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Sports Illustrated Green Bay Packers: Green, Gold and Glory
Sports Illustrated Green Bay Packers Green Gold and Glory Author:Editors of Sports Illustrated It's doubtful that the owners of the Indian Packing Company had any idea what they were kickstarting whenthey donated $500 to purchase equipment for a new professional football team in Green Bay, Wisconsin, way back in 1919. Nearly 95 years later, that local spirit lives on in both name (the resulting club was nicknamed the Packers) and communit... more »y involvement (the nation's only publicly owned sports team). It's fair to say that the NFL's smallest market team has the most influential fan base. The franchise also has the richest winning tradition, with an NFL-record 13 championships on its books. "Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all-the-time thing," said legendary coach Vince Lombardi. "You don't do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time." This hardscrabble philosophy is evident in the team's Midwestern roots and work ethic-the city of Green Bay made a commitment to the Packers and the Packers in turn have dedicated themselves to winning for their fans. After all, there's a reason Green Bay is known as Titletown, U.S.A.
The rich heritage of this famed football team and its relationship with its hometown is captured in an extraordinary collection of stories and spectacular images from the SI archive. Relive the early years of the franchise with Curly Lambeau, Johnny (Blood) McNally and Don Hutson. Witness the emergence of the Packers dynasty as Bart Starr, Forrest Gregg, Willie Wood and Ray Nitschke win five titles in seven seasons under Lombardi's direction. See Brett Favre and Reggie White, Aaron Rodgers and Charles Woodson lead the current-day Packers to championshipland yet again. Go behind the scenes at Lambeau Field on game day. This is the ultimate celebration of this most winning franchise.« less