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Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau (April 9, 1898 – June 1, 1965) was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin native George Whitney Calhoun, founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919. From 1919 to 1929, Lambeau served as a player-coach and maintained de facto control on the day-to-day operations of the team. As a player, Lambeau lined up as a halfback, which in the early years of the NFL was the premier position. He was the team's primary runner and passer, accounting for 35 touchdowns (eight as a rusher, three as a receiver, and 24 as a passer) in 77 games. He won his only NFL championship as a player in 1929.
From 1919 to 1949, Lambeau was the head coach and general manager of the Packers. He led his team to over 200 wins and six NFL championships, including three straight from 1929 to 1931. He shares the distinction with rival George Halas of the Chicago Bears and later, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots of coaching his team to the most NFL championships. Lambeau also coached eight players who went on to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With players such as quarterback Arnie Herber and split end Don Hutson, his teams revolutionized the use of the passing game in football. After a falling out with the Packers Board of Directors, Lambeau left the Packers to coach the Chicago Cardinals for two seasons and then Washington Redskins for two more. He retired from the NFL in 1953.
For his accomplishments, Lambeau has been widely recognized and honored. He was named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team as one of the top halfbacks in the league's first decade of existence. He was an inaugural inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970 in recognition for his role as founder, player, and coach of the Packers. Shortly after his death in 1965, the Packers home stadium, which is still in use today, was renamed to Lambeau Field in his honor.
From 1919 to 1949, Lambeau was the head coach and general manager of the Packers. He led his team to over 200 wins and six NFL championships, including three straight from 1929 to 1931. He shares the distinction with rival George Halas of the Chicago Bears and later, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots of coaching his team to the most NFL championships. Lambeau also coached eight players who went on to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With players such as quarterback Arnie Herber and split end Don Hutson, his teams revolutionized the use of the passing game in football. After a falling out with the Packers Board of Directors, Lambeau left the Packers to coach the Chicago Cardinals for two seasons and then Washington Redskins for two more. He retired from the NFL in 1953.
For his accomplishments, Lambeau has been widely recognized and honored. He was named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team as one of the top halfbacks in the league's first decade of existence. He was an inaugural inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1970 in recognition for his role as founder, player, and coach of the Packers. Shortly after his death in 1965, the Packers home stadium, which is still in use today, was renamed to Lambeau Field in his honor.
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WPT In Wisconsin - History of the Green Bay Packers
Some consider the Green Bay Packers one of the greatest stories in all of sports. It's been 14 years since the boys sporting green and gold have won the Supe...
Thank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that April 9 is the anniversary of the birth of professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL)
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau who was a founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
Rest in eternal peace Curly Lambeau!
Background from packers.com/history/hall-of-famers/lambeau-earl.html
"Earl L. (Curly) Lambeau - Class of 1963
Founder, Head Coach, Vice President, Player (1919-49)
Somewhat by chance, Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun joined together in 1919 to form what is now the Green Bay Packers. Lambeau was an outstanding athlete at Green Bay East High School and after enrolling at Notre Dame and making varsity under Knute Rockne, he was back in Green Bay after severe tonsillitis forced him to miss the spring semester.
Then, Lambeau ran into Calhoun, the sports editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, who had covered Lambeau as a prep. The two got to talking and decided to start up a football team. On Aug. 11, 1919, Lambeau, Calhoun and a group of young athletes gathered in the editorial room of the old Press-Gazette building on Cherry Street and organized the beginning of the Packers.
At the time, Lambeau was a shipping clerk for the Indian Packing Company, a war-time meat-packing industry in Green Bay. Because he somehow persuaded his boss, Frank Peck, to donate $500 of company money for team uniforms, the new squad had its namesake, "Packers."
Lambeau was a player and the team's first captain. And in their first season together, the Packers went 10-1 playing local foes.
In the meantime, the Indian Packing Company fell on hard times and was bought out by the Acme Packing Company. But in 1921, based on the success of the team, Lambeau persuaded Acme owners John and Emmitt Clair to back the Packers and apply for membership in the new American Professional Football Association (renamed the NFL in 1922). The Clairs agreed and on Aug. 27, 1921, the Packers became an official professional football franchise.
