The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
It was founded in 1919, making it the third-oldest franchise in the NFL. Additionally, it is the only major league professional sports team in the United States that is owned and operated by the community and does not generate a profit. Since 1957, all of the Green Bay Packers home games have been played at Lambeau Field.
The Green Bay Packers are the only remaining “small town team” in the National Football League, which at one time was rather widespread in the NFL during its formative years in the 1920s and 1930s.
The franchise was established in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, although its ancestry can be traced back to prior semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating all the way back to the year 1896.
Who is the most famous Green Bay Packer?
Jim Ringo is the most famous Green Bay Packer. While playing for the Packers, Jim Ringo was selected to play in seven different Pro Bowls and received seven different All-Pro honors during his career with the team.
During his time in Green Bay, he was a member of two NFL championship teams. Ringo is a member of not just the Pro Football Hall of Fame but also the Packers Hall of Fame.
In the seventh round of the NFL draft in 1953, the Packers chose him to join their team. At 211 pounds, Ringo was regarded to be significantly undersized (96 kg).
He had a 15-year career in the NFL, the first 11 of which were spent with the Packers, and established himself as one of the game’s top centers by utilizing his outstanding quickness and excellent technique. Despite this, he was not unsuitable for the role.
During his 15 years as a player, he was selected to play in the Pro Bowl ten times.