document_title: Green Bay Packers

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text: Green Bay Packers

text: History

text: Founding

text: The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919[1] by former high-school football rivals Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.[12] Lambeau solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He was given $500 ($6,900 today) for uniforms and equipment, on the condition that the team be named for its sponsor. The Green Bay Packers have played in their original city longer than any other team in the NFL.

text: On August 27, 1921, the Packers were granted a franchise in the new national pro football league that had been formed the previous year. Financial troubles plagued the team and the franchise was forfeited within the year, before Lambeau found new financial backers and regained the franchise the next year. These backers, known as the "Hungry Five", formed the Green Bay Football Corporation.

text: 1929–1931: Lambeau's team arrives

text: After a near-miss in 1927, Lambeau's squad claimed the Packers' first NFL title in 1929 with an undefeated 12–0–1 campaign, behind a stifling defense which registered eight shutouts. Green Bay would repeat as league champions in 1930 and 1931, bettering teams from New York, Chicago and throughout the league, with all-time greats and future Hall of Famers Mike Michalske, Johnny (Blood) McNally, Cal Hubbard and Green Bay native Arnie Herber. Among the many impressive accomplishments of these years was the Packers' streak of 29 consecutive home games without defeat, an NFL record which still stands.[13]

text: 1935–1945: The Don Hutson era

text: The arrival of end Don Hutson from Alabama in 1935 gave Lambeau and the Packers the most-feared and dynamic offensive weapon in the game. Credited with inventing pass patterns, Hutson would lead the league in receptions eight seasons and spur the Packers to NFL championships in 1936, 1939 and 1944. An iron man, Hutson played both ways, leading the league in interceptions as a safety in 1940. Hutson claimed 18 NFL records when he retired in 1945, many of which still stand.[14] In 1951, his number 14 was the first to be retired by the Packers, and he was inducted as a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

text: 1946–1958: Wilderness

text: After Hutson's retirement, Lambeau could not stop the Packers' slide. He purchased a large lodge near Green Bay for team members and families to live. Rockwood Lodge was the home of the 1946-1949 Packers, though the 1947 and 1948 seasons produced a record of 12-10-1, and 1949 was even worse at 3-9. The lodge burned down on January 24, 1950, and the insurance money paid for many of the Packers' debts.[15]

text: Curly Lambeau departed after the 1949 season. Gene Ronzani and Lisle Blackbourn could not coach the Packers back to their former magic, even as a new stadium was unveiled in 1957. The losing would descend to the disastrous 1958 campaign under coach Ray "Scooter" McLean, whose lone 1–10–1 year at the helm is the worst in Packers history.[16]

text: 1959–1967: The Lombardi era and the glory years

text: Former New York Giants assistant Vince Lombardi was hired as Packers head coach and general manager on February 2, 1959. Few suspected the hiring represented the beginning of a remarkable, immediate turnaround. Under Lombardi, the Packers would become the team of the 1960s, winning five World Championships over a seven-year span, including victories in the first two Super Bowls. During the Lombardi era, the stars of the Packers' offense included Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Carroll Dale, Paul Hornung (as halfback and placekicker), Forrest Gregg, and Jerry Kramer. The defense included Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Willie Wood, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, and Herb Adderley.

text: 1959: Lombardi's first season

text: The Packers' first regular season game under Lombardi was on September 27, 1959, a 9–6 victory over the Chicago Bears in Green Bay. After winning their first three, the Packers lost the next five before finishing strong by sweeping their final four. The 7–5 record represented the Packers' first winning season since 1947, enough to earn rookie head coach Lombardi the NFL Coach of the Year.

text: The next year, the Packers, led by Paul Hornung's 176 points, won the NFL West title and played in the NFL Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles at Philadelphia. In a see-saw game, the Packers trailed by only four points when All-Pro Eagle linebacker Chuck Bednarik tackled Jim Taylor just nine yards short of the goal line as time expired. The Packers claimed that they did not "lose" the game, they were simply behind in the score when time ran out.

text: The Packers returned to the NFL Championship game the following season and faced the New York Giants in the first league title game to be played in Green Bay. The Packers scored 24 second-quarter points, including a championship-record 19 by Paul Hornung, on special "loan" from the Army (one touchdown, four extra-points and three field goals), powering the Packers to a 37–0 rout of the Giants, their first NFL Championship since 1944.[17] It was in 1961 that Green Bay became known as "Titletown."

text: The Packers stormed back in the 1962 season, jumping out to a 10–0 start, on their way to a 13–1 season. This consistent level of success would lead to Lombardi's Packers becoming one of the most prominent teams of their era, and even to their being featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of Time on December 21, 1962, as part of the magazine's cover story on "The Sport of the '60s".[18] Shortly after Time's article, the Packers faced the Giants in a much more brutal championship game than the previous year, but the Packers prevailed on the surprising foot of Jerry Kramer and the determined running of Jim Taylor. The Packers defeated the Giants in New York, 16–7.

text: The Packers returned to the championship game in 1965 following a two-year absence, when they defeated the Colts in a playoff for the Western Conference title. That game would be remembered for Don Chandler's controversial tying field goal in which the ball allegedly went wide right, but the officials signaled "good." The 13–10 overtime win earned the Packers a trip to the NFL Championship game, where Hornung and Taylor ran through the defending champion Cleveland Browns, helping the Packers win, 23–12, to earn their third NFL Championship under Lombardi and ninth overall. Goalpost uprights would be made taller the next year.

text: 1966: the first "AFL-NFL World Championship Game"

text: The 1966 season saw the Packers led to the first ever Super Bowl by MVP quarterback Bart Starr. The team went 12–2, and as time wound down in the NFL Championship against the Dallas Cowboys, the Packers clung to a 34–27 lead. Dallas had the ball on the Packers' two-yard line, threatening to tie the ballgame. But on fourth down the Packers' Tom Brown intercepted Don Meredith's pass in the end zone to seal the win. The team crowned its season by rolling over the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in Super Bowl I.

text: 1967: Super Bowl II, and Lombardi's departure

text: The 1967 season was the last for Lombardi as the Packers' head coach. The NFL Championship game, a rematch of the 1966 contest against Dallas, became indelibly known as the "Ice Bowl" as a result of the brutal conditions at Lambeau Field. Still the coldest NFL game ever played, it remains one of the most famous football games at any level in the history of the sport. With 16 seconds left, Bart Starr's touchdown on a quarterback sneak brought the Packers a 21–17 victory and their still unequaled third straight NFL Championship. They then won Super Bowl II with a 33–14 victory over the Oakland Raiders. Lombardi stepped down as head coach after the game, and Phil Bengtson was named his successor. Lombardi remained as general manager for one season, but left in 1969 to become head coach and minority owner of the Washington Redskins.

text: After Lombardi died unexpectedly on September 3, 1970, a shocked NFL renamed the Super Bowl trophy the Vince Lombardi Trophy in recognition of his accomplishments with the Packers. The city of Green Bay renamed Highland Avenue in his honor in 1968, placing Lambeau Field at 1265 Lombardi Avenue ever since.

text: 1968–1991: Post-Lombardi

text: For about a quarter century after Lombardi's departure the Packers had relatively little on-field success. In the 24 seasons from 1968 to 1991, they had only five seasons with a winning record, one being the shortened 1982 strike season. They appeared in the playoffs twice, with a 1–2 record. The period saw five different head coaches – Phil Bengtson, Dan Devine, Bart Starr, Forrest Gregg, and Lindy Infante – two of whom, Starr and Gregg, were Lombardi's era stars, while Bengtson was a former Packer coach. Each led the Packers to a poorer record than his predecessor. Poor personnel decisions were rife, notoriously the 1974 trade by acting GM Dan Devine which sent five 1975 or 1976 draft picks (two first-rounders, two second-rounders and a third) to the Los Angeles Rams for aging quarterback John Hadl, who would spend only 1½ seasons in Green Bay.[19] Another came in the 1989 NFL Draft, when offensive lineman Tony Mandarich was taken with the second overall pick ahead of Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, and Derrick Thomas. Though rated highly by nearly every professional scout at the time, Mandarich's performance failed to meet expectations, earning him ESPN's ranking as the third "biggest sports flop" in the last 25 years.[20]

text: 1992–2007: The Brett Favre era

text: The Packers' performance throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s led to a shakeup, with Ron Wolf hired as GM and given full control of the team's football operations to start the 1991 season. In 1992, Wolf hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren as the Packers' new head coach.

text: Soon afterward, Wolf acquired quarterback Brett Favre from the Atlanta Falcons for a first-round pick. Favre got the Packers their first win of the 1992 season, stepping in for injured quarterback Don Majkowski and leading a comeback over the Cincinnati Bengals. He started the following week, a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and never missed another start for Green Bay through the end of the 2007 season. He would go on to break the record for consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, starting 297 consecutive games including stints with the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings with the streak finally coming to an end late in the 2010 season.

text: The Packers had a 9–7 record in 1992, and began to turn heads around the league when they signed perhaps the most prized free agent in NFL history in Reggie White on the defense in 1993. White believed that Wolf, Holmgren, and Favre had the team heading in the right direction with a "total commitment to winning." With White on board the Packers made it to the second round of the playoffs during both the 1993 and 1994 seasons but lost their 2nd-round matches to their playoff rival, the Dallas Cowboys, playing in Dallas on both occasions. In 1995, the Packers won the NFC Central Division championship for the first time since 1972. After a home playoff 37–20 win against Favre's former team, the Atlanta Falcons, the Packers defeated the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 27–17 in San Francisco on the road to advance to the NFC Championship Game, where they lost again to the Dallas Cowboys 38–27.

