Green Bay

Packers
by Carly Vanderkolk

Founding
Founded on August 11, 1919 by Earl
Curly Lambeau and George Whitney
Calhoun
Solicited funds from the Indian Packing
Company
Granted a franchise on August 27, 1921
in the NFL

The First Dark Ages

from 1945-1958
Curly Lambeau stepped down from head
coach
financial troubles and few quality players
small stadium
World War II

The Lombardi Era

lasted 1959-1967
Vince Lombardi was hired in 1959
TV helped raise revenue for small-market
teams
offense led by quarterback Bart Starr
Won Super Bowl I and II in 1967 and 1968

I want it understood that I am in

complete control, here

The Second Dark

Ages
lasted 1972-1991
poor drafting decisions
5 different head coaches
19 out of 24 seasons were losing records

The Brett Favre Era

1992-2007
acquired in 1992 from Atlanta Falcons
297 consecutive games
won Super Bowl XXXI in 1996-97 season
selected for Pro Bowl eleven times
his number 4 will be retired in 2015

The Aaron Rodgers Era

2008-present
2005 first-round pick from Cal Berkeley
first QB to start for Packers in 16 years
Won Super Bowl XLV in 2010-11 season
vs. Steelers
Rodgers named Super Bowl MVP
2014 vs. Bears was 700th victory for
Packers

Fan Base
every game played at City/Lambeau Field
has been sold out since 1960
one of the largest fan bases in the NFL
86,000 people waiting for season tickets
with a 30 year wait time
fans called cheeseheads

Retired Numbers
#3 Tony Canadeo- halfback (1941-44)
#14 Don Hutson- wide receiver/defensive back
(1935-45)
#15 Bart Starr- quarterback (1956-71)
#66 Ray Nitschke- linebacker (1958-72)
#92 Reggie White- defensive end (1993-98)

Fun Facts
third-oldest franchise in the NFL
only non-profit, community-owned
professional sports team in the United
States
Green Bay is the smallest professional
sports market in North America
Green Bay has only 104,057 people as of
2010