"played at the Georgia Dome. History of the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team that has played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921. The team was founded in 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, and for the next two years played against local teams in Wisconsin and Michigan. In 1921, the Packers joined the ""American Professional Football Association"", the precursor to the (NFL) with Curly Lambeau as their coach. After falling into financial trouble, the Green Bay Football Corporation, now known as Green Bay Packers, Inc., was formed"
"City Stadium (Green Bay) City Stadium is an American football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the north side of the Green Bay East High School property. It was the home of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1925 through 1956. Renovated and downsized, City Stadium remains the home of East High. Prior to 1925, the Packers played home games at nearby Hagemeister Park (the site of East High School itself) and Bellevue Park. The horseshoe-shaped stadium was made of wood and originally did not have any toilet facilities. It stood behind East High School and next to"
"and fishing. One of the most prevalent game animals is the whitetail deer. Each year, in Wisconsin, well over 600,000 deer-hunting licenses are sold. In 2008, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources projected the pre-hunt deer population to be between 1.5 and 1.7 million. Wisconsin is represented by major league teams in three sports: football, baseball, and basketball. Lambeau Field, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is home to the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. The Packers have been part of the NFL since the league's second season in 1921 and hold the record for the most NFL titles, earning"
"chillers have been installed for the air-conditioned regions of Lambeau Field. Lambeau Field Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months"
"Green Bay in 1965 against the Baltimore Colts to determine the Western Conference champion. In , the NFL expanded to 16 teams in four divisions and all the winners went to the playoffs. In the first round, Green Bay (9–4–1) hosted the Los Angeles Rams (11–1–2) in Milwaukee at County Stadium. Under Lombardi, the Packers won all five playoff games in Wisconsin. In 1940 and 1941, the Dairy Bowl at State Fair Park also served as the home of the Milwaukee Chiefs of the third American Football League. The 50-yard line sat where the start-finish line is currently located. The"
"Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team based in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, the now-defunct minor league of the Arena Football League. They play their home games at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. The team's logo represents Bruiser, the team mascot. The Blizzard started out as an af2 expansion team in 2003 with Jose Jefferson as the team's head coach. The team finished an abysmal 2-14, last in the National Conference Midwest"
"Lambeau Field Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months earlier. The stadium's street address has been 1265 Lombardi Avenue since"
"On December 7, 2015, Chris Williams was hired as the head coach of the Blizzard. ""Note: Statistics are correct through the 2018 Indoor Football League season"" <section begin=roster /><section end=roster /> The following is a list of all Blizzard players who have won league Awards Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team based in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, the now-defunct minor league of the Arena Football League. They play their home games at"
"Green Bay, Wisconsin, is smaller). They have finished first in the Western Division seven times and have won the Western championship a record 28 times. They have played in the championship game 19 times and won four Grey Cups. The team has had 20 players inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The Riders' biggest rival is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; games between the two are often sold out before the beginning of the season. The Roughriders Football Club and the city of Regina have hosted the Grey Cup three times, including a Roughrider win in the 101st Grey"
"tournament, where they defeated #6 seed Oregon State in the first round of the tournament. They also won both the Horizon League regular season title as well as the Horizon League tournament title in 2014. Green Bay Phoenix The Green Bay Phoenix, previously known as the UW–Green Bay Phoenix and UWGB Phoenix, are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. A total of 15 Phoenix athletic teams compete in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I. The school does not sponsor an American football team. A member of the Horizon League, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sponsors teams"
"pros in recent years, such as alumni Tosaint Ricketts and Kyle Ihn. ""As of August 23, 2018"" Festival Foods Field at Aldo Santaga Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. It is part of the new Kress Family Outdoor Recreation Complex. Completed in 2018, the turf field is home to the UW–Green Bay men's and women's soccer teams. The previous soccer complex, the original Aldo Santaga Stadium, was located on the UWGB campus's East Circle Drive. The old stadium sits on land once occupied by the number one fairway"
"Green Bay Dodgers The Green Bay Dodgers were a minor league baseball team located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The team operated in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I) and various other leagues during the franchise's existence. The team originated as the Evansville Braves in 1946. The team was an affiliate of the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves from 1946–1957 and played in Evansville, Indiana. They won four league championships. The team switched cities and affiliations for the 1958 season, moving to Green Bay and taking on the name of the Green Bay Bluejays that had been previously belonged to a different team"
