They are named for the Indian Packing Company, a canned meat and cheese processor, in Green Bay, that funded Curly Lambeu's bid to purchase and field the team.
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RockBottom
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From answers.com -
The Packers were founded in 1919 by Curley Lambeau and GeorgeCalhoun of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Lambeau asked his employer,the Indian Packing Company, for money to buy uniforms. They gavehim $500 on the condition that the team be named after the company.Lambeau named the team the 'Packers'.
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BIGDAY
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02-17-10
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Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
They are named for the Indian Packing Company, a canned meat and cheese processor, in Green Bay, that funded Curly Lambeu's bid to purchase and field the team.
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Auto Donk
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09-03-13
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#7
well, the present-day qb of said "packers" sure could've fooled us.....
no denying that....
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bonusguy
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rodgers is one of the most sane gay guys ever
think of the pressure on him from so many areas
yet hes just ok with it. you know those defenders are calling him a \*\*\*\*\*\* on every play too. just brushes it off