. Prohibited items must be returned to your vehicle or they will be confiscated and discarded.

Small Children

    All individuals, regardless of age (babies included), must have a ticket to enter Lambeau Field. If you and your child become separated, please contact the nearest security personnel.

Stadium Gates

    Stadium gates open approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff. For your convenience and to ease concourse congestion, it is suggested that you utilize the gate indicated on your ticket. All gates are accessible to fans with disabilities.

Smoking Policy

    Smoking is not allowed in the seating areas, restrooms, or inside the Lambeau Field Atrium. Fans in the stadium bowl are allowed to smoke in the main and upper concourses of the stadium and on the three ramps that connect the two levels. Club seat and private box patrons can smoke on two open-air terraces, located on the east and west sides of the stadium on the 4th floor of the Associated Bank Club Level.

Tailgating

    Those utilizing the Lambeau Field parking lot will be permitted only one parking space per vehicle and we ask that you limit the space used for tailgating to allow for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. No recreational (wood) fires allowed. Grill cooking with charcoal or L.P. gas is permitted (no wood as fuel). All grills must be supervised at all times by a responsible (18 years or older), and be fully extinguished before being left unattended. Separate containers are available in the lot for hot charcoals, recyclable items and trash.

    Several stadium restrooms are accessible from the parking lot and are available to tailgaters from the time the parking lot opens (four hours prior to kickoff) until one hour prior to kickoff. These restrooms are located on the north, northwest and southwest sides of the stadium.

Telephones & ATM

    Payphones are conveniently located throughout the concourse. Several Automatic Teller Machines can be found in the Atrium - three on the main floor, one on the third floor near the Leinie Lodge, and one on the fourth floor near the Concierge desk.

TundraVision/Scoreboard

    Due to the sheer number of Packers fans and requests, currently we are not able to offer personal messages on the Packers TundraVision or public address system. Each season we do, however, monitor and evaluate the volume of requests received to see if there would be any opportunity for it in the future.

Unruly Behavior Policy

    The Green Bay Packers Stadium Policy is designed to benefit the majority of fans - those who have come to enjoy the unrivaled excitement of NFL football. We do not want your day to be ruined by the unruly behavior of a thoughtless few.

    If your enjoyment of the game is being marred by the actions of someone around you, please notify stadium personnel of the problem immediately. The actions of the alleged offender will then be monitored and, upon observation of the disturbance, corrective measures will be taken. Unruly behavior which will not be tolerated at any Packers home game and, in some circumstances, will result in the offender's ejection from the stadium includes, but is not limited to:

        * The obvious abuse of alcohol or other intoxicants.
        * Fighting, taunting, or any action that may harm or endanger others in the stadium.
        * Refusal to extinguish smoking materials in locations where smoking is prohibited.
        * Abusive or foul language and actions.
        * Any behavior resulting in the disruption of the game.
        * Any other conduct deemed to be beyond the bounds of reason for a spectator attending a professional sporting event.

    Spectators who are arrested and repeat violators who are found to be season ticket holders may have their ticket privileges permanently revoked - regardless of whether the spectators or violators are the season ticket holders of record.

Wheelchairs

    At Lambeau Field, all gates, Atrium businesses, concourses, restrooms and all non-seating areas in the stadium are fully accessible to all fans, including those who use wheelchairs. Fans who wish to view a game while seated in a wheelchair, however, require Wheelchair/Companion tickets. For more information on obtaining Wheelchair and Companion tickets, please contact the Packers Ticket Office at 920/569-7501 prior to the game. Those who utilize a wheelchair to maneuver the concourse but are able to view the game from a standard stadium seat can store their wheelchair at one of the two Fan Assistance booths located underneath Section 109 in the main concourse and underneath Seciton 353 in the upper concourse.

    See Also: Guests with Disabilities Page

Will Call & Ticket Problems

    The Will Call and Ticket Problem windows are located on the northeast side of the stadium, adjacent to the Lambeau Field Atrium. The windows open approximately two hours and fifteen minutes prior to kickoff and close at halftime. The Media Will Call opens three hours prior to kickoff and is located on the west side of the stadium.

Packers Radio Network

Larry McCarren and Wayne Larrivee
Complete Listing of Radio Stations

Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren enter their ninth season of broadcasts together across the Packers Radio Network in 2007. Though both are veteran broadcasters, the two were paired for the first time in 1999 to bring the color and excitement of Green Bay Packers football to fans throughout Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and four more-distant states.

Larrivee, who grew up as a fan of the Packers in his native Lee, Mass., enters his 30th consecutive year broadcasting for NFL games, having joined Green Bay's broadcast team after 14 seasons as the radio voice of the Chicago Bears (1985-98) on WGN and WMAQ Radio in Chicago. Earlier, he had done play-by-play of Kansas City Chiefs games for seven years (1978-84) on KCMO Radio in Kansas City. Known for his thorough preparation and his moderated, yet enthusiastic, call of the action, Larrivee's more-recent credits also include play-by-play of Chicago Bulls basketball on WGN-TV since 1991, Big Ten Conference football and basketball for ESPN Regional, co-host of the nationally syndicated Pro Football Weekly radio program the past 20 years, and Chicago Cubs baseball. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer for NCAA basketball on Westwood One/CBS Sports Radio.

Highly-decorated, the 52-year-old Larrivee was named Illinois 'Sportscaster of the Year' in 1997 and is a seven-time winner of the Silver Dome Award, presented by the Illinois Broadcasters Association, for best radio football play-by-play. He is also a four-time winner of Midwest Emmy for Bulls basketball play-by-play.

A 1977 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, he was awarded the school's Alumni Achievement Award in June 2005. Larrivee also has done play-by-play of University of Iowa football, Quad Cities (Iowa) Angels minor league baseball, University of Missouri basketball and Kansas City Kings basketball.

McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995, working his first four seasons with Jim Irwin and Max McGee. Inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1992, he also is a favorite among television viewers in northeast Wisconsin. Sports director at WFRV-TV in Green Bay since 1988, he additionally served previously as co-host of Inside 1265, the official television program of the Green Bay Packers. He three times has been voted Wisconsin 'Sportscaster of the Year' (1994, 1996, 2002) by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

An iron man at center for the Packers for 12 seasons (1973-84), McCarren played in 162 consecutive games -- the fourth-longest streak in team history -- helping him earn the nickname 'Rock.' He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1982 and '83. Earlier, he had been a co-captain at the University of Illinois as both a junior and senior. McCarren, 55, originally is from Park Forest, Ill.

Radio station WTMJ, which has been broadcasting the team's games since November of 1929, continues its long-standing role as the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. That designation continues into this century as the two parties announced an extension to their radio broadcast rights agreement in 2002.

The Packers Radio Network is made up of 56 stations in 47 markets and six states.
Wisconsin
City Station
Algoma WRLU 104.1 FM
Antigo WRLO 105.3 FM
Appleton WHBY 1150 AM
Ashland WATW 1400 AM/WBSZ 93.3 FM
Baraboo WBDL 102.9 FM
Beaver Dam WBEV 1430 AM
Clintonville WJMQ 92.3 FM
Eau Claire WBIZ 1400 AM/WBIZ 100.7 FM
Fond du Lac KFIZ 1450 AM/WFON 107.1 FM
Fort Atkinson WFAW 940 AM
Green Bay WTAQ 1360 AM/WIXX 101.1 FM
Hayward WRLS 92.3 FM
Janesville WCLO 1230 AM/WJVL 99.9 FM
La Crosse WKTY 580 AM
Lancaster WGLR 97.7 FM
Madison WIBA 1310 AM/WIBA 101.5 FM
Manitowoc WOMT 1240 AM
Marinette WMAM 570 AM/WHYB 103.7 FM
Medford WKEB 99.3 FM
Menomonie WMEQ 92.1 FM
Milwaukee WTMJ 620 AM
Minocqua WMQA 95.9 FM
Park Falls WCQM 98.3 FM
Prairie du Chien WQPC 94.3 FM
Rhinelander WOBT 1240 AM
Rice Lake WJMC 1240 AM/WJMC 96.1 FM
Richland Center WRCO 100.9 FM
River Falls WEVR 1550 AM/WEVR 106.3 FM
Shawano WTCH 960 AM
Sheboygan WHBL 1330 AM
Siren WXCX 105.7 FM
Sister Bay WSBW 105.1 FM
Sparta WCOW 97.1 FM
Stevens Point WIZD 99.9 FM
Superior WDSM 710 AM
Waupaca WDUX 92.7 FM
Wausau WSAU 550 AM
Wautoma WAUH 102.3 FM
Whitehall WHTL 102.3 FM
Upper Michigan
City Station
Escanaba WGLQ 97.1 FM
Houghton WHKB 102.3 FM
Iron Mountain WJNR 101.5 FM
Iron River WIKB 99.1 FM
Ironwood WIMI 99.7 FM
Iowa
City Station
Des Moines KPSZ 940 AM
Minnesota
City Station
Stillwater KLBB 1220 AM
North Dakota
City Station
Bismarck KFYR 550 AM
South Dakota
City Station
Sioux Falls KSOO 1140 AM

The Green Bay Packers have won more championships -- 12 -- than any other team in National Football League history.

They won their first three by league standing (1929, 1930 and 1931), and nine since the NFL's playoff system was established in 1933 (1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1996).

Green Bay also is the only NFL team to win three straight titles, having done it twice (1929-30-31 and 1965-66-67).

In addition, the Packers won the first two Super Bowls (over Kansas City in 1966, 35-10, and over Oakland in 1967, 33-14), as well as a more recent one (over New England in 1996, 35-21).

Since the league implemented a playoff system in 1933, the Packers have played in the NFL's deciding game 12 times (10 NFL title appearances from 1936-67, two Super Bowls after the 1970 merger). Only the Giants (17) have played for more titles.

Most NFL Championships: Green Bay Packers 12, Chicago Bears 9, New York Giants 6, Dallas Cowboys 5, Pittsburgh Steelers 5, San Francisco 49ers 5, Washington Redskins 5, Cleveland Browns 4, Detroit Lions 4, Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts 4.

Green Bay's 12 NFL Championship Seasons
Year  Head Coach  Regular Season  Title Game
Record  Pct  Opponent  Final  Site
1929  Curly Lambeau  12-0-1  1.000  (League Standing)     
1930  Curly Lambeau  10-3-1  .769  (League Standing)     
1931  Curly Lambeau  12-2-0  .857  (League Standing)     
1936  Curly Lambeau  10-1-1  .909  Boston Redskins  21-6  New York
1939  Curly Lambeau  9-2-0  .818  New York Giants  27-0  Milwaukee
1944  Curly Lambeau  8-2-0  .800  New York Giants  14-7  New York
1961  Vince Lombardi  11-3-0  .786  New York Giants  37-0  Green Bay
1962  Vince Lombardi  13-1-0  .929  New York Giants  16-7  New York
1965  Vince Lombardi  10-3-1  .769  Cleveland Browns  23-12  Green Bay
1966  Vince Lombardi  12-2-0  .857  Dallas Cowboys  34-27  Dallas
            Kansas City Chiefs (SB I)  35-10  Los Angeles
1967  Vince Lombardi  9-4-1  .692  Dallas Cowboys  21-17  Green Bay
            Oakland Raiders (SB II)  33-14  Miami
1996  Mike Holmgren  13-3-0  .813  New England Patriots (SB I)  35-21  New Orleans

Green Bay's Four Super Bowls
Game  Date  AFL/AFC Champion  Result  MVP  Site  Attend
Super Bowl I  Jan. 15, 1967  Kansas City Chiefs  W, 35-10  Bart Starr  Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum  61,946
Super Bowl II  Jan. 14, 1968  Oakland Raiders  W, 33-14  Bart Starr  Miami Orange Bowl  75,546
Super Bowl I  Jan. 26, 1997  New England Patriots  W, 35-21  Desmond Howard  Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans  72,301
Super Bowl II  Jan. 25, 1998  Denver Broncos  L, 31-24  Terrell Davis  Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego  68,912

1997 Season in Review
The Packers quest to repeat as world champions during the 1997 season fell short in San Diego.

Relive the details in our special Super Bowl II Section. You'll find game recaps of every game along with video, audio, stats and more!

