Packers Football Team History

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Packers football team history. 27 1921 the year old american professional football association awarded a franchise to the. 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 the upper peninsula of michiganin 1921 the packers joined the american professional football association. Today they rank as the third oldest team in pro football. Team history the incredible saga of the green bay packers began in august 1919 when the indian packing company agreed to sponsor a local pro football team under the direction of earl curly lambeau.

The green bay packers are a professional american football team that has played professionally in the national football league nfl since 1921. Brett favre 53778754 61655 yds 442 td all time rushing leader. 4 5 appearances championships won. August 27 1921 first nfl season.

With an improved financial outlook lambeau was in position to expand his recruiting efforts and bolster. Lambeau field super bowl championships. I ii xxxi xlv nfc championships. The packers went 19 2 1 in its first two seasons as an independent team playing mostly in state competition but joined the nfl in 1921 called the afpa at the time.

In 1921 the packers were granted a membership in the new national football league. True grit of the gory years joining the nfl. Indeed the packers were blessed with success from the very beginning. Green bay packers history including past stats and statistics results scores rosters and draft results.

100 1921 to 2020 record w l t. Parins elected packers president may 31 succeeding dominic olejniczak becoming first full time chief executive in teams history.