text: 1996: Super Bowl XXXI champions

text: In 1996, the Packers' turnaround was complete. The team posted a league-best 13–3 record in the regular season, dominating the competition and securing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They were ranked no. 1 in offense with Brett Favre leading the way, no. 1 in defense with Reggie White as the leader of the defense and no. 1 in special teams with former Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard returning punts and kickoffs for touchdowns. After relatively easy wins against the 49ers in a muddy 35–14 beatdown and Carolina Panthers 30–13 in what was referred to as "Ice Bowl 2", the Packers advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 years. In Super Bowl XXXI, Green Bay defeated the New England Patriots 35–21 to win their 12th world championship. Desmond Howard was named MVP of the game for his kickoff return for a touchdown that ended the Patriots' bid for a comeback. Then-Packers President Bob Harlan credited Wolf, Holmgren, Favre, and White for ultimately changing the fortunes of the organization and turning the Green Bay Packers into a model NFL franchise. A 2007 panel of football experts at ESPN ranked the 1996 Packers the 6th-greatest team ever to play in the Super Bowl.

text: 1997: defeat in Super Bowl XXXII

text: The following season the Packers recorded another 13–3 record and won their second consecutive NFC championship. After defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21–7 and San Francisco 49ers 23–10 in the playoffs, the Packers returned to the Super Bowl as an 11½ point favorite. The team ended up losing in an upset to John Elway and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII, by the score of 31–24.

text: 1998: Holmgren's last season

text: In 1998, the Packers went 11–5 and met the San Francisco 49ers in the first-round of the NFC playoffs. It was the fourth consecutive year these teams had met in the playoffs, and the sixth overall contest since the 1995 season. The Packers had won all previous games, and the media speculated that another 49ers loss would result in the dismissal of San Francisco head coach Steve Mariucci. Unlike the previous playoff matches, this game was hotly contested, with the teams frequently exchanging leads. With 4:19 left in the 4th quarter, Brett Favre and the Packers embarked on an 89-yard drive, which concluded with a Favre touchdown pass to receiver Antonio Freeman. This play appeared to give Green Bay the victory. But San Francisco quarterback Steve Young led the 49ers on an improbable touchdown drive, which culminated when Terrell Owens caught Young's pass between several defenders to give the 49ers a lead with three seconds remaining. Afterwards, the game was mired in controversy. Many argued that during the 49ers game-winning drive, Niners receiver Jerry Rice fumbled the ball but officials stated he was down by contact. Television replays appeared to confirm these sentiments, and the next season the NFL re instituted an instant replay system. In the end, this game turned out to be the end of an era in Green Bay. Days later Mike Holmgren left the Packers to become Vice President, General Manager and Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Much of Holmgren's coaching staff went with him, and Reggie White also retired after the season (but later played one season for the Carolina Panthers in 2000).

text: 1999: Ray Rhodes' one-year tenure

text: In 1999, the team struggled to find an identity after the departure of so many of the individuals responsible for their Super Bowl run. Ray Rhodes was hired in 1999 as the team's new head coach. Rhodes had served around the league as a highly regarded defensive coordinator, and more recently experienced moderate success as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1995 to 1998. Ron Wolf believed that Rhodes' experience and player-friendly demeanor would fit nicely in Green Bay's veteran locker room. But Rhodes was fired after one 8–8 season. Wolf visited team practice late in the 1999 season and believed that players had become too comfortable with Rhodes' style, and said the atmosphere resembled a country club.

text: 2000-05: Mike Sherman's time head coach

text: In 2000, Wolf replaced Rhodes with Mike Sherman. Sherman had never been a head coach at any level of football and was relatively unknown in NFL circles. He had only coached in professional football for three years starting as the Packers' tight ends coach in 1997 and 1998. In 1999, he followed Mike Holmgren to Seattle and became the Seahawks' offensive coordinator, although Sherman did not call the plays during games. Despite Sherman's apparent anonymity, Wolf was blown away in the interview process by the coach's organizational skills and attention to detail. Sherman's inaugural season started slowly, but the Packers won their final four games to achieve a 9–7 record. Brett Favre praised the atmosphere Sherman had cultivated in Green Bay's locker room and fans were optimistic about the team's future. In the offseason, however, Wolf suddenly announced his own resignation as GM to take effect after the April 2001 draft. Packers President Bob Harlan was surprised by Wolf's decision and felt unsure of how to replace him. Harlan preferred the structure Green Bay had employed since 1991; a general manager who ran football operations and hired a subservient head coach. But with the momentum and locker room chemistry that was built during the 2000 season, Harlan was reluctant to bring in a new individual with a potentially different philosophy. Wolf recommended that Harlan give the job to Sherman. Though Harlan was wary of the structure in principle, he agreed with Wolf that it was the best solution. In 2001, Sherman assumed the duties of both GM and head coach.

text: From 2001 to 2004, Sherman coached the Packers to respectable regular-season success, led by the spectacular play of Brett Favre, Ahman Green, and a formidable offensive line. But Sherman's teams faltered in the playoffs. Prior to 2003, the Packers had never lost a home playoff game since the NFL instituted a post-season in 1933 (they were 13–0, with 11 of the wins at Lambeau and two more in Milwaukee.). That ended January 4, 2003, when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Packers 27–7 in an NFC Wild Card game. The Packers would also lose at home in the playoffs to the Minnesota Vikings two years later.

text: By the end of the 2004 season, the Packers team depth appeared to be diminishing. Sherman also seemed overworked and reportedly had trouble communicating with players on the practice field with whom he was also negotiating contracts. Harlan felt the dual roles were too much for one man to handle and removed Sherman from the GM position in early 2005, while retaining him as a head coach. Harlan hired Seattle Seahawks Vice President of Operations Ted Thompson as the new Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations. The relationship between Thompson and Sherman appeared strained, as Thompson immediately began rebuilding Green Bay's roster. Following a dismal 4–12 season, Thompson fired Sherman.

text: 2006-07: McCarthy arrives, Favre departs

text: In 2006, Thompson hired Mike McCarthy, the former offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints as his new head coach. McCarthy had also previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Packers in 1999.

text: After missing the playoffs in 2006, Brett Favre announced that he would return for the 2007 season; it would turn out to be one of his best. The Packers won 10 of their first 11 games and finished 13–3, earning a first round bye in the playoffs. The Packers' passing offense, led by Favre and a very skilled wide receiver group, finished second in the NFC, behind the Dallas Cowboys, and third overall in the league. Running back Ryan Grant, acquired for a sixth-round draft pick from the New York Giants, became the featured back in Green Bay and rushed for 956 yards and 8 touchdowns in the final 10 games of the regular season. In the divisional playoff round, in a heavy snowstorm, the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks 42–20. Grant rushed for three touchdowns and over 200 yards, while Favre tossed three touchdown passes and 1 snowball to receiver Donald Driver in celebration.

text: On January 20, 2008, Green Bay appeared in their first NFC Championship Game in 10 years facing the New York Giants in Green Bay. The game was lost 23–20 on an overtime field goal by Lawrence Tynes. This would be Brett Favre's final game as a Green Bay Packer with his final pass being an interception in overtime.

text: Mike McCarthy coached the NFC team during the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Al Harris and Aaron Kampman were also picked to play for the NFC Pro Bowl team as starters. Donald Driver was named as a third-string wideout on the Pro Bowl roster. Brett Favre was named the first-string quarterback for the NFC, but he declined to play in the Pro Bowl and was replaced on the roster by Tampa Bay Buccaneers' quarterback Jeff Garcia. The Packers also had several first alternates, including Chad Clifton and Nick Barnett.

text: In December 2007, Ted Thompson was signed to a 5-year contract extension with the Packers, while it was announced on February 5, 2008 that head coach Mike McCarthy signed a 5-year contract extension as well.

text: 2008–present: The Aaron Rodgers era

text: 2008: Transition

text: On March 4, 2008, Brett Favre tearfully announced his retirement. Within five months, however, he filed for reinstatement with the NFL on July 29. Favre's petition was granted by Commissioner Roger Goodell, effective August 4, 2008.[21] On August 6, 2008, it was announced that Brett Favre was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional draft pick in 2009.[22]

text: The Packers began their 2008 season with their 2005 first-round draft pick, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, under center, as the first QB other than Favre to start for the Packers in 16 years. Rodgers played well in his first year starting for the Packers, throwing for over 4000 yards and 28 touchdowns. However, injuries plagued the Packers' defense, as they lost 7 close games by 4 points or less, finishing with a 6–10 record. After the season, eight assistant coaches were dismissed by McCarthy, including Bob Sanders, the team's defensive coordinator, who was replaced by Dom Capers.

text: 2009: Return to the playoffs

text: In March 2009, the organization assured fans that Brett Favre's jersey number would be retired, but not during the 2009 season. In April 2009, the Packers selected defensive lineman B. J. Raji of Boston College as the team's first pick in the draft. The team then traded three draft picks (including the pick the Packers acquired from the Jets for Brett Favre) for another first-round pick, selecting linebacker Clay Matthews III of the University of Southern California.