Super Bowl - 1996 Season in Review
Relive the magical 1996 season in our special Super Bowl season in review. You'll find game by game recaps, box scores, audio clips and more.

1996 Statistics: Regular Season or Playoffs

Game Recaps

    * 9/1/96 - Tampa Bay
    * 9/9/96 - Philadelphia
    * 9/15/96 - San Diego
    * 9/22/96 - Minnesota
    * 9/29/96 - Seattle
    * 10/6/96 - Chicago
    * 10/14/96 - San Francisco

    * 10/27/96 - Tampa Bay
    * 11/3/96 - Detroit
    * 11/10/96 - Kansas City
    * 11/18/96 - Dallas
    * 11/24/96 - St. Louis
    * 12/1/96 - Chicago

    * 12/8/96 - Denver
    * 12/15/96 - Detroit
    * 12/22/96 - Minnesota
    * 1/4/97 - San Francisco*
    * 1/12/97 - Carolina*
    * 1/26/97 - New England*

* Post-season Play

Visit the Hall of Fame

Relive the most exciting moments in Packers and football history at the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Pure Packers adrenaline fills this 25,000-square-foot area where you can see, touch and feel over 80 years of riveting history. There are nearly 80 exhibits including three Super Bowl trophies and a re-creation of Vince Lombardi's office. Countless videos - many of them newly updated - allow the spectacular memories to be lived over and over. And a huge children's area lets little fans know what it's like to be a real Packers player. They can put on a uniform, throw passes, kick field goals and more. Check back for new exhibits and displays. Group tours are available.

HALL OF FAME HOTLINE: 920.569.7512 or 888.442.7225 (toll-free)

Spooktacular Fun
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame will offer special half-priced admission for children (ages 6 to 11) from Oct. 20 through Nov. 4. The special rate, $2.50, is only available for individual, on-site sales.

The Green Bay Packers will host the fifth annual Halloween-themed event, 'Spooktacular Fun,' Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.

Admission
Adults $10, Seniors 62+ $8, Military (with valid Military ID) $8, Children 6-11 $5, Children 5 and under FREE. Call 920.569.7512 or click here for special pricing for groups of 20 or more people.
Hall Of Fame Hours
Non-Game Days
9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Hours vary on holidays.

NOTE: During training camp the Hall of Fame will open at 8:00 am.
Game Days
Noon Games: Hall of Fame is open 8:00 am - 12:00 pm for game ticket holders only. The game ticket will allow you into Lambeau Field Atrium, however there is still an admission charge to enter the Hall of Fame.
7:00 pm Games: Hall of Fame is open 9:00 am - 2:30 pm for the general public. Hall of Fame is open 4:45 pm - 7:00 pm for game ticket holders only. The game ticket will allow you into the Lambeau Field Atrium, however there is still an admission charge to enter the Hall of Fame.
7:15 pm Games: Hall of Fame is open 8:00 am - 2:00 pm for the general public. Hall of Fame is open 3:15 pm - 7:00 pm for game ticket holders only. The game ticket will allow you into the Lambeau Field Atrium, however there is still an admission charge to enter the Hall of Fame.
***Hours of operation are subject to change based on kick-off times and Lambeau Field operational changes. Please call the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame if you have any questions.
Holidays

    * Easter: Closed
    * Thanksgiving: Closed
    * Christmas Eve: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    * Christmas: Closed
    * New Year's Eve: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
    * New Year's Day: Closed

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Western Division (1933-1949)
National Conference (1950-1952)
Western Conference (1953-1966)
Central Division (1967-1969)
National Football Conference (1970-present)
NFC Central (1970-2001)
NFC North (2002-present)
 
Team history
Green Bay Packers (1919–present)
Unofficial names and nicknames:
Indian Packers (1919)
Indians (1919)
Acme Packers (1921)
Blues (1922)
Big Bay Blues (1920s)
Bays (1920s-1940s)
The Pack (current)
 
Championships
League Championships (12)
NFL Championships (9)
1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965
Super Bowl Championships (3)
1966 (I), 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI)
 
Conference Championships (7)
NFL Western: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966
NFC: 1996, 1997
 
Division Championships (14)
NFL West: 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944
NFL Central: 1967
NFC Central: 1972, 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997
NFC North: 2002, 2003, 2004
 
Home fields
Hagemeister Park (1919-1922)
Bellevue Park (1923-1924)
City Stadium (Green Bay) (1925-1956)
Lambeau Field (1957-present)
(known as "New" City Stadium 1957-65)
Split games between Milwaukee and Green Bay (1933-1994)

Borchert Field (1933-1935)
Wisconsin State Fair Park (1934-1951)
Marquette Stadium (1952)
Milwaukee County Stadium (1953-1994)
 
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are currently members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

The Packers are an example of the "small town teams" that comprised a minority of the NFL during the 1920s. Founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun as a new version of the semi-pro teams that had been playing in Green Bay since 1896, the Packers turned professional, joining the NFL in 1921.

Today, the team holds the record for league championships with twelve, including nine NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl era and three additional titles in 1966, 1967, 1996 after which they won Super Bowls I, II and I by defeating the American Football League/American Football Conference champions. The team has a fierce, long-standing rivalry with the Chicago Bears, whom they have played in over 170 games.[2]

The Packers are currently the only non-profit, community owned major league professional sports team in the United States.

1 Franchise history
1.1 Founding
1.2 Championships
1.3 1959-1967
1.4 1968-1991
1.5 1992-present
2 Public company
2.1 Board of Directors
3 Fan base
4 Nickname, logo, and uniforms
5 Team records and season records
6 Players of note
6.1 Current roster
6.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers
6.3 Retired numbers
7 Coaches of note
7.1 Head coaches
7.2 Current staff
8 Radio and television
9 Notes and references
10 See also
11 External links 
 
Franchise history
For more details, see History of the Green Bay Packers.

