![]() ![]() It should also be pointed out that not all players chose to wear helmets - some preferred to go “hatless”. ![]() Note how the helmet has evolved a bit since 1921, but it was still an all-leather affair offering modest protection. The Packers chose to keep the design simple with a small, gold circle with dark blue numbers (that matched the jersey color) located at the center of the chest. It was also the first year for numbers on the front of the Packers’ jerseys. John “Blood” McNally, Cal Hubbard and Mike Michalske lead the Packers to an undefeated 12-0-1 season and therefore the NFL Championship. Thus it was that in 1929 Curly Lambeau put together a sensational trio of “misfits” who he heard had been unhappy with their teams, and together they captured the Packers’ first NFL Championship. There were no playoff games, the regular season was the only season. It’s interesting to note that from the beginning of the NFL in 1920 right up to 1932, the league champion was the team with the best winning record (it was actually more complicated than this in some years, but we’ll leave that story for another time). Finally, note the leather helmet – which some but not all players wore to provide (at best!) minimal protection. Also note how high the pants are - they are designed this way to protect the kidneys – a different look from subsequent years. Three things of special note: the 1921 jersey’s lettering was raised and made of felt – to help the ball carrier secure the football easier. As all “cheeseheads” know, Curly Lambeau would later be immortalized by having the team’s home field named after him (it was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965), and that lead to having the Packers’ now famous end zone celebration – the Lambeau Leap - named after him (and the Stadium) as well. ![]() From 1922 to the present, the team will be known as the Green Bay Packers. Thus the NFL’s most famous team is named - after a meat packing company. By 1921 the Acme Packing Company had bought out Indian Packing, and the team became known as the “Acme Packers”. Backed by the Indian Packing Company which provided uniforms, equipment and use of their field in exchange for naming the team the “Packers”, Earl ‘Curly’ Lambeau and George Calhoun help form football’s most storied team. Professional football began in Wisconsin in 1919. Click here to go to Heritage Sports Art and see the framed Packers artwork ![]()
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