text: During the 2009 NFL season, two match-ups between the franchise and its former legendary QB, Brett Favre, were highly anticipated after Favre's arrival with the division-rival Vikings in August. The first encounter took place in Week 4, on a Monday Night Football game which broke several TV audience records. The scheduling of this game was made possible when Baseball Commissioner and Packer Board of Directors member Bud Selig forced baseball's Minnesota Twins to play 2 games within a 12-hour span. The Vikings won the game 30–23. Brett Favre threw 3 TDs, no interceptions, and had a passer rating of 135.[23] The teams met for a second time in Week 8, Favre leading the Vikings to a second win, 38–26, in Green Bay. Rodgers was heavily pressured in both games, being sacked 14 times total, but still played exceptionally well, throwing five touchdowns and only one interception. The next week, the Packers were upset by the win-less Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Following a players only meeting, the team started to roll and found some stability on the offensive line with the return of tackle Mark Tauscher bringing a minor halt to sacks to Rodgers and opening the running game to Ryan Grant and the other running backs. Green Bay finished the season strongly, winning 7 out of their last 8 games, including winning their 16th regular season finale in the past 17 seasons, and earning a NFC wild-card playoff bid with an 11–5 regular-season record. The Packers defense was ranked No. 2 and the offense was ranked No. 6 with rookies Brad Jones and Clay Matthews III becoming sensations at linebacker and young players like James Jones, Brandon Jackson, Jermichael Finley and Jordy Nelson becoming threats on offense. Rodgers also became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 4000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a starter. Also, cornerback Charles Woodson won NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors after recording 9 interceptions, forcing four fumbles, 3 touchdowns and registering 74 tackles and 2 sacks. In fact, Woodson's 9 interceptions were more than the 8 collected by all Packer opponents that season. Though the defense was ranked high, injuries to Al Harris, Tramon Williams, Will Blackmon, Atari Bigby and Brandon Underwood severely limited the depth of the secondary and teams like the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers used that to their advantage by unleashing aerial assaults against inexperienced players with the NFL's best receivers. The season ended with an overtime loss in a wild card round shoot out at the Arizona Cardinals, 51–45.

text: 2010: Super Bowl XLV championship

text: After finishing the 2009 season with an 11–5 record, the Packers began the 2010 NFL Draft holding the 23rd pick. They selected Offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga from Iowa; with pick 2–56 they selected Defensive end Mike Neal from Purdue. They then traded picks 3–86 and 4–122 to the Philadelphia Eagles for pick 3–71, choosing Safety Morgan Burnett from Georgia Tech. With pick 5–154 they selected Tight end Andrew Quarless from Penn State. With their compensatory selection pick 5–169 they chose Offensive guard Marshall Newhouse from Texas Christian. With pick 6–193 they selected Running back James Starks from Buffalo. In their final selection, 7–230. they chose Defensive end C. J. Wilson of East Carolina.

text: The team lost Johnny Jolly to a season-long suspension after he violated the NFL drug policy. Their running corps suffered a blow when RB Ryan Grant sustained a season-ending ankle injury in Week 1.[24] By the end of the season, the team had 16 people on injured reserve, including 7 starters: running back Ryan Grant, tight end Jermichael Finley, linebacker Nick Barnett, safety Morgan Burnett, linebacker Brandon Chillar, tackle Mark Tauscher, and linebacker Brad Jones.

text: After finishing the regular season 10–6 the Packers clinched the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs. They first faced No. 3 seeded Philadelphia, winning 21–16. In the Divisional round they defeated No. 1 seeded Atlanta 48–21. They then played the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in the NFC Championship Game – only the second playoff meeting between the two storied rivals (the other a 33–14 Chicago victory which sent them to the 1941 NFL Championship Game). Green Bay won 21–14 to move on to Super Bowl XLV. On February 6, 2011, they defeated the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25, becoming the first No. 6 seed from the NFC to win a Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP.[25][26]

text: 2011: 15-1 season

text: In 2011, coming off their victory in Super Bowl XLV, the Packers won their first 13 games, eventually finishing the season 15-1. The 15 victories marked the franchise record for wins in a season, and tied for second most regular-season wins in NFL history, behind only the 2007 Patriots who went 16-0. Following the season, Aaron Rodgers would be named the NFL's MVP, his first such award.

text: Despite this success, the team faltered in the playoffs, losing their first game to the New York Giants 37-20, following the Packer's a first round bye.

text: In 2012, the Packers went 11-5. They beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Wildcard round 24-10, and but lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the eventual NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers by a score of 45-31. The Packers offense finished the season fifth in points and eleventh in yards per game. The defense finished eleventh in points allowed and twenty-second in yards allowed per game.

text: The Packers topped the first-ever AP Pro32 rankings, a new pro football version of the AP Top 25 college football and basketball polls.[27]

text: 2013: injury to Rodgers

text: In 2013, the Packers got to a 5-2 start, leading up to a Week 9 match-up against the Bears. It was in that game which the Packers lost Aaron Rodgers to a broken collarbone; Rodgers would miss the next six games, during which the club would go 2-3-1 under three different quarterbacks: Seneca Wallace (injured during first start), Scott Tolzien (benched), and Matt Flynn.

text: Despite having a 7-7-1 record, the Packers were still in a position to win the NFC North division, if they were able to win their final game. With Rodgers returning, the Packers managed to beat the Bears in a Week 9 rematch, 33-28. Finishing at 8-7-1, the Packers won their division, and were awarded a home playoff game. However, despite Rodgers' return, the Packers would lose to the San Francisco 49ers 20-23 in the first round of the playoffs.

text: The Packers recorded their 700th victory against the Bears in Week 4.[28] The team went undefeated in its home games, for the first time since the 2011 season; they also led the league in scoring, with 486 points, the second-most in franchise history. The 2014 season also marked the first time since 2009 that the team had a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers, and a 1,000-yard rusher. Overall, the team went 12-4, clinching the #2 seed in the NFC and a fourth consecutive NFC North division title, making the playoffs for the sixth straight season, tying a franchise record. The Packers beat the Cowboys in the divisional round, advancing to the NFC Championship to face the Seattle Seahawks. After leading throughout most of regulation, the Packers lost 28-22 in a historic overtime rally by Seattle.

text: Following the season, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the second time.

text: During Week 2 of the preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers, wide receiver Jordy Nelson caught an eight-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, but then fell to the turf without contact. A few days later, it was revealed that Nelson had torn his ACL. He would remain inactive for the rest of the 2015 season.[29] Even without Nelson, the Packers managed to get off to a 6-0 start. But the Packers then lost 4 of their next 5 games, falling to 7-4.[30]

text: On the December 3rd game against the Detroit Lions, the Packers quickly fell to a 20-0 deficit going into halftime. Green Bay started to make a comeback in the 2nd half thanks to a touchdown by Davante Adams and a 27-yard touchdown run by Aaron Rodgers to bring the game within 2 points at 23-21. The Packers then got the ball back in their possession with 23 seconds left in the game. While attempting a "lateral" play, Rodgers was sacked with no time remaining but then a flag was thrown for a facemask penalty on Detroit. The Packers now had one more un-timed play, which Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard Hail Mary touchdown to tight end Richard Rodgers.[31] It was the longest completed Hail Mary pass thrown in NFL history.[citation needed] Green Bay then finished the season 10-6 and 2nd in the NFC North behind the Minnesota Vikings.

text: The Packers beat the Washington Redskins in the NFC Wild Card game to advance to the Divisional round with the Arizona Cardinals. A similar play to tie the game against the Cardinals happened between Aaron Rodgers and Jeff Janis. Janis caught a 41-yard touchdown from Rodgers which sent the game into overtime. However, the Packers fell to the Cardinals 26-20, ending their season.

text: Despite a 4-6 start to the season, the Packers went on a 6-game winning streak to finish the regular season with a 10–6 record. The team clinched the NFC North for the fifth time in six years with their Week 17 win over the Detroit Lions. They routed the fifth-seeded New York Giants 38–13 in the wild card round of the playoffs and upset the top-seeded Dallas Cowboys 34–31 in the divisional round of the playoffs, but their season came to an end when they were beat by the second-seeded Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game 44–21.

text: Community ownership

text: The Packers are the only community-owned franchise in American professional sports.[9][32][33] Rather than being the property of an individual, partnership, or corporate entity, they are held in 2014 by 360,584 stockholders. No one is allowed to hold more than 200,000 shares,[4] or approximately 4% of the 5,011,557 shares[34] currently outstanding. It is this broad-based community support and non-profit structure[35] which has kept the team in Green Bay for nearly a century in spite of being the smallest market in all of North American professional sports.

text: The city of Green Bay had a population of only 104,057 as of the 2010 census,[36] and only 600,000 in its television market, significantly less than the average NFL figures. The team, however, has long had an extended fan base throughout Wisconsin and parts of the Midwest, thanks in part to playing one pre-season and three regular-season home games each year in Milwaukee through 1995. It was only when baseball-only Miller Park preempted football there that the Packers' home slate became played entirely in Green Bay.

