Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a National Football League team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Founded: 1919. Joined the NFL in 1921.

Formerly known as:

Home stadium: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Uniform colors: Green and gold

Helmet design: Yellow background, with a white "G" in a green oval

League championships won: Before playoff system (by league standing) 1929, 1930, 1931, since playoff system 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1996

Super Bowls: I (won), II (won), XXXI (won), XXXII (lost)

Franchise history

The Packers have won more world championships (12) than any other professional football team. They are also the only professional football team to win three straight titles, which they did twice (1929, 1930, 1931, and 1965, 1966, 1967).

The Green Bay Packers of the 1960s were one of the most dominant NFL teams of all time. Coach Vince Lombardi took over a last-place team and built it into a juggernaut, winning five league championships over a seven-year span. Green Bay won the first two Super Bowls.

Players of note

Football Hall of Famers:

• Earl L. (Curly) Lambeau
• Paul Hornung[?]
• Don Hutson[?]
• Bart Starr[?]
• Jim Taylor[?]

Current stars:

• Brett Favre
• Ahman Green[?]
• Ryan Longwell[?]
• Marques Anderson[?]
• William Henderson[?]
• Darren Sharper[?]
• Frank Winters[?]
• Mike Flanagan[?]
• Donald Driver[?]
• Gilbert Brown[?]

Retired numbers:

• Tony Canadeo[?] #3
• Don Hutson[?] #14
• Bart Starr[?] #15
• Ray Nitschke[?] #66
• Reggie White[?] #92 (Recently, the NFL has discouraged the retiring of numbers, therefore they have retired his jersey and not his #92.)

Not to be forgotten:

• Jerry Kramer[?] (author of Instant Replay[?])
• Sterling Sharpe[?]
• John Lofton[?]
• John Brockington[?]

Green Bay Packers official web site (http://www.packers.com/)