Founding
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 be named for its sponsor. Today "Green Bay Packers" is the oldest team name still in use in the NFL.

In 1920 (Aug. 27, 1920), the Packers became a franchise in the new national pro football league that had been formed the previous year. Financial troubles plagued the team and the franchise was lost the same year, although Lambeau found new backers the next year and regained the franchise. The financial backers, known as the "Hungry Five," formed the Green Bay Football Corporation.

Championships
The Packers have 12 league championships, the most in the NFL. This includes three Super Bowls (One of these games decided the NFL champion, and the first two date to the era when the AFL and NFL were still two separate leagues). The Packers are also the only team to win three straight NFL titles, which they did twice (1929-1931 and 1965-67).

1959-1967
The Packers of the 1960s under coach Vince Lombardi won five league championships over a seven-year span that culminated with victories in the first two Super Bowls. During the Lombardi era, the Packers offense consisted of quarterback Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Carroll Dale, Paul Hornung and Jerry Kramer; the defense consisted of Henry Jordan, Willie Wood, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, and Herb Adderley.

In their first game under Lombardi on September 27, 1959, the Packers shut out the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. The Packers got off to a 3-0 start, but lost the next five and won the last four games, to achieve their first winning season since 1947.

The next year, the Packers, led by Paul Hornung's 176 points, won the NFL West title, and played in the NFL Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles at Philadelphia. In a see-saw game, the Packers trailed the Eagles by four points late in the game, when Chuck Bednarik tackled Jim Taylor just nine yards short of the goal line as time ran out. The Packers would never again lose the NFL Championship game under Lombardi.

The Packers returned to the NFL Championship game the following season and faced the New York Giants. The Packers scored 24 second-quarter points, as Paul Hornung, having recently returned from the Army, scored an NFL Championship record 19 points, and the Packers beat the Giants to win their first NFL Championship since 1944.

The Packers stormed back in the 1962 season, jumping out to a 10-0 start, on their way to a 13-1 season.

The Packers representing the NFL on the cover of TIME Magazine, 1962This consistent level of success would lead to Lombardi's Packers becoming one of the most prominent teams of their era, and even to their being featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of Time on December 21, 1962, as part of the magazine's cover story on "The Sport of the '60s". Shortly after Time's article, the Packers faced the Giants in a much more brutal championship game than the previous year, but the Packers prevailed on the surprising foot of Jerry Kramer and the determined running of Jim Taylor. The Packers defeated the Giants, 16-7.

The Packers returned to the championship game in 1965 following a two-year absence, when they defeated the Colts in a playoff for the Western Conference title. That game would be remembered for Don Chandler's controversial field goal in which the ball allegedly went wide right, but the official raised his arms to grant the three points. That disputed win earned the Packers a trip to the NFL Championship game, where Hornung and Taylor ran through the Cleveland Browns, helping the Packers defeat the Browns to earn their 3rd NFL Championship under Lombardi.

The 1966 season saw the Packers being led by NFL MVP Bart Starr. The Packers went 12-2, and in the NFL Championship, with the Packers leading 34-27, the Dallas Cowboys had the ball on the Packers' 2-yard line, threatening to tie the ballgame. But on 4th down, the Packers' Tom Brown intercepted a Don Meredith pass in the end zone to preserve the victory. The Packers went on to win Super Bowl I 35-10 over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 1967 season was the last one for Vince Lombardi as the Packers' head coach. That year's NFL Championship game, known universally as the Ice Bowl, is one of the most famous football games (college or professional) in the history of the sport. With 16 seconds left, Bart Starr's touchdown on a quarterback sneak brought the Packers their third straight NFL Championship - a feat no other team has matched since. The Packers then won Super Bowl II with a 33-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders. Lombardi became the General Manager of the Packers in 1968, and Phil Bengtson was named as Head Coach. Lombardi left Green Bay in 1969, and was named Head Coach of the Washington Redskins.

After the death of Vince Lombardi in 1970, the Super Bowl trophy was renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy, in recognition of his, and his team's, accomplishments. The road that goes by Lambeau Field, which is also one of Green Bay's major thoroughfares, was named Lombardi Avenue in honor of the coach.

1968-1991
For about a quarter century after Lombardi left the Packers, they had comparatively little success compared to the 1960s. In the 24 seasons from 1968 to 1991, the Packers had only five seasons with a winning record (above .500), one being the shortened 1982 strike season. They appeared in the playoffs twice during that period, with a record of 1-2. The period saw five different head coaches - Phil Bengtson, Dan Devine, Bart Starr, Forrest Gregg, and Lindy Infante - two of which were former Packer players in Lombardi's era (Starr and Gregg), and one of which was a former coach (Bengtson). Examples of poor draft choices shaping seasons are often mentioned in the context of this time period. Examples include the 1974 draft, in which coach Dan Devine sent five draft picks (two first-rounders, two second-rounders and a third) to the Los Angeles Rams for aging quarterback John Hadl who would spend only 1 1/2 seasons in Green Bay.[3] Another came in 1989, when players such as Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, and Derrick Thomas were available, and the Packers chose offensive lineman Tony Mandarich. Though rated highly by nearly every professional scout at the time, Mandarich's performance failed to meet expectations. ESPN has rated Mandarich as the third "biggest sports flop" in the last 25 years.[4]

1992-present
The Packers' performance throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup in which new General Manager Ron Wolf was hired to take over full control of the team's football operations during the 1991 season. In 1992, Wolf hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren to be the Packers' new head coach.

Brett Favre
Soon after hiring Holmgren, 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 the Packers to a comeback win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Favre started the following week with a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers , and has not missed a start since. He has started 257 consecutive games (including playoffs), which is an NFL record for a quarterback.