text: There have been five stock sales to fund Packer operations over the team's history, beginning with $5,000 being raised through 1,000 shares offered at $5 apiece in 1923. Most recently, $64 million was raised in 2011-2012[37] towards a $143-million Lambeau Field expansion. Demand exceeded expectations, and the original 250,000 share limit had to be increased before some 250,000 new buyers from all 50 U.S. states and Canada purchased 269,000 shares at $250 apiece, approximately 99% online.[34]

text: Based on the original "Articles of Incorporation for the Green Bay Football Corporation" enacted in 1923, should the franchise to have been sold any post-expenses money would have gone to the Sullivan-Wallen Post of the American Legion to build "a proper soldier's memorial." This stipulation was included to ensure there could never be any financial inducement for shareholders to move the club from Green Bay. At the November 1997 annual meeting, shareholders voted to change the beneficiary from the Sullivan-Wallen Post to the Green Bay Packers Foundation, which makes donations to many charities and institutions throughout Wisconsin.[34]

text: Even though it is referred to as "common stock" in corporate offering documents, a share of Packers stock does not share the same rights traditionally associated with common or preferred stock. It does not include an equity interest, does not pay dividends, can not be traded, has no securities-law protection, and brings no season ticket purchase privileges. All shareholders receive are voting rights, an invitation to the corporation's annual meeting, and an opportunity to purchase exclusive shareholder-only merchandise.[35] Shares of stock cannot be resold, except back to the team for a fraction of the original price. While new shares can be given as gifts, transfers are technically allowed only between immediate family members once ownership has been established.[34]

text: Green Bay is the only team with this form of ownership structure in the NFL, which is in direct violation of current league rules stipulating a maximum of 32 owners per team, with one holding a minimum 30% stake. The Packers' corporation was grandfathered when the NFL's current ownership policy was established in the 1980s.[38] As a publicly held nonprofit, the Packers are also the only American major-league sports franchise to release its financial balance sheet every year.

text: Board of Directors

text: Green Bay Packers, Inc., is governed by a seven-member Executive Committee elected from a 45-member board of directors. It consists of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and three members-at-large; only the president is compensated. Responsibilities include directing corporate management, approving major capital expenditures, establishing broad policy, and monitoring management performance.

text: The team's elected president normally represents the Packers in NFL owners meetings. During his time as coach Vince Lombardi generally represented the team at league meetings in his role as GM, except at owners-only meetings, where president Dominic Olejniczak appeared.[1]

text: Green Bay Packers Foundation

text: The team created the Green Bay Packers Foundation in December 1986. It assists in a wide variety of activities and programs benefiting education, civic affairs, health services, human services and youth-related programs.

text: At the team's 1997 annual stockholders meeting the foundation was designated in place of a Sullivan-Wallen Post soldiers memorial as recipient of any residual assets upon the team's sale or dissolution.

text: Fan base

text: The Packers have an exceptionally loyal fan base. Regardless of team performance, every game played in Green Bay has been sold out since 1960.[39] Despite the Packers having by far the smallest local TV market, the team consistently ranks as one of the most popular in the NFL.[40] They also have one of the longest season ticket waiting lists in professional sports, 86,000 names long, more than there are seats at Lambeau Field.[41][42] The average wait is said to be over 30 years,[43] but with only 90 or so tickets turned over annually it would be 955 years before the newest name on the list got theirs.[41] As a result, season tickets are willed to next of kin and newborns placed optimistically on the waiting list.[44]

text: Packers fans are often referred to as cheeseheads,[45] a nickname for Wisconsin residents reflecting the state's bountiful cheese production first leveled as an insult at a 1987 game between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. Instead, it came to be a statewide source of pride, and particularly since 1994 has been embraced by Packers fans.[45] Bright orange triangular cheesehead hats are a fixture wherever the team plays.

text: During training camp in the summer months, held outside the Don Hutson Center, young Packers fans can bring their bikes and have their favorite players ride them from the locker room to practice at Ray Nitschke Field. This old tradition began around the time of Lambeau Field's construction in 1957. Gary Knafelc, a Packers end at the time, said, "I think it was just that kids wanted us to ride their bikes. I can remember kids saying, 'Hey, ride my bike.'" Each new generation of Packer fan delights at the opportunity.[46]

text: The team holds an annual scrimmage called Family Night, typically an intra-squad affair, at Lambeau Field. During 2004 and 2005 sellout crowds of over 60,000 fans showed up, with an all-time mark of 62,492 set in 2005 when the Buffalo Bills appeared.[47]

text: In August 2008, ESPN.com ranked Packers fans as second-best in the NFL.[48] The team initially finished tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers (who finished ahead of the Packers) as having the best fans, but the tie was broken by ESPN's own John Clayton, a Pittsburgh native.

text: Branding

text: Nickname

text: Needing to outfit his new squad, team founder Curly Lambeau solicited funds from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment in return for the team being named for its sponsor. An early newspaper article referred to the fledglings as "the Indians", but by the time they played their first game "Packers" had taken hold.

text: Indian Packing was purchased in 1920 by the Acme Packing Company. Acme continued to support the team, which played its first NFL season with "ACME PACKERS" emblazoned on its jerseys.

text: Team colors

text: Lambeau, a Notre Dame alumnus, borrowed its Irish's navy blue and gold team colors, much as George Halas borrowed his Illinois alma mater's for the Chicago Bears. As a result, the early Packers were often referred to as the "Bays" or the "Blues" (and even occasionally as "the Big Bay Blues").

text: By 1950, Green Bay had changed its colors to hunter green and gold. Navy blue was kept as a secondary color, seen primarily on sideline capes, but was quietly dropped on all official materials shortly thereafter. The team's current uniform combination of forest green or white jerseys and metallic gold pants was adopted soon after Vince Lombardi arrived in 1959. However, to celebrate the NFL's 75th anniversary in 1994, the Packers joined in a league-wide donning of "throwback" jerseys, back to navy blue and gold. The team would go throwback again for two Thanksgiving Day games against the Detroit Lions, in blue and gold 1930s-era uniforms in 2001, and 1960s green and gold (only slightly different from the current ones) in 2003.[51][52]

text: Logo

text: In 1951, the team finally stopped wearing leather helmets, adopting the metallic gold plastic headgear it has used ever since. The oval "G" logo was added in 1961 when Lombardi asked Packers equipment manager Gerald "Dad" Braisher to design a logo. Braisher tasked his assistant, St. Norbert College art student John Gordon. Satisfied with a football-shaped letter "G", the pair presented it to Lombardi, who then approved the addition.[53] Tiki Barber falsely reported[54] it to stand for "greatness" without a reliable source to back up his claims. Other reputable media outlets then published similar stories using Barber's false claim as a source.[55] The Packers' Assistant Director of PR and Corporate Communications had the following to say: "There’s nothing in our history that suggests there's any truth to this. The Packers Hall of Fame archivist said the same thing."[56] The team used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.[57][58] The Packers hold the trademark on the "G" logo, and have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, such as the University of Georgia and Grambling State University, in addition to the city of Green Bay itself as part of its civic logo.[59] Adopted in 1964, the Georgia "G", though different in design and color, was similar to the Packers' "G". Then-Georgia head coach Vince Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the Packers.[citation needed]

text: Uniform variation

text: While several NFL teams choose to wear white jerseys at home early in the season due to white's ability to reflect the late summer sun rays, the Packers have done so only twice, during the opening two games of the 1989 season. However, the team did wear an all-white uniform in 2016 versus the Chicago Bears during the two teams' designated Color Rush game, in which Chicago wore all-navy uniforms. Although alternate gold jerseys with green numbers are sold on a retail basis, the team currently has no plans to introduce such a jersey to be used in actual games.

text: During the 2010 season, the Packers paid tribute to their historical brethren with a third jersey modeled after that worn by the club in 1929, during its first world championship season. The jersey was navy blue, again making the Packers "the Blues."[60][61]

text: Upon the NFL's switch of uniform suppliers in 2012 to Nike from Reebok, the Packers refused any changes to their uniform in any way outside of the required supplier's logo and new league uniform logos, declining all of Nike's "Elite 51" enhancements, including retaining the traditional striped collar of the jersey rather than Nike's new collar design.[62]

text: Stadium history

text: After their early seasons at Bellevue Park and Hagemeister Park the Packers played home games in City Stadium from 1925 to 1956. The team won its first six NFL world championships there.

text: By the 1950s the wooden 25,000 seat arena was considered outmoded. The NFL threatened to move the franchise to Milwaukee full-time unless it got a better stadium. The city responded by building a new 32,150 seat City Stadium for the team, the first built exclusively for an NFL team, which opened in time for the 1957 season. It was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965 to honor Curly Lambeau, who had died earlier in the year.

text: Expanded seven times before the end of the 1990s, Lambeau Field capacity reached 60,890. In 2003, it was extensively renovated to expand seating, modernize stadium facilities, and add an atrium area. Even with a current seating capacity of 72,928, ticket demand far outpaces supply, as all Packers games have been sold out since 1960. About 86,000 names are on the waiting list for season tickets.[41]

text: The Packers played part of their home slate in Milwaukee starting in 1933, including two to three home games each year in Milwaukee's County Stadium from 1953 to 1994. Indeed, County Stadium had been built partly to entice the Packers to move to Milwaukee full-time. The Packers worked to capture their growing fan base in Milwaukee and the larger crowds. By the 1960s, threat of an American Football League franchise in Milwaukee prompted the Packers to stay, including scheduling a Western Conference Playoff in 1967.

text: County Stadium was built primarily as a baseball stadium, and made only the bare minimum adjustments to accommodate football. At its height, it only seated 56,000 people, just barely above the NFL minimum; many of those seats were badly obstructed. The field was just barely large enough to fit a football field. Both teams shared the same sideline (separated by a piece of tape) and the end zones extended onto the warning track. By 1994, improvements and seating expansions at Lambeau, along with the Brewers preparing to campaign for their new stadium prompted the Packers to play their full slate in Green Bay for the first time in 62 years. Former season ticketholders for the Milwaukee package continue to receive preference for one pre-season and the second and fifth regular season games at Lambeau Field each season, along with playoff games through a lottery under the "Gold Package" plan.[63]

text: The Packers have three practice facilities across the street from Lambeau Field: the Don Hutson Center, an indoor facility; Ray Nitschke Field, an outdoor field with artificial FieldTurf; and Clarke Hinkle Field, an outdoor field with natural grass.

