By Lesley Frederikson and Glenda Winders
The best way to learn about the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, may very well be to go to Lambeau Field — not for a Packers game this time, but to tour the stadium and learn about its beginnings. That’s what we did, and our guide told us a gripping story of strong, resilient people determined to band together and keep what was theirs.
The team was founded by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and a former high school football rival, George Calhoun, in 1919 — just two years after they graduated. At the time Lambeau worked at the Indian Packing Co., which packaged meats. He asked his employer to sponsor the new team by providing uniforms and equipment, and they did. In return, he put a part of the name on their first jerseys. Lambeau went on to become a player for the team as well as its coach….