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The Last (Community) Team Standing

If I told you that 360,760 people held 5 million shares of stock in a $1.95 billion franchise but never made a penny off their investment, you would likely not believe me. If I told you that this investment which paid nothing to investors was the backbone of one of the most storied teams in sports history, you would certainly believe I was not being honest. Yet, it is this truth that makes the story so sweet.

The Green Bay Packers are one of the oldest teams in the National Football League. Many of the great names and games have gone through or taken place at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Superbowl trophy is named after Packers' legend, Coach Vince Lombardi. Apart from their one-of-a-kind history, the team is also the only community-owned nonprofit in the entirety of professional sports. …show more content…

No other NFL team is located in such a small locality. In fact, the smallest venues other than Green Bay are Buffalo and New Orleans, each with over 1 million people. The NFL cities of New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Houston have more people than the entire state of Wisconsin. Yet, the Packers have one of the most loyal followings in sports, and that following has made them the 10th most valuable franchise in the NFL with a worth of more than $1.95 billion.

If you are not amazed yet, consider that the Packers have only ever had three owners. The first was the Indian Packing Company (thus the Green Bay Packers) that gave Curly Lambeau (thus Lambeau field) and George Calhoun the money to start the team in 1919. Second was the Acme Packing Company that bought out the Indian Packing Company. Third, was the Green Bay Football Corporation, a nonprofit entity established to run the team in 1923, that still runs the team

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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.

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The Green Bay Packers are (in my opinion) a fantastic NFL football team!! Possibly the best!! Lately thought the Packers have, well, sucked. (To be honest!) There record is 7-4 and well to me that 's somewhat awful for a team that can do SO much more!

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“These White Sox boys were an especially volatile, spirited bunch, a club loaded with bitterness and tension.” (Asinof 6) I wonder if this played a part in the scandal. If people knew that they were a rowdy group that, could have been easily mistaken for a bunch of guys just playing ball so they could party and make money. The bitterness in the club was because of the low pay they were all receiving.

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In the 1980’s, the Chicago Bears were among one of the most elite teams in the NFL, but it wasn’t until 1985 that the team left their mark on the league winning the most treasured title of any NFL team, Superbowl Champions. But it is a long and treacherous road to glory, but also one that is beneficial in the most righteous ways to anyway who has the heart and competence to travel such a path. The Bears possessed the unique qualities of an admirable team, a great defense, a diligent offense, and a driven coach. This lethal combination dominated the league in the 80’s and achieved the ultimate greatness in 1985.

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One of them being a new atrium located inside the front gate that allows fans to be inside and cut off from the harsh elements of the Green Bay weather. This atrium as I mentioned earlier is known as Titletown. Within Titletown, there is a Packers Hall of Fame, a high end restaurant, and a team super store. Within the Hall of Fame, many of the team’s most revered players and records are honored. Players such as Brett Favre who holds the record for the most games played as a Packer, 255 games, Don Hutson who holds the record for most career touchdowns as a Packer, 105 touchdowns through 11 seasons, and Mason Crosby who holds the record for most points in a career without a single touchdown, 1,145 points (Packers Team Records).

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