Green Bay Packers defensive end Willie Davis, who played in the NFL from 1958-1969 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981, passed away 2 years ago on April 15th, 2020, which is Jackie Robinson Day. Davis, who lived to be 85 years old, was the Packers’ First Black Captain in […]
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How I Carry the G
Often geography is the largest determining factor in fandom. It’s rare then, how my fandom began because of anti-fandom. My grandfather was living in Texarkana, Arkansas when the legendary Ice Bowl was played. Living in a border town between Texas and Arkansas, the Dallas Cowboys were only a few hours car ride away, but even […]
Ask Me About LeRoy Butler, Not Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley
This year I haven’t been asked about LeRoy Butler making the NFL’s Pro Football Hall of Fame (rightly, long overdue) or the Packers being Super Bowl contenders for the second year in a row. I wasn’t even asked about Aaron Rodgers being the reigning MVP with odds on a second one (which he did eventually […]
Former Packers Safety LeRoy Butler makes NFL Hall of Fame
Former Green Bay Packers Safety LeRoy Butler has finally made his way into the NFL Hall of Fame. Butler, who’s NFL career spanned from 1990-2001, spent all 12 of his professional seasons with the Packers. In Butler’s 16th year of Hall of Fame eligibility, he received the long awaited nod to forever be remembered in […]
Uniform Timeline: The Evolution of the Green Bay Packers Jersey
The Green Bay Packers are the most famous team and the only publicly-owned professional sports team in the United States. The Green Bay Packers Jersey has a long history, even preceding The Acme Packing Corporation, a meatpacking company that bought team rights in the early 1920s and gave it its name. You can find plenty […]
Merry Christmas, Green Bay Packers fans!
Merry Christmas, Packers fans! Today is Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25th, 2021 and I hope you enjoy the day. For many fans of the Packers, a part of this years Christmas is a bit different than usual because Green Bay is playing a football game! Yes, Lambeau Field and the Packers (11-3) host the Cleveland […]
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