text: Statistics and records

text: Recent seasonal results

text: The results of the last seven completed Packer seasons, including current results, are listed below. For full season-by-season franchise results, see List of Green Bay Packers seasons.

text:
Super Bowl Champions (1970–present)
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Wild Card Berth

text:
Season
Team
League
Conference
Division
Regular season
Postseason Results
Awards

Finish
Wins
Losses
Ties

2007
2007
NFL
NFC
North
1st
13
3
0
Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (42–20)
Lost NFC Conference Championship (Giants) (23–20, OT)
Brett Favre (Sportsman of the Year)

2008
2008
NFL
NFC
North
3rd
6
10
0

2009
2009
NFL
NFC
North
2nd
11
5
0
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cardinals) (51–45) (OT)
Charles Woodson (NFL Defensive Player of the Year)

2010
2010
NFL
NFC
North
2nd
10
6
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) (21–16)
Won Divisional Playoffs (Falcons) (48–21)
Won NFC Conference Championship (Bears) (21–14)
Won Super Bowl XLV (Steelers) (31–25)
Bryan Bulaga (AP All-Rookie Team)
Josh Sitton (NFL Alumni Association Offensive Lineman of the Year)
Clay Matthews III (AP All-Pro Team, Sporting News Defensive Player of the year)
Aaron Rodgers (FedEx Air Player of the Year, Super Bowl XLV MVP)

2011
2011
NFL
NFC
North
1st
15
1
0
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (37–20)
Aaron Rodgers (NFL MVP Award)

2012
2012
NFL
NFC
North
1st
11
5
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) (24–10)
Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) (31–45)

2013
2013
NFL
NFC
North
1st
8
7
1
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (49ers) (20-23)
Eddie Lacy (OROY)

2014
2014
NFL
NFC
North
1st
12
4
0
Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 26–21
Lost Conference Championship (Seahawks) 28–22
Aaron Rodgers (MVP)

2015
2015
NFL
NFC
North
2nd
10
6
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 35–18
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 26–20

2016
2016
NFL
NFC
North
1st
10
6
0
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 38-13
Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 34-31
Lost Conference Championship (Falcons) 44-21

Jordy Nelson (CBPOY)

Total
730
554
37
(1921–2016, includes only regular season)[64][65]

32
21
--
(1921–2015, includes only playoffs)[64][65]

762
575
37
(1921–2016, includes both regular season and playoffs; 13 NFL Championships)[64][65]

text: Records

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All-Time Packers Leaders

Leader
Player
Record Number
Years on Packers

Passing
Brett Favre
61,655 passing yards
1992–2007

Rushing
Ahman Green
8,322 rushing yards
2000–2006; 2009

Receiving
Donald Driver
10,137 receiving yards
1999–2012

Coaching Wins
Curly Lambeau
209 wins
1919–1949

text: Playoff record

text:
1936 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 21, Boston Braves 6
1938 NFL Championship: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 17
1939 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 27, New York Giants 0
1941 Western Division Championship: Chicago Bears 33, Green Bay Packers 14
1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 14, New York Giants 7
1960 NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles 17, Green Bay Packers 13
1961 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 37, New York Giants 0
1962 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 16, New York Giants 7
1965 Western Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers 13, Baltimore Colts 10 (OT)
1965 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 23, Cleveland Browns 12
1966 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 34, Dallas Cowboys 27
Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10
1967 Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers 28, Los Angeles Rams 7
1967 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14
1972 Divisional: Washington Redskins 16, Green Bay Packers 3
1982 First Round: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16
1982 Second Round: Dallas Cowboys 37, Green Bay Packers 26
1994 Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
1994 Divisional: Dallas Cowboys 35, Green Bay Packers 9
1995 Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 37, Atlanta Falcons 20
1995 Divisional: Green Bay Packers 27, San Francisco 49ers 17
1995 NFC Championship: Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27
1996 Divisional: Green Bay Packers 35, San Francisco 49ers 14
1996 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers 30, Carolina Panthers 13
Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21
1997 Divisional: Green Bay Packers 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
1997 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers 23, San Francisco 49ers 10
Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24
1998 Wild Card: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27
2001 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 25, San Francisco 49ers 15
2001 Divisional: St. Louis Rams 45, Green Bay Packers 17
2002 NFC Wild Card: Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 7
2003 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 33, Seattle Seahawks 27 (OT)
2003 Divisional: Philadelphia Eagles 20, Green Bay Packers 17 (OT)
2004 NFC Wild Card: Minnesota Vikings 31, Green Bay Packers 17
2007 Divisional: Green Bay Packers 42, Seattle Seahawks 20
2007 NFC Championship: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
2009 NFC Wild Card: Arizona Cardinals 51, Green Bay Packers 45 (OT)
2010 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 21, Philadelphia Eagles 16
2010 NFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers 48, Atlanta Falcons 21
2010 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14
Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
2011 NFC Divisional: New York Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20
2012 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10
2012 NFC Divisional: San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31
2013 NFC Wild Card: San Francisco 49ers 23, Green Bay Packers 20
2014 NFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers 26, Dallas Cowboys 21
2014 NFC Championship: Seattle Seahawks 28, Green Bay Packers 22 (OT)
2015 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 35, Washington Redskins 18
2015 NFC Divisional: Arizona Cardinals 26, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)
2016 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 13
2016 NFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers 34, Dallas Cowboys 31
2016 NFC Championship: Atlanta Falcons 44, Green Bay Packers 21

text: Overall record 34 wins, 22 losses[66]

text: Championships

text: League Championships

text: The Packers have been league champions a record 13 times,[11] topping their nearest rival, the Chicago Bears, by four. The first three were decided by league standing, the next six by the NFL Title Game, and the final four by Super Bowl victories. The Packers are also the only team to win three consecutive NFL titles, having accomplished this twice – from 1929 to 1931 under Lambeau, and from 1965 to 1967 under Lombardi.

text: NFL Championship by Standings

text: From 1920 to 1932, the NFL championship was awarded based on standings, with no championship game taking place. The Packers won three such championships.

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Year
Coach
Record

1929
Curly Lambeau
12–0–1

1930
Curly Lambeau
10–3–1

1931
Curly Lambeau
12–2

Total NFL championships by best record:
3

text: Pre Super Bowl NFL Championships

text: From 1933 to 1969, the NFL held a championship game to decide their champion. The Packers won 8 NFL Championship Games. From 1966 to 1969, the NFL Championship Game was followed by the Super Bowl.

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Year
Coach
Location
Opponent
Score
Record

1936
Curly Lambeau
New York, NY
Boston Redskins
21–6
10–1–1

1939
Curly Lambeau
Milwaukee, WI
New York Giants
27–0
9–2

1944
Curly Lambeau
New York, NY
New York Giants
14–7
8–2

1961
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay, WI
New York Giants
37–0
11–3

1962
Vince Lombardi
New York, NY
New York Giants
16–7
13–1

1965
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay, WI
Cleveland Browns
23–12
10–3–1

1966
Vince Lombardi
Dallas, TX
Dallas Cowboys
34–27
12–2

1967
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay, WI
Dallas Cowboys
21–17
9–4–1

Total NFL championship games won:
8

text: Super Bowl Championships

text: Starting in 1966, the NFL began holding the Super Bowl. The Packers have won four Super Bowls.

text:
Year
Coach
Super Bowl
Location
Opponent
Score
Record

1966
Vince Lombardi
I
Los Angeles, CA
Kansas City Chiefs
35–10
12–2

1967
Vince Lombardi
II
Miami, FL
Oakland Raiders
33–14
9–4–1

1996
Mike Holmgren
XXXI
New Orleans, LA
New England Patriots
35–21
13–3

2010
Mike McCarthy
XLV
Arlington, TX
Pittsburgh Steelers
31–25
10–6

Total Super Bowls won:
4

text: NFC Championships

text: The Packers have won three NFC Championship Games. NFC Championships did not exist until after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

text:
Year
Coach
Location
Opponent
Score
Record

1996
Mike Holmgren
Green Bay, WI
Carolina Panthers
30–13
13–3

1997
Mike Holmgren
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco 49ers
23–10
13–3

2010
Mike McCarthy
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Bears
21–14
10–6

Total NFC Championships won:
3

text: Division Championships

text: The Packers have won 18 divisional championships.

text:
Year
Coach
Division
Record

1936
Curly Lambeau
NFL West
10–1–1

1938
Curly Lambeau
NFL West
8–3

1939
Curly Lambeau
NFL West
9–2

1944
Curly Lambeau
NFL West
8–2

1967
Vince Lombardi
NFL Central
9–4–1

1972
Dan Devine
NFC Central
10–4

1995
Mike Holmgren
NFC Central
11–5

1996
Mike Holmgren
NFC Central
13–3

1997
Mike Holmgren
NFC Central
13–3

2002
Mike Sherman
NFC North
12–4

2003
Mike Sherman
NFC North
12–4

2004
Mike Sherman
NFC North
10–6

2007
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
13–3

2011
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
15–1

2012
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
11–5

2013
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
8–7–1

2014
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
12–4

2016
Mike McCarthy
NFC North
10–6

Total NFC Divisional Championships won:
18

text: Notable players

text: Current roster

text:
Green Bay Packers roster

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Quarterbacks

 7 Brett Hundley
12 Aaron Rodgers

Running backs

33 Aaron Jones
32 Devante Mays
88 Ty Montgomery
22 Aaron Ripkowski FB
30 Jamaal Williams

Wide receivers

17 Davante Adams
81 Geronimo Allison
18 Randall Cobb
11 Trevor Davis
83 Jeff Janis
87 Jordy Nelson

Tight ends

80 Martellus Bennett
84 Lance Kendricks
82 Richard Rodgers

Offensive linemen

69 David Bakhtiari T
75 Bryan Bulaga T
73 Jahri Evans G
63 Corey Linsley C
64 Justin McCray C
68 Kyle Murphy T
77 Adam Pankey T
62 Lucas Patrick G
78 Jason Spriggs T
65 Lane Taylor G

