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.
Before entering the American Professional Football Association (APFA), the precursor to the National Football League that we know today, in 1921, the Green Bay Packers battled against other semi-professional football clubs from Wisconsin and the Midwest during the 1919 and 1920 seasons.
The Packers started playing some of their home games in Milwaukee in 1933, and they continued to do so until renovations made to Lambeau Field in 1995 made it more profitable for the club to remain in Green Bay full time. Despite this, Milwaukee is still considered a home media market for the team.
Forbes placed the Green Bay Packers at number 27 on their list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world in 2019, despite the fact that Green Bay is by far the smallest major league professional sports market in North America. With a value of $2.63 billion, the Packers are the world’s 27th most valuable sports franchise.
Why are Green Bay called Packers?
During the early years of the 20th century, there existed a business known as the Indian Packing Company. The company that specializes in canned meat was established in Delaware; however, in 1921, it was purchased by Acme Packing Company, which was based in Illinois.
Green Bay, in the state of Wisconsin, was home to one of the new company’s facilities. After the end of World War II in 1943, the Acme Packing Company, unfortunately, went out of business and has never reopened. In spite of this, it has given its name to the Green Bay Packers football team.
The Green Bay Packers were established in 1919, and they received their name after Curly Lambeau, who worked for the company at the time and was the shipping clerk, convinced the owner of the company, Frank Peck, to pay for the team’s jerseys and allow them to use the company’s athletic field.
Another interesting fact about the Green Bay Packers is that, in comparison to any other NFL team, they have remained rooted in their hometown of Green Bay for the longest amount of time.