"members of the Wisconsin–Illinois League (1908–1914), Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907), Wisconsin–Michigan League (1892) and the Wisconsin State League (1891). The Dodgers and Bluejays played at Joannes Stadium beginning in 1940. Located at Baird Street and Walnut Street, Joannes Stadium is still used and was the home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs, a collegiate summer Northwoods League franchise, from 2007 to 2018. Green Bay Dodgers The Green Bay Dodgers were a minor league baseball team located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The team operated in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I) and various other leagues during the franchise's existence. The team"
"Wisconsin Wolfpack The Wisconsin Wolfpack was an American football franchise based in Wisconsin. The Wolfpack name and brand was used for two teams: an indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League and a traditional (outdoor) football team in the Mid Continental Football League. The indoor team played its home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin in its inaugural season of 2009, but moved to the Hartmeyer Arena for the 2010 season. The outdoor team was somewhat nomadic throughout its history with regards to where it played its home games, however, outdoor games were generally played"
"a sawed-off shotgun. They served three to six years in prison. The school's mascot, the Red Devil, is a reference to the clay-based East River (formerly called the Devil River) that wraps around the school. In January 2014, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association finalized a realignment plan that would send both Green Bay East and Green Bay West to the smaller Bay Conference starting in 2015-2016 due to both schools' athletic programs failing to win any conference titles since 2000 stemming from the growth of athletic programs in suburban schools. The Red Devils play at City Stadium, home of the"
"north of the park two years later, at City Stadium. Hagemeister Park Hagemeister Park was the name of a park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was the home of the Green Bay Packers from their founding in 1919 and their first two seasons playing in the National Football League, 1921 and 1922. Owned by Hagemeister brewery, the park was located on the northern end of Washington Park (now Johannes Park). It was a classic sandlot, located near Baird and Walnut Streets, adjacent to the East River. The playing field was roped off from the spectators' standing area. There were no"
"Green Bay Phoenix The Green Bay Phoenix, previously known as the UW–Green Bay Phoenix and UWGB Phoenix, are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. A total of 15 Phoenix athletic teams compete in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I. The school does not sponsor an American football team. A member of the Horizon League, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sponsors teams in six men's, eight women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sport: During the 2008/09-2012/13 seasons, the Green Bay women's basketball team had the third highest winning-percentage in the NCAA Division I with a 175-21 mark"
"and improved, and by 1916 they were named the Scholastic Champions of Ohio. The school mascot, the Tiger, was adopted from the city's former professional football team known as the Massillon Tigers. American football first came to Green Bay, Wisconsin when Green Bay East High School and Green Bay West High School began their rivalry in 1895. Future founder of the Green Bay Packers, Curly Lambeau, became the captain of East High School's football team as a senior in 1917 and later coached the team from 1919 to 1921. Early games occasionally had more fans than Packers games, who used"
"the 1920s and '30s. Founded in 1919 by Earl ""Curly"" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and the Midwest, before joining the American Professional Football Association (APFA), the forerunner of today's NFL, in 1921. Although Green Bay is by far the smallest major league professional sports market in North America, ""Forbes"" ranked the Packers as the world's 26th most valuable sports franchise in 2016, with a value of $2.35 billion. The"
"team returned to the Final Four in 2003. Many other schools in the University of Wisconsin system compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at the Division III level. The conference is one of the most successful in the nation, claiming 107 NCAA national championships in 15 different sports as of March 30, 2015. The Semi-Professional Northern Elite Football League consists of many teams from Wisconsin. The league is made up of former professional, collegiate, and high school players. Teams from Wisconsin include: The Green Bay Gladiators from Green Bay, The Fox Valley Force in Appleton, The Kimberly Storm in"
"on Fox affiliate WLUK-TV in Green Bay and ABC affiliate WISN-TV (Channel 12) in Milwaukee (ABC affiliate WBAY-TV in Green Bay carried those games from 2006 until 2015; the 2016 season was first where that station has not carried a Packer game in its history), while the stations airing Packers games in the NFL Network ""Thursday Night Football"" package have varied over the years depending on arrangements for syndication or co-network productions and simulcasts with CBS or NBC. WBAY's evening news anchor Bill Jartz also serves as the public address system announcer for Lambeau Field. The team's intra-squad Lambeau scrimmage"
"W. Webber Kelly W. Webber Kelly (December 7, 1875 – August 3, 1951), born William Webber Kelly, was a prominent medical doctor in the state of Wisconsin known for being the third president of the ""Green Bay Football Corporation"" (now called Green Bay Packers, Inc.), the non-profit organization that owns the Green Bay Packers. Kelly was a practicing physician in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area for almost 50 years and a respected civic leader. During his one year as president of the Packers for the 1929 season, the team went 12–0–1 and won its first NFL Championship. Kelly was identified"
"Joannes Stadium Joannes Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is a part of the Joannes Park complex, which also includes the Joannes Aquatic Center. It was the home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs, a Northwoods League team that began playing in 2007 and is moving to Capital Credit Union Park in nearby Ashwaubenon in 2019. The stadium has hosted a number of now defunct minor league baseball teams, including the Green Bay Sultans and the Green Bay Dodgers. Its current capacity is approximately 2,000, with about 1,600 in the seating bowl and about 400 in"
