Green Bay Packers are a professional football team that plays in the National Football League (NFL). The Packers compete in the North Division of the National Football Conference. The team plays its home games at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The Packers are one of the oldest franchises in professional football. The team was founded in 1919. It was named the Green Bay Packers after its first sponsor, the Indian Packing Company. Green Bay joined the American Pro Football Association (APFA) in 1921, one year after the APFA was founded. In 1922, the APFA changed its name to the National Football League.
The man behind the Packers during the team’s early history was Curly Lambeau, who variously served as player, coach, and general manager from 1921 to 1949. Lambeau initially owned the team but lost money in 1922. The Packers became a nonprofit corporation in 1923, with residents of the Green Bay area providing funds to support the team. The Packers remain the only publicly held franchise in the NFL.
The Green Bay Packers won NFL championships in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, and 1965. In 1967 and 1968, the Packers won the first two Super Bowls. Vince Lombardi, who resigned from coaching the Packers after Super Bowl II, won five titles during the nine years that he coached the Packers. The Packers also won Super Bowl XXXI (played in 1997) and Super Bowl XLV (played in 2011).