Defensive linemen

90 Montravius Adams DE
97 Kenny Clark NT
76 Mike Daniels DE
91 Quinton Dial NT
94 Dean Lowry DE

Linebackers

55 Ahmad Brooks OLB
51 Kyler Fackrell OLB
50 Blake Martinez ILB
52 Clay Matthews III OLB
98 Chris Odom OLB
53 Nick Perry OLB
47 Jake Ryan ILB
48 Joe Thomas ILB

Defensive backs

29 Kentrell Brice FS
42 Morgan Burnett SS
21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix FS
25 Marwin Evans SS
28 Josh Hawkins CB
31 Davon House CB
27 Josh Jones SS
20 Kevin King CB
41 Lenzy Pipkins CB
23 Damarious Randall CB
24 Quinten Rollins CB

Special teams

 2 Mason Crosby K
61 Brett Goode LS
 8 Justin Vogel P

Reserve lists

67 Don Barclay C (IR)
45 Vince Biegel OLB (PUP)
39 Demetri Goodson CB (PUP)
57 David Talley OLB (IR)
26 Herb Waters CB (IR)

Practice squad

79 Kofi Amichia G
44 Donatello Brown CB
 6 Joe Callahan QB
89 Michael Clark WR
93 Reggie Gilbert OLB
72 Darrell Greene G
71 Izaah Lunsford DE
49 Derrick Mathews ILB
35 Jermaine Whitehead FS
10 DeAngelo Yancey WR

Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 13, 2017
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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK

NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

text: Pro Football Hall of Fame members

text: The Packers have the second most members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 24. They trail only the Chicago Bears (with 27).[67]

text:
Green Bay Packers Pro Football Hall of Famers

Players

No.
Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted
No.
Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted

26
Herb Adderley
CB
1961–1969
1980
20
Earl (Curly) Lambeau
HB
Coach
1919–1929
1930–1949
1963

3
Tony Canadeo
HB
1941–1944
1946–1952
1974
80
James Lofton
WR
1978–1986
2003

87
Willie Davis
DE
1960–1969
1981
24
Johnny "Blood" McNally
HB
1929–1933
1935–1936
1963

4
Brett Favre
QB
1992–2007
2016
2
Mike Michalske
OG
1929–1935
1937
1964

75
Forrest Gregg
OT
1956
1958–1970
1977
66
Ray Nitschke
LB
1958–1972
1978

38
Arnie Herber
QB
1930–1940
1966
51
Jim Ringo
C
1953–1963
1981

30
Clarke Hinkle
FB
1932–1941
1964
89
Dave Robinson
LB
1963–1972
2013

5
Paul Hornung
HB
1956–1962
1964–1966
1986
15
Bart Starr
QB
1956–1971
1977

36
Cal Hubbard
OT
1929–1933
1935
1963
31
Jim Taylor
FB
1958–1966
1976

14
Don Hutson
E
1935–1945
1963
92
Reggie White
DE
1993–1998
2006

74
Henry Jordan
DT
1959–1969
1995
24
Willie Wood
S
1960–1971
1989

Coaches and Executives

Name
Positions
Seasons
Inducted

Vince Lombardi
Coach
1959–1967
1971

Ron Wolf
General Manager
1991–2001
2015

text: Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame

text: Retired numbers

text: In nearly nine decades of Packers football, the Packers have formally retired 6 numbers.[68] All six Packers are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and their numbers and names are displayed on the green facade of Lambeau Field's north endzone as well as in the Lambeau Field Atrium.

text:
Tony Canadeo
HB, 1941-44, 1946-52
Retired 1952
Brett Favre
QB, 1992-2007
Retired 2015
Don Hutson
WR/DB, 1935-45
Retired 1951
Bart Starr
QB, 1956-71
Retired 1973
Ray Nitschke
LB, 1958-72
Retired 1983
Reggie White
DE, 1993–98
Retired 2005

text: Notable coaches

text: Current staff

text:
Green Bay Packers staff

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Front Office

Executive Committee – Board of Directors
President/CEO – Mark Murphy
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ted Thompson
Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance – Russ Ball
Director of Football Operations – Eliot Wolf
Director of Player Personnel – Brian Gutekunst
Director of College Scouting – Jon-Eric Sullivan
Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Tim Terry
Senior Personnel Executive – Alonzo Highsmith

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Mike McCarthy
Associate Head Coach/Linebackers – Winston Moss

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Edgar Bennett
Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt
Running Backs – Ben Sirmans
Wide Receivers – Luke Getsy
Tight Ends – Brian Angelichio
Offensive Line – James Campen
Assistant Offensive Line – David Raih

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dom Capers
Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac
Defensive Front Assistant – Jerry Montgomery
Assistant Linebackers – Scott McCurley
Secondary – Cornerbacks – Joe Whitt Jr.
Secondary – Safeties – Darren Perry
Defensive Quality Control – Tim McGarigle

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Ron Zook
Assistant Special Teams – Jason Simmons

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Mark Lovat
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Chris Gizzi
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Thadeus Jackson
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Grant Thorne

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK

NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

text: Head coaches

text:
Name
Tenure
Record
Titles

W
L
T

Earl (Curly) Lambeau
1919–1949
231
108
21
6

Gene Ronzani
1950–1953
14
31
1

Hugh Devore*
1953
0
2
0

Ray (Scooter) McLean*

Lisle Blackbourn
1954–1957
17
31
0

Ray (Scooter) McLean
1958
1
10
1

Vince Lombardi
1959–1967
98
30
4
5

Phil Bengtson
1968–1970
20
21
1

Dan Devine
1971–1974
25
28
4

Bart Starr
1975–1983
53
77
3

Forrest Gregg
1984–1987
25
37
1

Lindy Infante
1988–1991
24
40
0

Mike Holmgren
1992–1998
73
36
0
1

Ray Rhodes
1999
8
8
0

Mike Sherman
2000–2005
56
39
0

Mike McCarthy
2006–current
102
55
1
1

text: *Interim Head Coaches

text: CSVA Sports Film and Video Hall of Famers

text: Al Treml (2014) [69]

text: Media

text: The Packers are unique in having their market area cover two media markets, both Green Bay and Milwaukee. NFL blackout restrictions for the team apply within both areas. However, Packers games have not been blacked out locally since 1972 (the last year home game local telecasts were prohibited regardless of sellout status) due to strong home attendance and popularity. As mentioned above, every Packers home game—preseason, regular season and playoffs—has been sold out since 1960.

text: Radio

text: The flagship station of the Packers Radio Network is Scripps Radio's WTMJ in Milwaukee, which was the former flagship of the Journal Broadcast Group before its merger with Scripps in April 2015. WTMJ has aired Packers games since 1929, the longest association between a radio station and an NFL team to date, and the only rights deal in American professional sports where a station outside of the team's main metro area is the radio flagship. While this might be unusual, the station can be heard at city-grade strength at all hours in Green Bay proper. Games air in Green Bay on WTAQ (1360/97.5) and WIXX-FM (101.1), and WAPL (105.7) and WHBY (1150) in Appleton and the Fox Cities.[70] Wayne Larrivee is the play-by-play announcer and Larry McCarren is the color analyst. Larrivee joined the team after many years as the Chicago Bears' announcer.[71] Jim Irwin and Max McGee were the longtime radio announcers before Larrivee and McCarren. When victory is assured for the Packers, either a game-winning touchdown, interception or a crucial 4th down defensive stop, Larrivee's trademark declaration of "And there is your dagger!" signifies the event. In limited circumstances where the Milwaukee Brewers are in either playoff or post-season contention and their play-by-play takes priority, WTMJ's sister FM station WKTI (94.5) currently airs Packer games to avert game conflicts.

text: Television

text: The TV rights for pre-season games not nationally broadcast are held by Scripps television stations WGBA-TV (Channel 26) in Green Bay and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in Milwaukee,[72] along with Quincy Newspapers' six ABC stations in the central, northern and western parts of the state, KQDS-TV (Channel 21) in Duluth-Superior, and in Escanaba/Marquette, Michigan, WLUC-TV (Channel 6), along with their Fox subchannel. As such, these stations are all allowed to use the tagline Your official Packers station in their market area by the team, and also carry the weekly coach's show, The Mike McCarthy Show on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm throughout the football season. Until the end of the 2011 season, the team's partner in Green Bay was WFRV-TV (Channel 5), and sister satellite WJMN-TV in Escanaba. As part of the 2012 deal, McCarren resigned his duties as sports director of WFRV to move to WTMJ/WGBA as a Packers analyst, becoming WGBA's official sports director on April 1, 2013 as his non-compete clause to appear as a sports anchor in Green Bay expired, though he retired as sports director in March 2015 to focus full-time on his duties for the Packer radio and television networks. WFRV/WJMN still airs any Packers regular season home games against an AFC team.

