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The Green Bay Packers are one of the most successful franchises in history, have won 13 championships, more than any other team in National Football League history. They won their first three by league standing (1929, 1930 and 1931), and ten since the NFL's playoff system was established in 1933 (1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1996 and 2010).

Green Bay also is the only NFL team to win three straight titles, having done it twice (1929-1931 and 1965-1967). In addition, the Packers won the first two Super Bowls (over Kansas City in 1966, 35-10, and over Oakland in 1967, 33-14), as well as a more recent one (over New England in 1996, 35-21).

Since the league implemented a playoff system in 1933, the Packers have played in the NFL's deciding game 13 times (11 NFL title appearances from 1936-67, two Super Bowls after the 1970 merger). Only the Giants (17) have played for more titles. The Packers take their name from a local packing plant that provided the team with uniforms in 1919. The Green Bay Packers are the only publicly owned team in the NFL

Green Bay Packers Chronological History

1919

The Packers are founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau.

1920

During the team's first season, the players earned their salaries by passing hats among spectators.

1921

The Packers joined the American Professional Football Association.

1922

Packers disciplined for using college players under assumed names, Clair turns franchise back to league. Curly Lambeau promises to obey rules, uses $50 of own money to buy back franchise for $250.

1929

The Packers win the first of three consecutive league titles with a 12 wins 0 losses and 1 ties.

1930

The Green Bay Packers win the second of three consecutive NFL titles with a 10 wins 3 losses and 1 ties.

1931

Green Bay Packers win three straight NFL championship titles with a 12 wins 2 losses and 0 ties.

1932

Green Bay Packers just miss winning fourth straight title on 10-3-1 mark, Bears winning crown with 7-1-6 record because ties not counted in standings.

1936

The Packers earn three more consecutive titles starting in 36'. This is the Packers fourth NFL championship, first under playoff system. They post an 11-1-1 record, defeating the Boston Redskins for title in New York's Polo Grounds, 21-6

1938

Greeen Bay lost to the New York Giants in NFL title game at New York by a score of 23-17

1939

Packers repeat for Western Division title, and then rout the New York Giants in the NFL title game at Milwaukee by a score of 27-0

1941

Packers tie the Chicago Bears for the Western Division title but fall to the Chicago Bears in Chicago playoff by a score of 33-14

1944

Green Bay's Ted Fritsch scored two touchdowns and the Packers beat the New York Giants 14-7 at New York's Polo Grounds for their sixth NFL championship title

1953

Packers play first game in new Milwaukee County Stadium (Sept. 27).

1956

Founding player/coach Curly Lambeau leaves the team. During his time with the franchise, they posted 26 winning records in 29 seasons.

1957

City Stadium (later renamed Lambeau Field in 1965), completed just in time for season opener, dedicated September 29th 1957 with 21-17 win over the Chicago Bears.

1959

Former New York Giants Assistant Coach Vince Lombardi takes the reigns of the team. At the end of his first year, the team posts their first winning record since 1947. In his second season, the Packers won the Western Division and a year later they took the NFL crown.

1960

Green Bay Packers win Western Division, crown, first since 1944, but lose to Eagles in NFL title game, 17-13

1961

The Packers win the NFL crown. Packers rout N.Y. Giants, 37-0, for seventh NFL championship, first title game ever played in Green Bay.

1962

Packers beat Giants at Yankee Stadium, 16-7, for second straight league crown

1965

E.L. "Curly" Lambeau, Packers' founder and first coach, dies at age 67 (June 1). Team renames City Stadium to Lambeau Field in tribute. As almost an after thought, The Packers beat Cleveland Browns following a snow storm with a 23-12 victory for ninth NFL title

1966

Game-ending end zone interception by Green Bays Tom Brown enables Packers to down Cowboys, 34-27, in Dallas for 10th NFL Championship and second straight NFL title

1967

The Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL 35-10 and win the first ever Super Bowl. The "Super Bowl" event was named Super Bowl I (begining roman numeral the tradition) and is a moment of great pride for the Green Bay Packers and their fans. Packers win "Ice Bowl," edge Cowboys, 21-17, for third consecutive NFL title; Bart Starr's last-minute, 1-yard sneak wins game

1968

The Packers beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 and win the Super Bowl in second "Super Bowl" (Super Bowl II) at Miami, (Jan. 14); contest is first-ever $3 million gate. Lombardi steps down as Packers head coach, stays as general manager.

1970

Vince Lambardi passes away at age 57 September 3rd 1970.

1972

Packers win first Central Division title since 1967 (10-4-0), but lose to the Washington Redskins in a divisional playoff game at Washington, 16-3 (December 23).

1983

Quarterback Lynn Dickey achieves an NFC yardage title.

1985

Green Bay Packers build 72 private boxes at Lambeau Field, increasing stadium seating capacity to 56,926.

1989

Packers announce plans for construction of 1,920 club seats -- a "first" for Lambeau Field -- in south end zone and 36 additional private boxes at a projected cost of $8,263,000 (Aug. 22).

1992

Mike Holmgren is recruited as the new head coach.

1995

The Packers win the Division Crown.

1996

The Packers win their 2nd consecutive division title. They go on to beat the New England Patriots 35-21, winning Super Bowl XXXI.

1997

The Packers continue their winning streak with 13 regular season wins and a Central Division title. The winning streak comes to a sudden end when they lose the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos.