The Packers had a 9-7 record in 1992, and began to turn heads around the league when they signed perhaps the most prized free agent in NFL history in Reggie White on the defense. White believed that Wolf, Holmgren, and Favre had the team heading in the right direction with a "total commitment to winning." With White on board the Packers made it to the second round of the playoffs during both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. In 1995, the Packers won the NFC Central Division championship for the first time since 1972. After a home playoff 37-20 win against Atlanta, the Packers defeated the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 27-17 on the road to advance to the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 38-27.

In 1996 the Packers' turnaround was complete. The team posted a league-best 13-3 record in the regular season, ting the competition and securing home field advantage throughout the playoffs. After relatively easy wins against the 49ers (35-14) and Carolina Panthers (30-13) in the playoffs, the Packers advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 years. In Super Bowl I Green Bay defeated the New England Patriots 35-21 to win their 12th world championship, which is still an NFL record. A 2007 panel of football experts at ESPN ranked the 1996 Packers the 6th-greatest team to ever play in the Super Bowl.

The following year the Packers won their second consecutive NFC championship, returning to the Super Bowl as a 14-point favorite, defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-7 and San Francisco 49ers 23-10 in the playoffs. The Packers ended up losing to John Elway and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl II, by the score of 31-24.

In 1998 the Packers went 11-5 and were eliminated in the first-round of the playoffs by the San Francisco 49ers, the team Green Bay had beaten in the playoffs the previous three seasons. This game turned out to be the end of an era, as Mike Holmgren would leave the team days later to become Vice President, General Manager and Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Much of Holmgren's coaching staff went with him. Reggie White also retired after the season (but later played one season for the Carolina Panthers in 2000), and the team struggled for an identity after the departure of so many of the individuals who were responsible for their Super Bowl run. In 2001, Ron Wolf also retired. Packers' President Bob Harlan credited Wolf, Holmgren, Favre, and White for ultimately changing the fortunes of the organization and turning the Green Bay Packers into a NFL franchise.

The Packers had never lost a home playoff game since the NFL instituted a postseason in 1933. They were 13-0 -- 11 of the wins coming at Lambeau and two more in Milwaukee. That ended January 4, 2002, when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Packers 27-7 in an NFC Wild Card game.

Beginning with the 1992 season, the Packers had 13 non-losing seasons in a row (their worst record being 8-8 in 1999), two Super Bowl appearances, and one Super Bowl win (Super Bowl I). The Packers' 13 consecutive non-losing seasons was an active NFL record until the team finally suffered a losing campaign in their 2005 season though they returned to have an 8-8 season and just missed the playoffs in 2006. They currently are the only team to have ever missed the playoffs the previous season to return to open 6-1 against teams that made the playoff the year before, with the only loss being against the Chicago Bears 27-20

Public company
 
A share of stock issued by the Packers in 1997The Packers are now the only publicly owned company with a board of directors in American professional sports (although other teams are directly owned by publicly traded companies, such as the Atlanta Braves (Time Warner), New York Rangers (Cablevision), the Seattle Mariners (Nintendo of America), and the Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications)). Typically, a team is owned by one person, partnership, or corporate entity; thus, a "team owner." It has been speculated that this is one of the reasons the Green Bay Packers have never been moved from the city of Green Bay, a city of only 102,313 people as of the 2000 census.[5]

By comparison, the typical NFL city is populated in the millions or hundred-thousands. The Packers, however, have long had a large following throughout Wisconsin and parts of the Midwest; in fact, for decades, the Packers played four (one pre-season, three regular-season) home games each year in Milwaukee, first at the State Fair Park fairgrounds, then at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Packers did not move their entire home schedule to Green Bay until 1995.

County Stadium's replacement, Miller Park, then being planned, was always intended to be a baseball-only stadium instead of a multipurpose stadium.

Based on the original "Articles of Incorporation for the (then) Green Bay Football Corporation" put into place in 1923, if the Packers franchise was sold, after the payment of all expenses, any remaining money would go to the Sullivan Post of the American Legion in order to build "a proper soldier's memorial." This stipulation was enacted to ensure the club remained in Green Bay and that there could never be any financial enhancement for the shareholders. At the November 1997 annual meeting, shareholders voted to change the beneficiary from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation.

In 1950, the Packers held a stock sale to again raise money to support the team. In 1956, area voters approved the construction of a new city owned stadium. As with its predecessor, the new field was named City Stadium, but after the death of founder Lambeau in 1965, on September 11, 1965, the stadium was renamed Lambeau Field.

Another stock sale occurred late in 1997 and early in 1998. It added 105,989 new shareholders and raised over $24 million, money used for the Lambeau Field redevelopment project. Priced at $200 per share, fans bought 120,010 shares during the 17-week sale, which ended March 16, 1998. As of June 8, 2005, 112,015 people (representing 4,750,934 shares) can lay claim to a franchise ownership interest. Shares of stock include voting rights, but the redemption price is minimal, no dividends are ever paid, the stock cannot appreciate in value - though private sales often exceed the face value of the stock, and stock ownership brings no season ticket privileges. No shareholder may own over 200,000 shares, a safeguard to ensure that no individual can assume control of the club. To run the corporation, a board of directors is elected by the stockholders. The board of directors in turn elect a seven-member Executive Committee (officers) of the corporation, consisting of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and three members-at-large. The president is the only officer to draw compensation; the rest of the committee is sitting "gratis."

The team's elected president represents the Packers in NFL owners meetings unless someone else is designated. During his time as coach, Vince Lombardi generally represented the team at league meetings in his role as general manager, except at owners-only meetings.

Board of Directors
For more details on this topic, see Green Bay Packers Board of Directors.
Green Bay Packers, Inc., is governed by a seven-member Executive Committee, elected from a board of directors. The committee directs corporate management, approves major capital expenditures, establishes broad policy and monitors management's performance in conducting the business and affairs of the corporation.

