Green bay packers
By: Francis Rodrigues | Posted: 03rd October 2006
The Green Bay Packers are one of the founding teams of the National Football League. They have a long legacy that has been rich and they are the one team that has won more super bowls than any other. All this has to be in thanks to the late and great Vince Lombardi. The immortal one that has been remembered whenever the Packers are mentioned.
With the team being around since 1911, they are one of the teams that have a long and rich history that has kept the people of Green Bay and also Wisconsin spellbound and filled with the pride that only a true champion team can. Only the Boston Celtics have had a history and dynasty that is like that of the Green Bay Packers.
Throughout the course of time, the Packers have had some of the icons that have defined football in the 1920's and the 1930's. The Packers have had a number of people that have not only helped establish the team, but also have helped form and forge the sport that has been one of the cornerstones of the United States sporting world.
Just as the Celtics dominated basketball in the 1950's, the Green Bay Packers did the same with football in the 1960's. They showed a level of dominance and excellence that has rarely been seen like it was back then. They defined what was considered to be the perfection in any sport and this has been something that has made them one of the powerhouses of all time in the eyes of the world and in any circle that has sought out what standards are for a champion caliber team.
For three decades the Green Bay Packers fought to be the top teams, and it was not to be. This would change in 1996, when they managed to not only beat the former Champions, but also with the Super Bowl with Brett Favre a the helm. They would go to lead more trips to the Super Bowl. This was something that has been a challenge as of late with Favre reaching the end of his career and the team built around a young core that is trying to not only win games, but also define who they are as a team.
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