Not long after, poor finances and the illegal use of college players forced the team to be forfeited, but Lambeau bought it back at a league meeting in Canton, Ohio, for a franchise fee of $250, including $50 of his own money, in 1922.
Financial problems continued however, and with the team teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Lambeau received aid from Andrew B. Turnbull, the general manager of the Press-Gazette, who forwarded money to Lambeau to help keep the team afloat in 1922, before rallying local businessmen to purchase stock and turn the Packers into a nonprofit organization in August 1923.
One of seven NFL coaches ever to win 200 games, Lambeau's 212-106-21 (.667) Green Bay record -- including postseason -- doesn't even include 1919 or 1920 before the team joined what is now the NFL. He guided the Packers to six world championships: 1929-31, 1936, 1939 and 1944.
The Packers didn't play an official postseason game until 1936 -- their first three championships were decided by league standing until the playoff system was added in 1933 -- when they defeated the Boston Redskins 21-6 for their fourth NFL title.
Green Bay was back in the title game in 1938, but fell to the New York Giants by the score of 23-17. In 1939, the Packers got their revenge, blanking the Giants 27-0 to win their fifth crown after a 9-2 campaign. And in 1944, the Packers won their sixth and final title under Lambeau, defeating the Giants 14-7.
Seven Packers played under Lambeau en route to a spot in the Pro Hall of Fame: T Cal Hubbard (1929-33, 1935), HB Johnny 'Blood' McNally (1929-33, 1935-36), FB Clarke Hinkle (1932-41), G Mike Michalske (1929-35, 1937), QB Arnie Herber (1930-40) and E Don Hutson (1935-45).
Lambeau's tenure as head coach included some pioneering developments: implementing daily practice (late 1920s), bringing Rockne's "secret weapon" of the forward pass to the pro game (1919), implementing pass patterns (1930s) and flying to road games (1940).
However, Lambeau's decision to purchase the Rockwood Lodge north of Green Bay at a price of $25,000 to make it the Packers' training facility didn't go over well with members of the executive committee and contributed to an internal power struggle that helped end his 31-year tenure with the team.
On Jan. 31, 1950, Lambeau resigned and was replaced by Gene Ronzani, who would coach the Packers until 1953. Lambeau finished his coaching career at the reins of the Chicago Cardinals (1950-51) and Washington Redskins (1952-53).
Lambeau was 21 years old when he became player-captain of the Green Bay Packers in 1919. The Packers didn't join what is now the NFL until two years later, so his official Packers playing career ran from 1921-29.
Listed in Total Football at 5-foot-10, 187 pounds, he appeared on the roster as a halfback. But in those days, with the passing game in its infancy, the halfback received the snap from center, so in reality Lambeau was the Packers' first field general.
In Green Bay's first official league game, Oct. 23, 1921, Lambeau threw both of the Packers' two passes in a 7-6 win.
Earl Louis (Curly) Lambeau, born April 9, 1898, in Green Bay, Wis., died June 1, 1965, at the age of 67."
WPT In Wisconsin - History of the Green Bay Packers
Some consider the Green Bay Packers one of the greatest stories in all of sports. It's been 14 years since the boys sporting green and gold have won the Super Bowl. But you have to go back a lot farther than that to find the beginning of this legendary football franchise in a place now nicknamed Titletown USA. We'll show you how it all began and how a player named Curly Lambeau carried this team on his back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK2LyFBc_Yk
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau who was a founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
Rest in eternal peace Curly Lambeau!
Background from packers.com/history/hall-of-famers/lambeau-earl.html
"Earl L. (Curly) Lambeau - Class of 1963
Founder, Head Coach, Vice President, Player (1919-49)
Somewhat by chance, Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun joined together in 1919 to form what is now the Green Bay Packers. Lambeau was an outstanding athlete at Green Bay East High School and after enrolling at Notre Dame and making varsity under Knute Rockne, he was back in Green Bay after severe tonsillitis forced him to miss the spring semester.
Then, Lambeau ran into Calhoun, the sports editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, who had covered Lambeau as a prep. The two got to talking and decided to start up a football team. On Aug. 11, 1919, Lambeau, Calhoun and a group of young athletes gathered in the editorial room of the old Press-Gazette building on Cherry Street and organized the beginning of the Packers.