Fan base
 
A cheesehead hat, commonly worn by Packer fansThe Packers' fan base is famously dedicated: regardless of the team's performance, every Packers game at Lambeau Field has been sold out since 1960.[6] Despite the Packers having one of the smallest TV markets, the Packers have developed one of the largest fan bases in the NFL. Each year they consistently rank as one of the top teams in terms of popularity.[7] The Packers have one of the longest waiting lists for season tickets in professional sports with about 74,000 people as of May 3, 2007.[8] That is more names on the waiting list than there are seats at Lambeau Field. The current wait time for season tickets is approximately 35 years. For this reason, it is not unusual for fans to designate a recipient of their season tickets in their wills or place newborn infants on the waiting list after receiving birth certificates.[9]

Packers fans are often referred to as cheeseheads.[10] The term is often used to refer to people from the state of Wisconsin in general (because of its cheese production), but is also used to refer to Green Bay Packers fans in particular. The name originated in 1987 as an insult from Chicago White Sox fans at a Milwaukee Brewers game. In years since and particularly beginning in 1994, the name and the hats called "cheeseheads" have also been embraced by Packers fans.[11]

During training camp in the summer months (held outside the Don Hutson Center), young Packers fans can take their bikes and have their favorite player ride their bike to the practice field from the locker room. This is an old Packers tradition dating back to approximately 1957 (the first years of Lambeau Field's existence). Gary Knafelc, a Packers end at the time, said, "I think it was just that kids wanted us to ride their bikes. I can remember kids saying, 'Hey, ride my bike.'" The practice continues today.[12]

Each year the team holds an intra-squad scrimmage, called Family Night, at Lambeau Field. During 2004 and 2005 over 60,000 fans attended, selling out the stadium bowl. The Packers hosted the Buffalo Bills for the 2005 edition of Family night setting an attendace record with 62,492 fans attending.[13]

Nickname, logo, and uniforms

This image is a candidate for speedy deletion. It will be deleted after Friday, 2 November 2007.Curly Lambeau, the team's founder, solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment, on condition that the team be named for its sponsor (a similar event would occur the following year with the Decatur Staleys, who later became the Chicago Bears). An early newspaper article referred to the new Green Bay team as "the Indians" but by the time they played their first game they had adopted the name "Packers."

In the early days, the Packers also were referred to as the "Bays" and the "Blues" (and even occasionally as "the Big Bay Blues"). These never were official nicknames, although Lambeau did consider replacing "Packers" with "Blues" in the 1920s.

In 1920, the Indian Packing Company was purchased by the Acme Packing Company. Acme continued its support of Lambeau's team, and in its first season in the NFL the team wore jerseys with the words "ACME PACKERS" emblazoned on the chest.

Lambeau, who attended the University of Notre Dame, chose the team's colors of navy blue and gold from the college. Again, like the Irish, in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s the Packers sometimes used green and gold before returning to the traditional blue and gold.

In 1959, new head coach Vince Lombardi changed the colors to the current hunter green and gold (navy blue was kept as a secondary color, seen primarily on sideline capes, but it was not actually used and quietly was dropped from the team colors list on all official materials shortly thereafter). This color scheme yields the common Packers nickname, "The Green and Gold". In 1994, the NFL's 75th anniversary, the team participated in the league-wide use of "throwback" jerseys. The team has not done so since, and has yet to wear throwback uniforms at home games, though the Packers have worn them for two Thanksgiving Day games against the Detroit Lions. In 2001, the Packers sported throwback uniforms worn in the 1930s, while in 2003 they wore throwback uniforms from the 1960s (which were only slightly different from the current uniforms).[15][16]

While several NFL teams choose to wear white jerseys at home early in the season due to white's ability to reflect the late summer sun's rays, the Packers have chosen to do so on only the opening two games of the 1989 season. Although alternate gold jerseys with green numbers are sold on a retail basis, the team has no plans to introduce such a jersey to be used in actual games.

The oval "G" logo was created in 1961 by Packers equipment manager George "Dad" Braisher. The team actually used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.[17] Although the Packers have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, notably the University of Georgia and Grambling State University, the Packers hold the trademark for it.[18]

Team records and season records
Main article: Green Bay Packers statistics
Main article: Green Bay Packers seasons

Players of note
Main article: Green Bay Packers players

Current roster
Green Bay Packers roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks
 4 Brett Favre
12 Aaron Rodgers
Running Backs

25 Ryan Grant
35 Korey Hall FB
32 Brandon Jackson
30 John Kuhn FB
34 Vernand Morency
Wide Receivers

19 Shaun Bodiford
80 Donald Driver
85 Greg Jennings
89 James Jones
82 Ruvell Martin
81 Koren Robinson
Tight Ends

88 Bubba Franks
87 Ryan Krause
86 Donald Lee
  Offensive Linemen

78 Allen Barbre G
76 Chad Clifton T
73 Daryn Colledge G
62 Junius Coston T
75 Tony Moll T
72 Jason Spitz G/C
65 Mark Tauscher T
63 Scott Wells C
Defensive Linemen

90 Colin Cole DT
94 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila DE
91 Justin Harrell DT
57 Jason Hunter DE
77 Cullen Jenkins DE
97 Johnny Jolly DT
74 Aaron Kampman DE
96 Michael Montgomery DE
95 Daniel Muir DT
79 Ryan Pickett DT
99 Corey Williams DT
  Linebackers
56 Nick Barnett ILB
55 Desmond Bishop ILB
50 A. J. Hawk OLB
51 Brady Poppinga OLB
59 Tracy White OLB
Defensive Backs

20 Atari Bigby SS
27 Will Blackmon CB
24 Jarrett Bush CB
36 Nick Collins FS
31 Al Harris CB
26 Charlie Peprah SS
37 Aaron Rouse FS
41 Frank Walker CB
38 Tramon Williams CB/KR
21 Charles Woodson CB/PR
Special Teams

 2 Mason Crosby K
60 Rob Davis LS
 9 Jon Ryan P
  Reserve lists
29 Tyrone Culver S (IR) 
23 Noah Herron RB (IR) 
52 Abdul Hodge ILB (IR) 
18 Carlyle Holiday (IR) 
84 Tory Humphrey TE (IR) 
64 Tony Palmer G (IR) 
39 Ryan Powdrell FB (IR) 
70 Tyson Walter C/T (IR) 
42 DeShawn Wynn (IR) 
Practice Squad

49 James Adkisson TE
47 Carl-Johan Björk ILB Int'l
46 Tristan Burge S
83 Chris Francies WR
53 Spencer Havner OLB
68 Chris Patrick G
67 Cameron Stephenson G
69 Orrin Thompson T/G
45 Corey White FB

Rookies in italics
Roster updated 2007-10-30
Depth Chart • Transactions

Pro Football Hall of Famers
The Packers are tied for most members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with twenty-six.

