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  Packers.com » Team » Coaches » Earl Lambeau
Lambeau led the Packers to six world championships as head coach and is one of just five coaches in NFL history to record 200 wins (others are Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Landry and Chuck Noll).
Lambeau had been an outstanding athlete at Green Bay East High School and after enrolling at the University of Notre Dame and making varsity as a freshman under Knute Rockne, Lambeau was back in Green Bay by in 1919 after severe tonsillitis forced him to miss the spring semester.
The winningest coach in team history, Curly Lambeau's impressive 212-106-21 (.656) overall record doesn't even include the 1919 or 1920 seasons in which the Packers went a combined 19-2-1, outscoring their opponents 792-36, prior to joining what is now the NFL in 1921.
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 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
Earl "Curly” Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was the team's first playing star and its coach for 31 years.
Lambeau was the first pass-minded coach in the NFL and his teams were like their leader, impatient and explosive.
Lambeau resigned from the Packers following the 1949 season and later coached the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=117   (407 words)

  
 Curly Lambeau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun formed the Packers in 1919 while Lambeau was working as a shipping clerk at the Indian Packing Company.
Lambeau • Kuharich • Nixon • McPeak • Graham • Lombardi • Austin • Allen • Pardee • Gibbs • Petitbon • Turner • Robiskie • Schottenheimer • Spurrier • Gibbs
Lambeau • Ronzani • Devore • McLean • Blackbourn • McLean • Lombardi • Bengtson • Devine • Starr • Gregg • Infante • Holmgren • Rhodes • Sherman • McCarthy
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 Lambeau Field
Named after Curly Lambeau, founder and first coach of the Packers, the Packers home base has been sold out on a season- ticket basis since 1960, with waiting lists close to the 50,000 mark.
Lambeau Field features a natural grass turf (the famous Lambeau “sod”), with more than 30 miles of a heating pipe that enables the grass to grow throughout the winter.
Unique and uncomparable, Lambeau Field now is wholly owned by the City of Green Bay, retirement of the original $960,000 indebtedness having been celebrated at a mortgage burning ceremony in May of 1978.
www.fortunecity.com /athena/thatcher/2042/Lambeau.htm   (1709 words)

  
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Back in pro football’s earliest days (1921) Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau, founder of the Green Bay Packers (nee Acme Packers), persuaded Frank Peck of the Indian Packing Co. to donate $500 for uniforms, and an NFL franchise was born.
Lambeau’s upgraded 50-year-old facility is the third oldest sports venue in the U.S.; only Boston’s Fenway Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field are older.
Curly’s Pub, a sports bar and interactive area, is the main focus of the area.
www.goletavalleyvoice.com /cgi-bin/sports/readarticle.cgi?article=324   (475 words)

  
 Father of the Packers Lambeau's team was gift to Green Bay, state, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lambeau, a star athlete at Green Bay East High School, guided the Packers to six world championships (1929-'31, 1936, 1939 and 1944) and was one of just six NFL coaches to win 200 games (212-106-21,.656 winning percentage with Green Bay) in league history.
The charismatic and volatile Lambeau, so nicknamed because of his natural curly jet-fl hair, put up $50 of his own money to buy back the NFL franchise for $250 in 1922 after financial problems and illegal use of collegiate players forced the team to be forfeited.
Lambeau's success put Green Bay, Wis. on the map in the 1930s, and in the process he became a national celebrity, a status that he embraced in a fast-paced lifestyle that featured three marriages and divorces and hob-nobbing with Hollywood legends such as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
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 GRIDIRON - The story of Curly Lambeau and a little team called the Packers.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Curly's stubborn determination took a toll on his marriage to Marguerite and his relationship with his son.
All Curly and his boys have to show for their efforts are scars, broken bones and disappointment.
In the end it is Curly's incredible enthusiasm and grit, along with his team of veteran players combined with the intense loyalty of the Green Bay fans that enables them to come out on top.
www.ratmedia.net /lambeau/index.shtml   (816 words)

