Green Bay football · Since 1919
Green Bay Packers History & A Community's Team
Explore Green Bay's football story through its early survival, championship eras, Lambeau Field and the players who helped shape the Packers.
Start at the beginningBuilt by fans, not the franchise. This is an independent, celebratory guide—not an official team history. Every timeline item links to its source.
Small-city roots, generations of champions
The Green Bay timeline
Playoff milestones are grouped with their NFL season, which can end in the following calendar year.
- 1919
Beginnings A team takes shape in Green Bay
Meetings at the Green Bay Press-Gazette in August brought the Packers together. The Indian Packing Company sponsored their first two seasons.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1921
League roots Green Bay joins the league
The Packers entered the American Professional Football Association, which took the NFL name in 1922. Their league debut came two years after the team's founding.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1923
Community ownership The community buys in
The Green Bay Football Corporation was incorporated in August. Its stock sale helped keep the franchise alive and established the community connection central to its identity.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1929–31
First dynasty Three straight NFL championships
Green Bay's first titles came in three consecutive seasons. Before a championship playoff system existed, the league awarded those crowns through the final standings.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1935
An offensive pioneer Don Hutson changes the passing game
Hutson signed in February and began an eleven-season Packers career. His receiving helped expand the possibilities of an offense in an era still dominated by running.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1957
Lambeau Field A new home opens
Green Bay dedicated its new City Stadium on September 29 with a 21–17 win over Chicago. The stadium later became Lambeau Field.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1959
A turnaround begins Vince Lombardi arrives
Lombardi became head coach and general manager in January. A 7–5 finish that fall gave the Packers their first winning season in twelve years.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1961
Lombardi's dynasty A championship at home
On December 31, Green Bay beat the New York Giants 37–0 in the NFL Championship Game, beginning the title-winning stretch of Lombardi's Packers.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1966
Super Bowl I Winners of the first Super Bowl
The 1966 campaign ended with a 35–10 victory over Kansas City on January 15, 1967. Green Bay became the first AFL–NFL world championship game winner.
Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1967
A second three-peat The Ice Bowl and another Super Bowl
Bart Starr's late sneak beat Dallas in the December 31 Ice Bowl. Green Bay then defeated Oakland in Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 1996
Super Bowl XXXI The championship returns to Green Bay
The Packers completed the 1996 season by beating New England 35–21 in Super Bowl XXXI on January 26, 1997, ending their long wait for another title.
Source: Green Bay Packers (opens in a new tab) ↗ - 2010
Super Bowl XLV A road through the playoffs
Wins at Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago carried Green Bay to Super Bowl XLV. The Packers beat Pittsburgh 31–25 on February 6, 2011.
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Sounds, styles and turning points
Eras & identities
Lambeau and the early champions
Curly Lambeau helped build the club from its local beginnings. His Packers won six NFL championships, including the consecutive titles of 1929, 1930 and 1931.
Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame ↗Hutson's passing revolution
Don Hutson gave Green Bay a receiving threat defenses struggled to contain. Championships in 1936, 1939 and 1944 extended the club's success into another generation.
Source: Green Bay Packers ↗The Lombardi standard
Five NFL titles between the 1961 and 1967 seasons defined this era. Its final two championship seasons also produced victories in the first two Super Bowls.
Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame ↗Favre, Rodgers and renewed success
Brett Favre helped bring a title back after the 1996 season. Aaron Rodgers later led the offense during the 2010 championship run.
Source: Green Bay Packers ↗Verified franchise facts
Iconic numbers
Names across generations
Franchise players
A selection across eras for exploring the people who shaped Green Bay football.
How this page was built
Sources & method
This independent overview uses the Packers' historical archive and Pro Football Hall of Fame records. Timeline entries and figures link to their sources. Season labels distinguish a football campaign from a Super Bowl played the following calendar year. Players are an across-era selection, not a ranking; NFL championship totals include the Super Bowl victories rather than adding them again. Send corrections through the corrections process.