26 Herb Adderly
3 Tony Canadeo
87 Willie Davis
80 Len Ford
75 Forrest Gregg
83 Ted Hendricks
38 Arnie Herber
30 Clarke Hinkle
5 Paul Hornung
36 Cal Hubbard
14 Don Hutson
74 Henry Jordan
2 Walt Kiesling
  20 Earl (Curly) Lambeau
80 James Lofton
Vince Lombardi
24 Johnny (Blood) Mcnally
2 Mike Michalske
66 Ray Nitschke
51 Jim Ringo
15 Bart Starr
10 Jan Stenerud
31 Jim Taylor
45 Emlen Tunnell
92 Reggie White
24 Willie Wood
 

Retired numbers
3 Tony Canadeo, HB, 1941-52
14 Don Hutson, WR, 1935-45
15 Bart Starr, QB, 1956-71
66 Ray Nitschke, LB, 1958-72
92 Reggie White, DE, 1993-98

Coaches of note

Head coaches
Name From To Record Titles
W L T
Earl (Curly) Lambeau 1921 1949 212 106 21 6
Gene Ronzani 1950 November 27, 1953 14 31 1 
Hugh Devore* November 27, 1953 1953 0 2 0 
Ray (Scooter) McLean*
Lisle Blackbourn 1954 1957 17 31 0 
Ray (Scooter) McLean 1958 1958 1 10 1 
Vince Lombardi 1959 1967 98 30 4 5
Phil Bengtson 1968 1970 20 21 1 
Dan Devine 1971 1974 25 28 4 
Bart Starr 1975 1983 53 77 3 
Forrest Gregg 1984 1987 25 37 1 
Lindy Infante 1988 1991 24 40 0 
Mike Holmgren 1992 1998 73 36 0 1
Ray Rhodes 1999 1999 8 8 0 
Mike Sherman 2000 2005 56 39 0 
Mike McCarthy 2006 Present 14 9 0 
Total   640 505 36 12

* = Interim Head Coaches

[edit] Current staff
Green Bay Packers staff 
  
 Front Office
Executive Committee - Board of Directors
Chairman/CEO - Bob Harlan
Executive V.P/General Manager/Director of Football Ops. - Ted Thompson
Director of Pro Personnel - Reggie McKenzie
Head Coaches

Head Coach - Mike McCarthy
Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers - Winston Moss
Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator - Joe Philbin
Quarterbacks - Tom Clements
Running Backs - Edgar Bennett
Wide Receivers - Jimmy Robinson
Tight Ends - Ben McAdoo
Offensive Line - James Campen
Assistant Offensive Line - Jerry Fontenot
Offensive Quality Control - Ty Knott
    Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator - Bob Sanders
Defensive Ends - Carl Hairston
Defensive Tackles - Robert Nunn
Secondary - Kurt Schottenheimer
Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks - Lionel Washington
Defensive Quality Control - Eric Lewis
Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator - Mike Stock
Assistant Special Teams - Shawn Slocum
Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning - Rock Gullickson
Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Mark Lovat
Strength and Conditioning Assistant - Brandon Johnson

Radio and television
The Packers are unique in having their market area cover two media markets, both Green Bay and Milwaukee, and blackout policies for the team apply within both areas, though they rarely come into effect due to strong home attendance and popularity.

The Packers' flagship radio station is Milwaukee-based WTMJ-AM (620), with the games airing in Green Bay on WTAQ-AM (1360) and WIXX-FM (101.1). Wayne Larrivee is the play-by-play announcer and Larry McCarren is the color analyst. Larrivee joined the team after many years as the Chicago Bears' announcer. Jim Irwin and Max McGee were the longtime radio announcers before Larivee and McCarren.

The preseason rights for games not nationally broadcast are held by WFRV (Channel 5) in Green Bay and WTMJ (Channel 4) in Milwaukee, with the coverage airing on other stations around the state; WFRV was previously owned by CBS Corporation until April 2007, when the station was purchased by Liberty Media. As of 2007, preseason coverage has been produced by CBS, using the NFL on CBS graphics package with the CBS eyemark replaced by the Packers logo. The TV play-by-play announcer, Kevin Harlan (also on loan from CBS), is the son of outgoing Packers president Bob Harlan.

The team's intra-squad Lambeau scrimmage at the beginning of the season, which is marketed as Packers Family Night, is broadcast by WITI (Channel 6) in Milwaukee, and produced by WLUK (Channel 11) in Green Bay, both FOX affiliates which broadcast the bulk of the team's regular season games. The scrimmage is also broadcast by stations elsewhere in the Wisconsin, including WXOW and WQOW in the western part of the state.

Notes and references
^ Packers Nickname Origin from Packers.com. Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ Super Bowls & Championships from Packers.com. Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ Old School Packers from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website. Obtained February 5, 2007
^ The 25 Biggest Sports Flops (1979-2004) from ESPN25. Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ 2000 Census. US Census Bureau.
^ Fans keep their eyes on the ball in Green Bay (Dallas Morning News).
^ Harris Interactive Poll, Packers ranked #4 in 2006,#1 in 2005,#1 in 2004,#1 in 2002 in terms of popularity.
^ Toughest Ticket in the NFL.
^ ROOTING THE HOME TEAM from The American Prospect magazine, no. 40, September-October 1998, pgs. 38-43.
^ The Big Cheese: Cheesehead inventor profits from insults.
^ The Big Cheese: Cheesehead inventor profits from insults.
^ Letters to Lee Remmel, August 25, 2004.
^ Packers Training Camp - Family Night.
^ facts/logo history/ Packers Logo History obtained February 5, 2007
^ Packers Uniform History, 1921-2004 from Packers.com. Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ Packers uniform database Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ Packers Fan Clubs from Packers.com. Obtained February 5, 2007.
^ Oval G is a Green Bay Packers trademark. ESPN.com (May 25, 2005).