At the time, Lambeau was a shipping clerk for the Indian Packing Company, a war-time meat-packing industry in Green Bay. Because he somehow persuaded his boss, Frank Peck, to donate $500 of company money for team uniforms, the new squad had its namesake, "Packers."
Lambeau was a player and the team's first captain. And in their first season together, the Packers went 10-1 playing local foes.
In the meantime, the Indian Packing Company fell on hard times and was bought out by the Acme Packing Company. But in 1921, based on the success of the team, Lambeau persuaded Acme owners John and Emmitt Clair to back the Packers and apply for membership in the new American Professional Football Association (renamed the NFL in 1922). The Clairs agreed and on Aug. 27, 1921, the Packers became an official professional football franchise.
Not long after, poor finances and the illegal use of college players forced the team to be forfeited, but Lambeau bought it back at a league meeting in Canton, Ohio, for a franchise fee of $250, including $50 of his own money, in 1922.
Financial problems continued however, and with the team teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Lambeau received aid from Andrew B. Turnbull, the general manager of the Press-Gazette, who forwarded money to Lambeau to help keep the team afloat in 1922, before rallying local businessmen to purchase stock and turn the Packers into a nonprofit organization in August 1923.
One of seven NFL coaches ever to win 200 games, Lambeau's 212-106-21 (.667) Green Bay record -- including postseason -- doesn't even include 1919 or 1920 before the team joined what is now the NFL. He guided the Packers to six world championships: 1929-31, 1936, 1939 and 1944.
The Packers didn't play an official postseason game until 1936 -- their first three championships were decided by league standing until the playoff system was added in 1933 -- when they defeated the Boston Redskins 21-6 for their fourth NFL title.
Green Bay was back in the title game in 1938, but fell to the New York Giants by the score of 23-17. In 1939, the Packers got their revenge, blanking the Giants 27-0 to win their fifth crown after a 9-2 campaign. And in 1944, the Packers won their sixth and final title under Lambeau, defeating the Giants 14-7.
Seven Packers played under Lambeau en route to a spot in the Pro Hall of Fame: T Cal Hubbard (1929-33, 1935), HB Johnny 'Blood' McNally (1929-33, 1935-36), FB Clarke Hinkle (1932-41), G Mike Michalske (1929-35, 1937), QB Arnie Herber (1930-40) and E Don Hutson (1935-45).
Lambeau's tenure as head coach included some pioneering developments: implementing daily practice (late 1920s), bringing Rockne's "secret weapon" of the forward pass to the pro game (1919), implementing pass patterns (1930s) and flying to road games (1940).
However, Lambeau's decision to purchase the Rockwood Lodge north of Green Bay at a price of $25,000 to make it the Packers' training facility didn't go over well with members of the executive committee and contributed to an internal power struggle that helped end his 31-year tenure with the team.
On Jan. 31, 1950, Lambeau resigned and was replaced by Gene Ronzani, who would coach the Packers until 1953. Lambeau finished his coaching career at the reins of the Chicago Cardinals (1950-51) and Washington Redskins (1952-53).
Lambeau was 21 years old when he became player-captain of the Green Bay Packers in 1919. The Packers didn't join what is now the NFL until two years later, so his official Packers playing career ran from 1921-29.
Listed in Total Football at 5-foot-10, 187 pounds, he appeared on the roster as a halfback. But in those days, with the passing game in its infancy, the halfback received the snap from center, so in reality Lambeau was the Packers' first field general.
In Green Bay's first official league game, Oct. 23, 1921, Lambeau threw both of the Packers' two passes in a 7-6 win.
Earl Louis (Curly) Lambeau, born April 9, 1898, in Green Bay, Wis., died June 1, 1965, at the age of 67."
WPT In Wisconsin - History of the Green Bay Packers
Some consider the Green Bay Packers one of the greatest stories in all of sports. It's been 14 years since the boys sporting green and gold have won the Super Bowl. But you have to go back a lot farther than that to find the beginning of this legendary football franchise in a place now nicknamed Titletown USA. We'll show you how it all began and how a player named Curly Lambeau carried this team on his back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK2LyFBc_Yk
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
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