  
 Wight Boy - Green Bay Packers
On Thursday, Aug. 14, 1919, a score of husky young athletes, called together by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun, gathered in the dingy editorial room of the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building on Cherry Street and organized a football team.
Lambeau and Calhoun struck the initial spark a few weeks before, during a casual street-corner conversation.
This was the first in a long series of troubles that the now famous team overcame, for in 1922 Lambeau gained other backers and bought the franchise back for $250, including $50 of his own money.
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 GreenBayPackerTickets.net 800-210-5020
Out of passing conversation, Lambeau and Calhoun bore their idea for a team and realized their goal in the editorial room of the Green Bay Press-Gazette where Calhoun was sports editor.
This stadium still stands proud and was renamed the memorable Lambeau Field in 1965 in honor of Curly Lambeau who died at age 67.
Lambeau's vision has remained at the forefront of the Packers' mission since the beginning, and the immortal strength of this founder has undoubtedly inspired this franchise to achieve its dominant record of winning in the NFL.
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 Lambeau Field
It was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965 as a memorial to Earl L. (Curly) Lambeau the Packers founder and first coach.
A massive reconstruction was begun in 2001 that will update the facilities, but keep the storied playing field of the "frozen tundra".
Lambeau Field is the longest continuously occupied stadium in the National Football League in its 46th year (as of 2002).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/la/Lambeau_Field.html   (107 words)

  
 Super Pack-Beginning
Curly Lambeau’s team had used a number of college players in a game in 1921.
Lambeau took advantage of the situation and applied for the franchise.
Turnbull, Joannes, Kelly, Clifford, and Curly Lambeau became known as the "Hungry Five" because of their detemination to keep the team afloat.
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 UW-Green Bay, In The News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
At the time he built the cottage, Lambeau was nearing his last hurrah with the Packers, writes David Zimmerman, author of "Curly Lambeau: The Man Behind the Mystique."
The flamboyant Lambeau was at the height of his coaching career, though his personal life had become an issue for many.
Lambeau was known for throwing parties at the house.
www.uwgb.edu /univcomm/news/inthenews/inthenews2005/cottage11-05.htm   (726 words)

  
 Earl 'Curly' Lambeau
Lambeau talked his employer into putting up $500 to buy uniforms and equipment for this semi-professional football team that became known as the "Packers".
Despite rules that made it difficult to use the forward pass, Lambeau's Packers were a team whose main offensive weapon was the pass; at any time, on any down, from anywhere on the field.
Curly Lambeau's gift for recognising and obtaining talent reached new heights this season when he acquired three future Hall of Famers.
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 January-February 2003: Lambeau Redevelopment, Green Bay, Wisconsin: Witness Testing of the Emergency Lighting System
On September 11, 1965, it was renamed Lambeau Field in honor of co-founder and first coach, Curly Lambeau.
Curly’s employer at that time, the Indian Packing Company, put up the money for jerseys and permitted the use of its athletic field for practice.
Lambeau Field is a type A-5 or large assembly occupancy.
www.iaei.org /subscriber/magazine/03_a/magazine_03_buygarvey.htm   (2438 words)

  
 Green Bay Packers: Earl "Curly" Lambeau
Earl "Curly" Lambeau was head coach of the Green Bay Packers for three decades!
Lambeau also played halfback for the team until 1929.
He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1963 and died two years later (1965) at the age of 67.
www.usefultrivia.com /sports_trivia/green_bay_packers_trivia_010a.html   (91 words)

  
 Lambeau Field Page
Lambeau Field which was opened in 1957, has gone through many changes since its first season, which includes seven previous seating expansions and some new private skyboxes.
Unique and incomparable, Lambeau Field now is wholly owned by the City of Green Bay, retirement of the original $960,000 indebtedness having been celebrated at a mortgage burning ceremony in May of 1978.
City Stadium was renamed Lambeau Field on September 11, 1965, after the death of Curly Lambeau the previous June.
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 Sports Tickets, Travel and more! - Packers Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Curly's Pub - It's a giant restaurant overlooking the statues of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi.
A number of parking lots close to Lambeau Field are also available for those who wish to reserve spaces for their cars, recreational vehicles, or busses on an individual game basis.
Tailgating -- Those utilizing the Lambeau Field parking lot will be permitted only one parking space per vehicle and we ask that you limit the space used for tailgating to allow for vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
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 Curly Lambeau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Curly Lambeau was born in Belgium, WI on April 9, 1898.
Lambeau is famous for many things he has done in his life.
Lambeau made a deal with George Watney to help start a football team so Curly could coach and play on it.
www.mskreul.com /WI_report03/Philip.html   (208 words)

