Green Bay Packers

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Wolf hired Mike Holmgren and traded for quarterback Brett Favre in 1992. After the 1996 season, Green Bay beat the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots are an NFL professional American football team in the AFC East, based at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Founded in 1959, they began AFL play as the Boston Patriots in 1960 and adopted their current name in 1971. Robert Kraft has owned the team since 1994. The Bill Belichick–Tom Brady era produced six Super Bowl titles, and Mike Vrabel became head coach in 2025.Open the full entry 35–21 in Super Bowl XXXI. The Packers returned the following season but lost 31–24 to the Denver BroncosDenver 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]

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 SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are an NFL professional American football team founded by Arthur J. Rooney in 1933. They compete in the AFC North and play at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally called the Pirates, they adopted the Steelers name in 1940 and won six Super Bowls under Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin. Mike McCarthy became head coach in 2026.Open the full entry 31–25 in Super Bowl XLV.⁠[1]

Matt LaFleur became head coach in 2019. Jordan Love took over as the full-time starter after Rodgers was traded to the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are an NFL professional American football team in the AFC East. Awarded an AFL franchise in 1959, they began play as the New York Titans in 1960 and adopted their current name in 1963. Joe Namath led them to victory in Super Bowl III. Owned by Robert Wood Johnson, the Jets share MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with the Giants. Aaron Glenn became head coach in 2025.Open the full entry 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 BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL), competing in the NFC North. They play at Soldier Field in Chicago and are headquartered at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. The franchise originated as the Staley Starch Company's team in Decatur, Illinois, and joined the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL, as a charter member on September 17, 1920. One of two surviving NFL charter franchises, the team adopted its current name in 1922. The Bears have won nine league championships, including Super Bowl XX following the 1985 season. The McCaskey family has controlled the team since founder George Halas died in 1983.Open the full entry.⁠[1]

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]

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]

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

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