text: The 2012 TV rights deal expanded the team's preseason network further across the Midwest. Additional stations include the Quad Cities region of Iowa/Illinois where game coverage is carried by KLJB (Channel 18) in Davenport, Iowa and KGCW (Channel 26) in Burlington, Iowa, both owned by Grant Broadcasting System II, KCWI-TV (Channel 23) in Des Moines, KWWL (Channel 7) in Waterloo, Iowa, and in Omaha, Nebraska, KMTV-TV (Channel 3), a sister Scripps station to WTMJ and WGBA. As part of a large package of preseason football from various team networks, KFVE (Channel 9) in Honolulu, Hawaii also carried Packers state network games in the 2016 preseason. The network also added its first affiliate with Spanish language play-by-play, Milwaukee's WYTU-LD (Channel 63/49.4), a Telemundo affiliate, which airs statewide on Spectrum systems. The Spanish broadcast is also simulcast by Scripps' WACY-TV (Channel 32) in the Green Bay/Appleton market (WACY is an otherwise English-language MyNetworkTV affiliate).

text: Pre-season coverage is produced by CBS, formerly using the NFL on CBS graphics package until the last contract ended as a remnant of WFRV's former ownership by the CBS Corporation itself until 2007. In 2012, the pre-season coverage began to use the NBC Sports Sunday Night Football graphics package due to WTMJ/WGBA's NBC affiliation. The TV play-by-play announcer, Kevin Harlan (also on loan from CBS), is the son of former Packers president Bob Harlan, with Rich Gannon joining him as color commentator. Since the 2008 pre-season all Packers preseason games on the statewide network are produced and aired in high definition, with WTMJ-TV subcontracting the games to minor network affiliates in Milwaukee during Summer Olympics years due to mandatory non-preemption policies by their network, NBC (this was not done in 2012 as the pre-season opener was a national ESPN game). In Green Bay, WACY carries preseason games in English if WGBA is unable to during Olympics years.

text: ESPN Monday Night Football games, both pre-season and season, are broadcast over the air on Fox affiliate WLUK-TV in Green Bay and ABC affiliate WISN-TV (Channel 12) in Milwaukee (ABC affiliate WBAY-TV in Green Bay carried those games from 2006 until 2015;[73] the 2016 season was first where that station has not carried a Packer game in its history), while the stations airing Packers games in the NFL Network Thursday Night Football package have varied over the years depending on arrangements for syndication or co-network productions and simulcasts with CBS or NBC. WBAY's evening news anchor Bill Jartz also serves as the public address system announcer for Lambeau Field.

text: The team's intra-squad Lambeau scrimmage at the beginning of the season, marketed as Packers Family Night, was broadcast for over a decade by WITI (Channel 6) in Milwaukee, and produced by WLUK-TV in Green Bay, both Fox affiliates which broadcast the bulk of the team's regular-season games, along with the state's other Fox affiliates until the 2016 season.[74] In 2017, Scripps and the Packers Television Network began to originate the Packers Family Night broadcast.

text: Movies

text: In 2015, six members of the Green Bay Packers — namely David Bakhtiari; Don Barclay; T.J. Lang; Clay Matthews; Jordan Rodgers and Josh Sitton — made an appearance as an a cappella group in the musical comedy, Pitch Perfect 2.[75]


document_title: National Sports Center

question_text: who owns the national sports center in blaine

root

text: National Sports Center

text: Mission and governance[edit]

text: The mission of the National Sports Center is two-fold: 1) to create out-of-state economic impact for Minnesota through amateur sports events, and 2) to create sports and fitness opportunities for Minnesota residents. The NSC is operated by the National Sports Center Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Even though the facility is a State of Minnesota facility, and operations are overseen by the MASC, the NSC receives no operating subsidy from the state, and it is a self-supporting operation.

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text: NSC Stadium[edit]

text: The NSC Stadium has a large grandstand along the west sideline of the field and smaller grandstands on the opposite sideline and on either end. The United States women's national soccer team has played four home matches at the NSC, including international matches against Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden. Mia Hamm scored her 150th international goal at the NSC in a 3–0 victory over Australia in 2004. The NSC has also hosted men's U.S. national team U-17 and U-20 matches. The largest crowd in NSC history was for a 2001 women's soccer match between the United States and Canada, when 15,615 fans watched a 1–0 U.S. victory. The playing field is 118x75 yards.

text: The NSC played host to the now-defunct Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. The stadium served as the Thunder's home from 1990 to 2003 and from May 24, 2008, until the end of the 2009 season when the team folded.

text: For the 2010 season the NSC Minnesota Stars (now Minnesota United FC) were founded to replace the Minnesota Thunder in the North American Soccer League, and the Stars played their home games at the stadium. The Stars were the champions of the inaugural season of the re-instituted North American Soccer League. Minnesota United FC used the stadium as their home ground until they moved to TCF Bank Stadium after joining Major League Soccer in 2017.

text: Coordinates: 45°09′27″N 93°13′33.33″W / 45.15750°N 93.2259250°W / 45.15750; -93.2259250


document_title: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

question_text: who were the original members of signature sound

text: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

text: History[edit]

text: Origin[edit]

text: The Cathedral Quartet announced their farewell tour in 1999. Lead singer Glen Payne died on October 15, 1999 before the end of the tour. Upon request of Glen Payne, the remaining members finished the tour with pianist Roger Bennett performing Payne's vocals. Following the tour Bennett and baritone Scott Fowler formed Legacy Five[1] while Ernie Haase continued his solo career.[2]

text: Formation[edit]

text: Former Cathedrals bass George Younce and Jake Hess, along with Bill Gaither formed The Old Friends Quartet with Ernie Haase, Wesley Pritchard, and Garry Jones. The Old Friends Quartet disbanded after about two years on the road, as Hess and Younce's ill health prevented them from doing much traveling. Haase, along with Jones, continued quartet singing and wished to create a quartet with a modern image and attitude, but traditional in sound. Haase and Jones, together with lead singer Shane Dunlap, baritone Doug Anderson, and bass singer Tim Duncan formed the Signature Sound Quartet. They recorded three albums, Stand by Me released in April 2002, followed by Building a Bridge and Glory To His Name in 2003. They participated in their first live concert (Live in Indiana) at Reardon Auditorium, in Anderson, Indiana, on February 21, 2003.

text: Later Shane Dunlap left Signature Sound to start a solo career after release of their third album Glory to His Name in 2003. Wesley Pritchard took Dunlap's position while the group searched for a full-time lead. Jones and Haase dissolved their business relationship after the first year and Roy Webb was chosen as pianist. Later, they found Ryan Seaton and hired him as the new lead singer. Haase's father-in-law George Younce became co-owner of the quartet and helped the group have an affiliation with the Gaither Music Group. They released their fourth album, The Ground is Level, followed by Great Love in 2004.

text: Name change[edit]

text: In 2004, the group changed its name to Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, reportedly in order to avoid confusion with other similarly titled regional groups.[citation needed] They released their self-titled album in October 2005. They signed with the Gaither Music Group and became regular performers with the Gaither Homecoming tours and videos. In May 2007, pianist Roy Webb left the band to be with his father, who was dying of cancer. On May 29, 2007, it was announced that Webb had resigned from the group. Later,[when?] it was announced that Gordon Mote would be the group's piano player during their Get Away Jordan summer tour supporting their album Get Away, Jordan released in January 2007. Singer and producer Bill Gaither eventually began scheduling a second series of concerts with only Signature Sound and the Gaither Vocal Band appearing together. Due in part to the popularity of these concerts, the two groups decided to record a single album together, entitled Together, which debuted in October 2007. On the DVD, it was hinted that future collaborations between Signature Sound and the Vocal Band were upcoming. Producer and songwriter Wayne Haun has served as their pianist since their 2008 Summer tour. The group's next project was entitled, Dream On. This was released in late October 2008 and was filmed in Chicago, at the Navy Pier Ballroom. In October 2009 a new Christmas album, the group's second such album, was released entitled Every Light That Shines at Christmas.

text: The Cathedrals tributes[edit]

text: In September 2009, following a three-year hiatus from the National Quartet Convention, Haase and Signature Sound returned to performing there along with the rest of the Gaither Homecoming performers. Haase failed to appear with former Cathedrals members Scott Fowler, Gerald Wolfe, Mark Trammell and Danny Funderburk for a NQC special showcase presentation called The Cathedrals Remembered, a tribute concert at the convention in which the former Cathedral members joined forces to sing many old Cathedral songs and to honor George Younce and Glen Payne. Haase had other engagements over the weekend and had to leave NQC early, prior to the taping. In January 2009, Ernie Haase announced a Cathedrals tribute tour was next on the quartet's agenda and the group started touring with a live band that included Wayne Haun on the piano, David Griffith on the bass, Kelly Vaughan on electric guitar and Zak Shumate on the drums. On December 28, 2009, Ernie announced that Ryan Seaton was leaving the quartet to pursue other interests and that former Karen Peck and New River lead/tenor Devin McGlamery would be joining as the new lead singer, and they released A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet in October 2010.

text: On January 18, 2011, it was announced that bass singer Tim Duncan had left, and Ian Owens had joined the group as the new bass singer for the group.[3] The group released a new project called "Here We Are Again" in February 2012. In October 2012, Ian Owens announced his resignation[4] and later joined Soul'd Out Quartet,[5] and Paul Harkey joined as the new bass singer.[6] In April 2015, Doug Anderson announced in a video with Haase that he will be stepping down from his position in Signature Sound to pursue a full-time solo career. Anderson had been with the group as its baritone singer since its inception in 2002, a total of 13 years. It was later announced that Dustin Doyle of Beyond The Ashes will be replacing Anderson in the Baritone part.[7]

text: Members (past and present)[edit]

text: Line-ups[edit]

text:
2002–2003
(Under the Name "Signature Sound Quartet")