1999

Ray Rhodes was hired as the team's new head coach. Rhodes had served around the league as a highly regarded defensive coordinator, and more recently experienced moderate success as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1995 to 1998

2000

Wolf replaced Rhodes with Mike Sherman. Sherman had never been a head coach at any level of football and was relatively unknown in NFL circles. He had only coached in professional football for three years starting as the Packers' tight ends coach in 1997 and 1998. In 1999, he followed Mike Holmgren to Seattle and became the Seahawks' offensive coordinator, although Sherman did not call the plays during games. Despite Sherman's apparent anonymity, Wolf was blown away in the interview process by the coach's organizational skills and attention to detail.

2005

Thompson fired Sherman and hired Mike McCarthy, the former offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints as his new head coach. McCarthy had also previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Packers in 1999.

2006

Brett Favre announces he would return for another year and it would turn out to be one of his best. The Packers won 10 of their first 11 games and finished 13-3, earning a first round bye in the playoffs. The Packers' passing offense, led by Favre and a very skilled wide receiver group, finished second in the NFC, behind the Dallas Cowboys, and third overall in the league.

2007

Green Bay appeared in their first NFC Championship Game in 10 years facing the New York Giants in Green Bay. The game was lost 23-20 on an overtime field goal by Lawrence Tynes. This would be Brett Favre's final game as a Green Bay Packer with his final pass being an interception in overtime.

2008

The Packers began their 2008 season with their 2005 first-round draft pick, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, under center, as the first QB other than Favre to start for the Packers in 16 years.

2011

Packers play in Super Bowl XLV which took place on February 6, 2011, where they defeated the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, becoming the first No. 6 seed from the NFC to win a Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP.

Green Bay Packers Franchise Information

Franchise Granted: 1921
First Season: 1921
Franchise History:
1921 Green Bay Packers (APFA)
1922 - Present Green Bay Packers (NFL)

Green Bay Packers name was a natural since the team was sponsored first by the Indian Packing Company and later the Acme Packing Company. Although both companies have gone out of business, the team prospered under the name Packers and no serious thought or considerations have been put forth to change it.

Green Bay Packers - Stadium

Lambeau Field

1265 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54304
Surface Grass
Seating 60,790
Opened Sept. 29, 1957
Phone (920) 496-5700
Tenants:
Green Bay Packers

Previous Stadiums

Hagemeister Brewery Park
1921-22 Bellevue Park
1923-24 City Stadium I
(24,800) 1925-56 Lambeau Field
(62,500) 1957-Present
** known as City Stadium II 1957-64

Green Bay Packers

League Championships

1929 (NFL), 1930 (NFL), 1931 (NFL), 1936 (NFL), 1939 (NFL), 1944 (NFL), 1961 (NFL), 1962 (NFL), 1965 (NFL), 1966 Superbowl I, 1967 Superbowl II, 1996 Superbowl XXXI, 2010 Superbowl XLV

Conference Championships

1960 (WFC), 1961 (WFC), 1962 (WFC), 1965 (WFC), 1966 (WFC), 1967 (WFC), 1996 (NFC), 1997 (NFC), 2010 (NFC)

Division Championships

1936 (NFL West), 1938 (NFL West), 1939 (NFL West), 1944 (NFL West), 1960 (NFL West), 1961 (NFL West), 1962 (NFL West), 1965 (NFL West), 1966 (NFL West), 1967 (NFL West), 1972 (NFC Central), 1995 (NFC Central), 1996 (NFC Central), 1997 (NFC Central), 2002 (NFC North), 2003 (NFC North), 2004 (NFC North), 2007 (NFC North), 2011 (NFC North), 2012 (NFC North), 2013 (NFC North)

Wild Card Wins

2012 (NFC North)

Years in Playoffs

1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Coaches

Mike McCarthy

2006 -

Mike Sherman

2000 - 2005

Ray Rhodes

1999

Mike Holmgren

1992 - 1998

Lindy Infante

1988 - 1991

Forrest Gregg

1984 - 1987

Bart Starr

1975 - 1983

Dan Devine

1971 - 1974

Phil Bengtson

1968 - 1970

Vince Lombardi

1959 - 1967

Ray McLean

1958

Lisle Blackbourn

1954 - 1957

Hugh Devore, Ray McLean

1953

Gene Ronzani

1950 - 1953

Curly Lambeau

1921 - 1949

Retired Numbers

#3 Tony Canadeo #14 Don Hutson #15 Bart Starr #66 Ray Nitschke #92 Reggie White

Hall of Fame Members

Curly Lambeau

1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

Johnny "Blood" McNally

1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938,1939

Walter Kiesling

1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

Cal Hubbard

1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

August "Mike" Michalske

1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937

Arnie Herber

1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945

Clarke Hinkle

1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941

Don Hutson

1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945

Tony Canadeo

1941, 1942, 1943, 1944

Emlen Tunnell

1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

Jim Ringo

1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

Forrest Gregg

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Bart Starr

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,1982, 1983

Paul Hornung

1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966

Jim Taylor

1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

Ray Nitschke

1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Vince Lombardi

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967

Henry Jordan

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

Willie Davis

1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

Willie Wood

1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

Herb Adderly

1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969

Ted Hendricks

1974

Lofton James

1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

Jan Stenerud

1980, 1981. 1982, 1983