On August 11, 1919 the incredible saga of the Green Bay Packers, when the Indian Packing Company agreed to sponsor a local pro football team under the direction of Earl (Curly) Lambeau. In 1921, Green Bay Packers were granted a membership in the new National Football League (NFL).
Many great football players have performed for the Green Bay Packers but two coaches, Lambeau and Vince Lombardi, rank as the most dominant figures in the Green Bay Packers' epic. Between the two, Lambeau and Lombardi brought the Green Bay Packers eleven NFL championships. Individually, Lambeau, Lombardi and 18 long-time Green Bay Packers players are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Green Bay, home of the Packers, is still a city of less than 100,000 and is viewed as sort of a sports "dinosaur" as the only remaining small city in the big-city world of major league professional sports franchises. Green Bay is unique in another way - the team is the only community-owned non-profit organization in the NFL. From 1937 to 1994, Green Bay Packers played their home games in two cities. Five of their eight home games were played in Green Bay's Lambeau Field and the remaining three at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee. Today Green Bay Packers play exclusively in Lambeau Field.
Green Bay Packers first played on a couple of small fields in Green Bay and then in 6,000-seat City Stadium beginning in 1925. Eventually, City Stadium capacity reached 25,000. September 29, 1957, Green Bay Packers dedicated a modern $1,000,000 stadium with a 32,150-seat capacity. Subsequent expansions and renovations have brought the Green Bay facility, officially named Lambeau Field in 1965, to its current capacity. Off the field, Green Bay Packers remain a financially sound and competitive and historically rich franchise. On the field, the glory years are back. In 1996, Green Bay Packers returned to the top of the pro football world when they won the SUPER BOWL XXXI.
Today, Green Bay Packers rank as the third oldest team in pro football. The long and storied history of the Green Bay Packers I one of struggle, until comparatively recently, for financial survival off the field and playing stability on the field. Green Bay Packers record has been punctuated with periods of both the highest success and the deepest depths of defeat. Bottom line, if you are interested in Green Bay Packers tickets, get them now while tickets last, because if you call later on, your chances are slim. Buy your Green Bay Packers tickets today and we guarantee with Lambeau Field, a good seat and Brett Favre, you are always guaranteed a great time.