2003
2003–2004
2004–2007
(Under the Name "Ernie Haase & Signature Sound")

Ernie Haase – tenor
Shane Dunlap – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Garry Jones – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Wesley Pritchard – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Roy Webb – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Ryan Seaton – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Roy Webb – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Ryan Seaton – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Roy Webb – piano

2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012

Ernie Haase – tenor
Ryan Seaton – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Gordon Mote – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Ryan Seaton – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Wayne Haun – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Devin McGlamery – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Tim Duncan – bass
Wayne Haun – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Devin McGlamery – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Ian Owens – bass
Wayne Haun – piano

2012–2015
2015–present

Ernie Haase – tenor
Devin McGlamery – lead
Doug Anderson – baritone
Paul Harkey – bass
Wayne Haun – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Devin McGlamery – lead
Dustin Doyle – baritone
Paul Harkey – bass
Tyler Vestal – piano

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text: Musicians[edit]

text:
Piano

Garry Jones (2002–2003)
Roy Webb (2003–2007)
Gordon Mote (2007)
Wayne Haun (2008–2015)
Tyler Vestal (2015–present)

Bass Guitar

David Griffith (2009–present)

Drums

Greg Ritchie (2009)
Zak Shumate (2010–2013)

Guitar

Kelly Vaughn (2010–2012)

text: Cathedrals Family Reunion Members[edit]

text: Line-ups[edit]

text:
2009
(under the name "Cathedrals Remember The Music")

2010
2012

Danny Funderburk – tenor
Scott Fowler – lead
Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar
Glenn Dustin – bass
Tim Parton – piano
Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals

Chris Allman – tenor
Scott Fowler – lead
Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar
Glenn Dustin – bass
Gerald Wolfe – piano

Ernie Haase – tenor
Scott Fowler – lead
Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar
Glenn Dustin – bass
Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals

2013–2014
(under the name "Cathedrals Family Reunion")

Danny Funderburk – tenor
Ernie Haase – tenor
Scott Fowler – lead
Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar
Pat Barker – bass
Matt Fouch – bass
Paul Harkley – bass
Trey Ivey – piano
Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals

text: Discography[edit]

text:
Stand by Me (2002)
Building a Bridge – Great Quartet Songs of the Last Century Vol.I (2003)
Glory to His Name – Great Quartet Songs of the Last Century Vol.II (2003)
The Ground is Level – Great Quartet Songs of the Last Century Vol.III (2004)
Great Love (2004)
Stand by Me – Live (2004)
Christmas with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (2004)
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (2005)
Get Away, Jordan (2007)
Together (2007) – Recorded with the Gaither Vocal Band
Influenced: A Vintage Quartet Session (2008)
Dream On (2008) – Grammy Award nomination
Every Light That Shines at Christmas (2009)
Influenced: Spirituals & Southern Classics (2010)
A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet (2010)
George Younce with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (2011)
A White Christmas (2011)
California Live – Vol.1 (2012)
California Live – Vol.2 (2012)
Here We Are Again (2012)
Glorious Day (2013)
Christmas Live! (2013)
Oh, What A Savior (2014)
The Inspiration of Broadway (2015)
Happy People (2015)
The Favorite Hymns of Fanny Crosby (2016)

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text: Video[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Members who performed

2003
Live In Indiana
Haase, Shane Dunlap, Doug Anderson, Tim Duncan, Garry Jones

2004
Stand by Me: Live
Haase, D. Anderson, T. Duncan, Ryan Seaton, Roy Webb

2005
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

2007
Get Away, Jordan

Together with Gaither Vocal Band
Haase, Doug Anderson, T. Duncan, R. Seaton

2008
Dream On: Live from Chicago
Haase, D. Anderson, T. Duncan, R. Seaton

2010
A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet
Haase, D. Anderson, T. Duncan, Devin McGlamery

2012
This Is Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Haase, D. Anderson, Devin McGlamery, Ian Owens

2014
Oh, What A Savior
Haase, D. Anderson, D. McGlamery, Paul Harkey

2015
Happy People
Haase, D. Anderson, D. McGlamery, P. Harkey

text: Appearances on other DVDs[edit]

text: 2005: Give It Away, Gaither Vocal Band; "Glory, Glory Clear The Road", "Heavenly Parade", "Give It Away"

text: Homecoming video performances[edit]

text:
2005: Israel Homecoming "Holy Highway", "This Could Be The Dawning Of That Day/Until Then", "River Of Jordan"
2006: Canadian Homecoming "Stand By Me", "Holy Highway", "Then Came The Morning"
2006: Live From Toronto "Glory To God In The Highest", "This Could Be The Dawning Of That Day/Until Then"
2006: Homecoming Christmas "Tonight", "Forgiven Again", "Give It Away"
2007: Amazing Grace "I Then Shall Live"
2007: South African Homecoming "Stand By Me", "Oh, What A Savior"
2007: Love Can Turn The World "Trying To Get A Glimpse"
2008: Country Bluegrass Homecoming Vol. 1 "Reason Enough"
2008: Country Bluegrass Homecoming Vol. 2 "Climbing Up The Mountain"
2009: Joy in My Heart "Someday"
2017: Sweeter As The Days Go By "I Do Believe"

text: Awards[edit]

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text: GMA Dove Awards[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Result

2006
New Artist of the Year
Nominated

Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
Nominated

2008
Group of the Year
Nominated

Southern Gospel Album of the Year (Get Away, Jordan)
Won

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("Get Away Jordan")
Won

Long Form Music Video of the Year (Get Away, Jordan)
Nominated

2009
Group of the Year
Nominated

Male Vocalist of the Year (Ernie Haase)
Nominated

Song of the Year ("Reason Enough")
Nominated

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("Reason Enough")
Won

2010
Country Recorded Song of the Year ("Thank God for Kids")
Nominated

Christmas Album of the Year (Every Light That Shines at Christmas)
Nominated

2011
Artist of the Year
Nominated

Group of the Year
Nominated

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("I Thirst")
Nominated

Southern Gospel Album of the Year (A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet)
Nominated

Long Form Music Video of the Year (A Tribute to the Cathedral Quartet)
Nominated

text: Grammy Awards[edit]

text: 2010 nomination: Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album for Dream On


document_title: You Never Even Called Me by My Name

question_text: you never even call me by my name meaning

text: You Never Even Called Me by My Name

text: Content[edit]

text: The song is a satirical response and kiss-off to the country music industry in Nashville. Coe was an ideal choice to convey Steve Goodman's message to the country music industry due to his non-conformist ("outlaw") style; Coe had little love for the Nashville industry.

text: The country music industry of the era blatantly refused to acknowledge the writers' and artist's fringe style; Goodman, despite success penning the folk-pop crossover "City of New Orleans," was still considered an outsider and neophyte. Coe's and Goodman's response to Nashville was not to sell out; the song name-drops Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride and Merle Haggard (as well as his song "The Fightin' Side of Me;" Coe also uses loose impersonations of each artist in doing so) and also makes reference to Faron Young's "Hello Walls" in the background vocals, noting that "you" (industry executives) "don't have to call me" any of those names anymore. In the third verse, Coe notes "the only time I know I'll hear David Allan Coe is when Jesus has his final Judgment Day," noting that he never expected the industry to recognize him by his individual merits.

text: In a spoken epilogue preceding the song's iconic closing verse, Coe explains that "a friend of mine named Steve Goodman" wrote the song and considered it "the perfect country and western song". Coe, upon receiving the song, explained to Goodman that he was wrong, there was no way a song could be "the perfect country and western song" without mentioning a laundry list of clichés: “mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting drunk.” Goodman then proceeded to add the final verse, incorporating all five of Coe's facetious "requirements," whereupon Coe agreed that now it was "the perfect country-and-western song" and felt obliged to add it to the end of the record:

text:
I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick'er up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned ol' train

text: Goodman and Prine's versions had a different list in the final verse.

text: "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" is accompanied mainly by resonator guitar, pedal steel guitar and electric guitar.

text: Chart performance[edit]

text: "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" by David Allan Coe spent seventeen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, peaking at number eight.[1]

text:
Chart (1975)
Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles
8

Canadian RPM Country Tracks
4

text: Doug Supernaw version[edit]

text:
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name"

Single by Doug Supernaw

from the album Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind

B-side
"State Fair"[2]

Released
August 1994

Format
CD single, airplay

Genre
Country

Length
4:04

Label
BNA

Songwriter(s)
Steve Goodman
John Prine (uncredited)

Producer(s)
Richard Landis

Doug Supernaw singles chronology

"State Fair"
(1994)
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
(1994)
"What'll You Do About Me"
(1995)

"State Fair"
(1994)
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
(1994)
"What'll You Do About Me"
(1995)

text: In 1994, Doug Supernaw recorded a cover version on his second studio album, Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind.[3] Supernaw's rendition features a guest vocal from Coe himself, as well as guest appearances by Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride,[3] all of whom are mentioned in the original song's second verse. It was the second single release from Supernaw's album.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly considered Supernaw's cover the "most interesting" cut on the album, but thought that it was in too high of a key for the guest vocalists involved.[3]

text: Chart performance[edit]

text: This version spent seven weeks on the Billboard country charts, peaking at number 60. Only Supernaw was credited for it on the charts.[2]

text:
Chart (1994)
Peak
position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]
68

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]
60