  
 LambeauField.com
After undergoing a dramatic facelift in 2003, Lambeau Field has been transformed from a football stadium that fans could use only 10 days a year to a year-round tourist destination with a host of new amenities and attractions.
The Lambeau Field Atrium, located on the stadium's east side, is home to the Packers Pro Shop, Packers Hall of Fame, Curly's Pub, and other Atrium dining, event, entertainment and retail options.
"Lambeau Field is one of the most hallowed sites in all of sports, and we're very excited to honor the 50th anniversary of its opening this season," said Packers President/COO John Jones.
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 Quincy Herald Whig
He played from 1935-39 under Lambeau and was in the same backfield with NFL Hall of Famers Johnny "Blood" McNally, Clark Hinkle and Arnie Herber.
Curly Lambeau was a very superstitious coach, according to Schneidman.
Curly was going to move us to a different hotel if he didn't get his sweet roll.
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 HickokSports.com - Biography - Curly Lambeau
As a fullback at Notre Dame in 1918, Lambeau was the only freshman to win a letter.
Lambeau talked his employer into putting up $500 to buy uniforms and equipment for a semi-professional football team that became known as the Packers.
As player-coach, Lambeau emphasized the forward pass much more than most professional coaches of the time.
www.hickoksports.com /biograph/lambeaucurly.shtml   (228 words)

  
 Curly Lambeau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As the second quarter ended in the championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants, Curly Lambeau was contemplating what to tell his players.
The scribes immediately recognized Lambeau and convinced the guards that he was indeed the Green Bay coach.
Without Lambeau's crucial halftime instructions, the Packers faltered in the last 2 quarters and lost 23-17.
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 Lambeau Field
The stadium name was changed to Lambeau Field after the death of Curly Lambeau in 1965.
Most recent addition to lambeau field was in 1995 when 90 additional private boxes were built.
Ellerbe Becket has been chosen, he added, because of the success it has had in renovating the Notre Dame and University of Missouri Stadiums, as well as the innovative approach it demonstrated in designing the Bank One Ballpark for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Major League Baseball's newest members.
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 curly - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Lambeau, Curly (1898-1965), American football player and coach, who founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919.
Lambeau spent 33 years as a head coach...
Bichon Frise, breed of nonsporting dog, descended from a water spaniel and originating in ancient times in the Mediterranean area.
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 Detroit Lions Site: Leaping Lion in Lambeau
From Curly Lambeau to the legendary Vince Lombardi, the Green Bay Packers have etched their image deep in NFL history from the very beginning.
In fact, the last time Detroit defeated the Packers at Lambeau Field was nearly nine years ago, a 21-17 victory that not only helped to tie a franchise record for wins in a season (11), but clinched a home-field playoff game for the Honolulu blue and silver.
Along with Lambeau's rich tradition of action on the field, comes along with it a tasty brat marinated in their secret stadium sauce with a refreshing Miller beverage.
www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?cont_id=37312   (897 words)

  
 wfrv.com - UWGB Preserving Curly Lambeau's Vacation Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lambeau used the two-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot bay shore cottage as his part-time home and entertainment retreat from 1941 to 1956.
Dean Rodeheaver, UW-Green Bay assistant chancellor for planning and budget, said a major reason for renovation is the connection to Curly Lambeau, who died June 1st, 1965.
Lambeau was a star football player at Green Bay East High School and co-founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 as a player and coach.
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 LambeauField.com » Dining » Curly's Pub
Savor a legendary experience at Curly's Pub, the namesake of Curly Lambeau, the first Packers head coach.
Curly's is open to game ticketed guests only.
For night games, Curly's will be open to the public from 11 am to 2:30 pm, and to game ticketed guests when gates open.
www.lambeaufield.com /dining   (169 words)

  
 SI.com - NFL - Packers to unveil 'new' Lambeau - Wednesday August 27, 2003 1:29PM
Out front on Robert E. Harlan Plaza are bronze statues of team founder Curly Lambeau and legendary coach Vince Lombardi.
Lambeau Field isn't the futuristic George Jetson-like stadium that Chicago's Soldier Field has become, but its stately new look has taken some aback nonetheless.
Harlan said Lambeau's lore is why he wanted to remodel rather than build a new stadium.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/football/nfl/08/27/new.lambeau.ap   (1252 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - New political group pokes fun at Kerry's football gaffes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Greg Le Duc, a Green Bay native who has written a screenplay about the life of Packers founder Earl "Curly" Lambeau that he is shopping around Hollywood, indicated in an e-mail Wednesday that Kerry's mistake is understandable.
True Packers fans know that Lambeau is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and coached the team for 31 years, winning three consecutive championships from 1929 to 1931.
Scroll to Earl (Curly) Lambeau for Lambeau's biography.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-15-kerry-football_x.htm   (781 words)

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