See also
List of fan-owned sports teams

External links
Green Bay Packers official web site
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For all the angst over the Packers' 32nd-ranked running game, it's worth pointing out that the rushing struggles haven't been all that damaging with the team off to a 5-1 start.

And with one-third of the league's top nine ground games belonging to teams with records of .500 or worse (Minnesota, Oakland and this week's opponent, Denver), there's no magic to be expected if and when the running game gets going.

But that said, one area in which the Packers' unreliable running game has nearly proved costly, and in which the Packers would benefit greatly from more rushing production, is at the end of games.

In each of the Packers' last two victories, at Minnesota and vs. Washington, the offense has been on the field with the lead in the closing minutes, with a chance to pound the ball on the ground for a first down to kill the clock and seal the game.

But that hasn't been accomplished, and in both games it gave the opponent a chance it probably shouldn't have had to come back and perhaps tie or win the game. For all the times this season the offense and quarterback Brett Favre have substituted short passes and quick-hitters for running plays, closing out a victory has to be the responsibility of the running game, and the Packers need to find a way to make that work.

"Certainly for our players and our coaches it's a major source of frustration," offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. "You're asked to do different things at different times in the ballgame, in different situations. At that particular time you want to keep the ball from your opponent, and to do that you have to keep the clock moving, keep the ball in the field of play, and the safest way to do that is run the football.

"So yeah, it's been disappointing we haven't been able to get that done."

At Minnesota back on Sept. 30, the Vikings had just scored a touchdown to pull within 23-16, and the Packers recovered an onside kick and had the ball on the Minnesota 43-yard line with 1 minute, 55 seconds left. The Vikings had one timeout, so the Packers couldn't take a knee but needed just one first down to ice the win.

Instead it was close to a disaster. A 2-yard carry by Ryan Grant was followed by a fumbled exchange between Grant and Favre and the Vikings recovered, putting them 54 yards from the tying touchdown with 1:40 to go. Atari Bigby's interception off a deflected Kelly Holcomb pass four plays later saved the day.

Then in their last game against the Redskins, the Packers led 17-14 and got the ball on their own 42 with 2:44 left, and Washington had one timeout. But three DeShawn Wynn carries gained a total of 3 yards, and the offense punted the ball back to the Redskins with 1:13 to go.

Again, the defense came up with a key stop to preserve the win, but the offense would much rather grind out that final first down and take a knee to finish it off.

The difficulty late in those games to run the ball is certainly a reflection, if not a microcosm, of the season-long struggles.

"It's simple execution," Philbin said. "I wish I could give you a real enlightened answer, but it's guys getting the right aiming points, guys finishing blocks, guys getting better pad level on a particular block. It's all the things when we install the run game that we talk about from Day 1, and it's the basics that are not getting done in that situation very well."  
 
Perhaps adding to the frustration is that the Packers have shown the capability, at times, to run the ball late even when the rest of the day produced nothing dynamic on the ground.

In Week 2 against the Giants, the Packers led 28-13 with less than 5 minutes left and had just 47 yards rushing in the game to that point when Wynn broke off a 38-yard TD run to clinch the win.

And against the Redskins, on the possession before the one described earlier, Wynn had back-to-back runs of 5 and 6 yards to pick up a first down with just over 5 minutes to go before Favre took a shot deep down the sideline that was picked off.

The offense has had its share of injury issues at running back and on the offensive line, which will contribute to inconsistency, but no one is using that as an excuse. As Favre said back when Head Coach Mike McCarthy took over in 2006, and hinted at again on Tuesday in his weekly press conference, it's a matter of finding something to "hang your hat on" to use when the situation calls for it.

"My only thing would be to keep it simple, and not that we're not keeping it simple, but limit the amount of plays that you have, not only in the running game, but the passing game," Favre said. "Be very good at those and kind of go to bat with that. It's kind of like pitching. Don't have six different pitches, have two or three and be very good at them."

If the Packers can do that, it would certainly help their offense's chances of protecting leads late in games, and relying less on the defense. While it's not likely the league's second-ranked passing offense will undergo a major transformation at this stage of the season, an effective running game could still play that critical role.

"We've had spurts and signs of a running game, but the volume hasn't been enough and the consistency hasn't been enough," Philbin said. "It's safe to say in the running game our identity is yet to be established."

Packers Pro Shop Tent Sale Set For June 6-7
  
NEW ITEMS INCLUDE CONCESSION CARTS PREVIOUSLY USED IN LAMBEAU

The 15th-annual Packers Pro Shop Tent Sale is set for June 6 and 7 in the Lambeau Field Atrium. The sale is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Over the years, thousands of fans have perused the offerings over the two-day sale, with many shoppers lined up before the doors open.

Highlighting a mix of Pro Shop items sharply reduced in price and other special purchases, the sale also features items donated by the equipment staff that are no longer needed by the football team, including shoes, game pants and jackets.

New items this year include portable concession carts previously used in Lambeau Field concourses (see photos below). The available carts include a hot dog cart, an ice cream cart and a portable countertop unit. The carts each feature the official "Lambeau Field" logo and have an elevated canopy. Prices range from $250 to $500. Purchasers of the carts must be able to transport them from the sale.

The event began in 1994 in the parking lot outside the former Pro Shop on the north end of Lambeau Field and has grown every year in terms of shoppers served and amount and variety of items sold. Now in its fifth year in the Atrium, the tent sale also was held in the west side stadium concourse in previous years.