"the field, and two new football goal posts. Much of the structure had dated to the 1960s and become unsafe. The field received artificial turf in 2017. The only remaining part of the original venue is the equipment shed at the northwest corner of the facility. In addition to football, the field has hosted soccer matches. Until 2004, the Green Bay East and Green Bay Preble soccer programs shared the field for their home games. City Stadium (Green Bay) City Stadium is an American football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on the north side of the Green Bay East High"
"University of Wisconsin–Green Bay The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (also known as UW-Green Bay or UWGB) is a public university located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1965, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Since its founding, the school had an environmental sustainability emphasis (nicknamed ""Eco U"" in the 1970s by Newsweek), and offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degree programs. The university's mascot is the Phoenix. As of Fall 2016, student enrollment was approximately 7,030, including 6,758 undergraduate students. The freshman average ACT score was 22.6, with a high school GPA of 3.33. By 1958,"
"the city of Green Bay the nickname ""Titletown USA"". The Packers are the smallest city franchise in the NFL and the only one owned by shareholders statewide. The franchise was founded by ""Curly"" Lambeau who played and coached for them. The Green Bay Packers are one of the most successful small-market professional sports franchises in the world and have won 13 NFL championships, including the first two AFL-NFL Championship games (Super Bowls I and II), Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLV. The state's support of the team is evidenced by the 81,000-person waiting list for season tickets to Lambeau"
"that left town in 1953. Now affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Bluejays won the league title in 1959. The name was changed to the Green Bay Dodgers for the 1960 season. The team folded after the season. The earlier Green Bay Bluejays were members of the Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953) and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians (1947–1953) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946). Previous Green Bay teams were the Green Bay Bays (1909–1914), Green Bay Tigers (1908), Green Bay Orphans (1907), Green Bay Colts (1905–1906), Green Bay (1902), Green Bay Bays (1892), and Green Bay (1891). Thbey were"
"Hagemeister Park Hagemeister Park was the name of a park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was the home of the Green Bay Packers from their founding in 1919 and their first two seasons playing in the National Football League, 1921 and 1922. Owned by Hagemeister brewery, the park was located on the northern end of Washington Park (now Johannes Park). It was a classic sandlot, located near Baird and Walnut Streets, adjacent to the East River. The playing field was roped off from the spectators' standing area. There were no ushers, band, or public address system. There also were no"
"at Shorewood Country Club. The flood lights were once set up at Lambeau Field. Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer The Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college soccer team composed of student-athletes attending the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The Phoenix play their home matches at the newly constructed turf field, Festival Foods Field at Aldo Santaga Stadium, as of 2018. Like most of the other Green Bay Phoenix athletic teams, the men's soccer team competes in the Horizon League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They have advanced to the NCAA Division"
"Green Bay, Wisconsin. The only points of the game were scored on a 54-yard field goal kicked from placement by backup quarterback Glenn Presnell. The ""Green Bay Press-Gazette"" reported that Presnell's kick was ""probably the longest kick for a score in the record"" of NFL competition. On offense, the Lions gained 172 total yards, 101 rushing (led by Ace Gutowsky with 54 yards), and 71 passing (five completions out of 22 passes, including a 30-yard gain on a pass from Dutch Clark to Ernie Caddel). On defense, the Lions held the Packers to 123 total yards, 115 rushing and eight"
"in 2010 and 2011. Jed Hohlbein took over that role in 2012. Madison 56ers Madison 56ers is an American soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the United Premier Soccer League. Prior to the 2009 season the team was known as the Princeton 56ers. Since their inception the club has called Breese Stevens Field its home pitch. The team played one season at Warner Park in 2008 due to renovations at Breese Stevens Field. The team's colors are red, black and white. The 56ers NPSL side is part of the Madison 56ers"
"the Green Bay Packers, who played the New York Giants on Oct. 1, 1933. The following year, the Packers moved their Milwaukee games to the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. Interstate 43 now runs through where Borchert Field once stood. In an effort to prevent the relocation of the Milwaukee Braves to a larger television market, Braves minority owner Bud Selig, a Milwaukee-area car dealer, formed an organization named ""Teams Inc."" devoted to local control of the club. He successfully prevented the majority owners of the Braves from moving the club in 1964 but was unable to do more than delay"
"2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team represents University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by fourth year head coach Paul Chryst and compete as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The Badgers finished the 2017 season 13–1, 9–0 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten West division. They lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game 27–21. They received an invitation to the Orange Bowl where"