the green bay packers is the oldest football team in the nfl.
the green bay packers is the oldest football team in the nfl.
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the green bay packers
the green bay packers are a professional american football team based in green bay, wisconsin. they are currently members of the north division of the national football conference (nfc) in the national football league (nfl), and are the third-oldest franchise in the nfl. founded in 1919 by coach, player, and future hall of fame inductee curly lambeau and sports and telegraph editor george whitney calhoun, the packers organization has become one of the most successful professional football teams, having won a total of 13 professional american football championships—nine nfl championships and four super bowls—the most in the nfl. the franchise has recorded 18 nfl divisional titles, eight nfl conference championships, and the second most regular season and overall victories of any nfl franchise, behind the chicago bears. in 1963, the pro football hall of fame was created to honor the history of professional american football and the individuals who have greatly influenced it. since the charter induction class of 1963, 31 individuals who have played or coached for the packers have been inducted into the pro football hall of fame.
list of green bay packers in the pro football hall of fame
campbell field, officially marv kay stadium at harry d. campbell field, is an american college football stadium located in golden, colorado. the stadium serves as the home field of the colorado mines orediggers football team representing the colorado school of mines. campbell field is one of the oldest football fields in existence, the oldest west of the mississippi river and the oldest in ncaa division ii. originally it was a dirt surface all-purpose athletic field in exactly its current configuration, built within a clay pit, a fitting mined-out home for the orediggers. its first athletic contest, held on may 20, 1893, was the first annual colorado inter-collegiate athletic association field day, featuring many athletic contests between the university of colorado, colorado a&m, colorado school of mines, and the university of denver, in which mines claimed the most medals. its first football game took place on october 7, 1893, a 6-0 mines victory over the university of denver. it has been home to the football orediggers through all but the first five seasons of their existence (their previous home were the now-destroyed grounds at the southeast corner of 19th and illinois streets in golden), and has been renovated several times throughout its existence. the field was originally called athletic park, renamed brooks field after mines trustee and benefactor ralph d. brooks in 1922, and renamed campbell field after 1939 undefeated team member and benefactor harry d. campbell in 2010. harry d. campbell also was a football teammate of the legendary jackie robinson at pasadena junior college. campbell field is the oldest football field in the west, the oldest in ncaa division ii football and the 5th oldest college football field in the nation.
campbell field (colorado)