Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an NFL NFLThe NFL (National Football League) is a U.S. professional American football league of 32 clubs. Founded in 1920 as the APFA and renamed in 1922, it is organized into the AFC and NFC, with the season culminating in the Super Bowl.Open the full entry professional American football team formed in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1919 and admitted to the NFL’s predecessor, the APFA, in 1921. A community-owned nonprofit organization, they play at Lambeau Field in Green Bay and have won 13 NFL championships, including four Super Bowls.

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Key facts

August 11, 1919Formation

The Packers were organized at a meeting in the Green Bay Press-Gazette building. Sponsorship from the Indian Packing Company supplied their name. Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun are recognized as co-founders; the early team played an independent schedule against neighboring towns.⁠[1]

1921–1923League membership and community ownership

The APFA admitted Green Bay on August 27, 1921; the league became the NFL the following year. Early financial crises prompted local business leaders to organize the nonprofit Green Bay Football Corporation, establishing community ownership before the 1923 season.⁠[1]

1929–1944Six titles under Lambeau

Green Bay won consecutive NFL titles in 1929, 1930 and 1931, followed by championships in 1936, 1939 and 1944. Players such as Don Hutson defined the period, which produced six league titles under Lambeau.⁠[2]

1950–1957Coaching changes and a new stadium

Lambeau left the franchise in 1950. During the difficult years under coaches including Gene Ronzani and Lisle Blackbourn, voters approved stadium financing in 1956. Green Bay City Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1957, and renamed Lambeau Field in 1965.⁠[1]

1959–1967The Lombardi era

Vince Lombardi became head coach and general manager in 1959. His Packers won league championships in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966 and 1967, with the last two seasons also producing victories in the first two Super Bowls. The 1965–1967 run was the franchise’s second three-title streak.⁠[2][1]

1968–1991A prolonged downturn and management overhaul

After Lombardi stepped down as coach, Phil Bengtson, Dan Devine, Bart Starr, Forrest Gregg and Lindy Infante successively led the team. Across the next 24 seasons, Green Bay posted only five winning records and two playoff appearances. Ron Wolf took over as general manager with control of football operations in 1991.⁠[1]

1992–1997Favre, Holmgren and a return to the top

Wolf hired Mike Holmgren and traded for quarterback Brett Favre in 1992. After the 1996 season, Green Bay beat the New England Patriots 35–21 in Super Bowl XXXI. The Packers returned the following season but lost 31–24 to the Denver Broncos Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are an NFL professional American football team awarded an AFL charter franchise in 1959 and beginning play in 1960. They play at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, and won Super Bowls XXXII, XXXIII and 50. The Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group took over in 2022.Open the full entry.⁠[1]

2008–2010Rodgers and a fourth Super Bowl title

Aaron Rodgers succeeded Favre as starting quarterback in 2008. Mike McCarthy’s Packers went 10–6 in 2010, won three road playoff games and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25 in Super Bowl XLV.⁠[1]

2019–2025LaFleur, Love and playoff continuity

Matt LaFleur became head coach in 2019. Jordan Love took over as the full-time starter after Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets in 2023. Green Bay reached the playoffs in each season from 2023 through 2025, finishing the latter regular season 9–7–1 before a Wild Card loss to the Chicago Bears.⁠[1]

July 25, 2025Ed Policy takes office

Unanimously elected by the board in 2024, Ed Policy formally became chairman, president and chief executive officer at the shareholders’ meeting on July 25, 2025. The Packers’ community ownership differs from control by a single private owner.⁠[3][2]

Home city and ownership structure

The Packers are a community-owned nonprofit NFL organization. Their home, Lambeau Field, is at 1265 Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The team historically divided home dates between Green Bay and Milwaukee; its home schedule is now based in Green Bay.⁠[2][4]

Related organizations, websites and public accounts

Green Bay Packers: Official website: https://www.packers.com/ (opens in a new window) .⁠[5]

Green Bay Packers: X: https://www.x.com/packers (opens in a new window) .⁠[5]

Green Bay Packers: YouTube YouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/c/packers (opens in a new window) .⁠[5]

Green Bay Packers: LinkedIn LinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-bay-packers (opens in a new window) .⁠[5]