Earl Lambeau: Green Bay Packers

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Earl Lambeau was born in Green Bay, WI on April 9, 1898 and died June 1, 1965 in Sturgeon Bay, WI. On August 11, 1919 Lambeau started the Green Bay Packers with the donation from the Indian Packing Company, which founded $500 for the team uniforms. He also was a player and the head coach from 1919-1949. After he was done coaching the Packers, he went and coached the Chicago Cardinals from 1950-1951 and the Washington Redskins from 1952-1953. In 1963 he was put in the Hall of Fame and the name of the stadium changed from "New" City Stadium to Lambeau Field in his remembrance of his time and effort; with saying this his career record was 229-134-22.