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Sources and Links
Miracle of Green Bay
For discussion of the beginnings of the Packers see Christl. The Greatest Story in Sports (2021). Vol I, pp.6-16.
“George Whitney Calhoun.” Christl, Cliff. Packers.com [www.packers.com/history/hof/george-whitney-calhoun]
“Andrew B. Turnbull.” Christl, Cliff. Packers.com [www.packers.com/history/hof/andrew-b-turnbull]
For discussion of the Packers team financial crises see Christl. The Greatest Story in Sports (2021). 1923: Vol I, pp.93-96; 1931-1935: Vol I, pp. 129-134; and 1949-1950: Vol I, pp.232-247 & Vol II, pp.253-272.
“Yes, Packers Sold Shares of Stock from 1950 Drive in 1959.” Christl, Cliff. Packers.com [https://www.packers.com/news/yes-packers-sold-shares-of-stock-from-1950-drive-in-1959]
Hometown Heroes: Kids and the Packers
“How Packers Catered to Kids.” Christl, Cliff (Packers Team Historian). Packers.com [https://www.packers.com/news/how-the-packers-catered-to-kids-17305454], 30 June 2016.
“How the Green Bay Packers bike tradition began, evolved over 60 years.” Sarah Kloepping; video story, 29 August 2022, greenbaypressgazette.com [https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/videos/sports/nfl/packers/2022/08/29/how-green-bay-packers-bike-tradition-began-evolved-over-60-years/7895553001/] (accessed 26 December 2024).
Wisconsin Historical Society, Vinje, Arthur M., Eight Carrier Boys, Image ID 62152, Viewed online at [https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM62152].
“Little Wisconsin Town Produces World’s Most Famous Pro Team.” Life magazine, December 1939.
Lambeau’s Office in the Northern Building & Downtown GB
Christl. Packers Heritage Trail (2017). Downtown: pp. 12-24; Lambeau’s Office: pp. 52-55; The Astor Hotel: 207-210.
“Tony Canadeo.” Christl, Cliff. Packers.com [https://www.packers.com/history/hof/tony-canadeo] (accessed 2 December 2024).
Cliff Christl and Don Langenkamp. Sleepers, Busts & Franchise-Makers: the Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Pro Football Draft. Published 1983, pp. 33-37. (On the 1940 NFL Draft & George Halas’s team-building prowess).
“Last NFL Draft in Wisconsin Was Missed Opportunity for City,” Leonhardt, Kris. The Press Times (Green Bay, Wis.), 1 January 2024 [https://gopresstimes.com/stories/last-nfl-draft-in-wisconsin-was-missed-opportunity-for-city,66899] (accessed 2 December 2024).
Brown County Courthouse
Scene of pivotal moments in Packers history: 1949/50 – Lambeau’s Last Stand & Start of Widespread Community Ownership.
Christl. Packers Heritage Trail (2017). Brown County Courthouse: pp. 91-98.
The Astor Hotel & Sue Wallen
Christl, Packers Heritage Trail (2017). Astor Hotel: pp.207-210.
“Life was different during Tony Canadeo’s day: Ruth Canadeo recalled good old days.” Christl, Cliff. Packers.com, 13 May 2015 [https://www.packers.com/news/life-was-different-during-tony-canadeo-s-day-15285504] (accessed 2 December 2024).
“Green Bay man dies in action: Marine volunteer was with Pacific fleet; memorial rites Friday.” Green Bay Press-Gazette, 23 December 1941, pp. 1-2.
Photo of Earl D. Wallen, Green Bay Press-Gazette, 8 December 1941.
“Wallen tribute planned Sunday: service scheduled at courthouse to follow mid-afternoon parade.” Green Bay Press-Gazette, 13 May 1942, p.8, col. 1.
Key Sources on Packers History
Cliff Christl is the Packers Team Historian and a former sports journalist who covered the team for years. His work in print and online is the gold standard for information about the team’s history. Online, look for his work under “History” on Packers.com and use Internet search (suggested keywords: Packers.com Christl plus keywords) to find specific people or topics related to Packers history.
In print, look for these titles
The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers 1919-2019. Published 2021.
Packers Heritage Trail: The Town, The Team, The Fans from Lambeau to Lombardi. Published 2017.
A Championship Team: The Packers and St. Norbert College in The Lombardi Years. Published 2010.
The 25 Greatest Moments in Lambeau Field History. Cliff Christl And Dale Hoffmann. Published 2007.
Mudbaths & Bloodbaths : The Inside Story of the Bears-Packers Rivalry. Gary D’Amato and Cliff Christl. Published 2005.
Sleepers, Busts & Franchise-Makers: the Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Pro Football Draft. Cliff Christl and Don Langenkamp. Published 1983.
Other published works used for this project:
Beech, Mark. The People’s Team: An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers. Published 2019.
Biever, Jim. 100 Years In Titletown: Celebrating A Century of Green Bay Packers Football. Published 2019.
Green Bay Press-Gazette. Titletown’s Team: A Photographic History of the Green Bay Packers. Published 2009.
Green Bay Packers Media Guides. Multiple years consulted.
Hurly, James. Murphy, Thomas. Treadway-Miller, Jennie. Green Bay : A City And Its Team. Published 2011.
Perry, Tom. Ash, Jeff. Hunter, Carol. Lambeau Field: Green Bay’s National Treasure. Published 2003.
Torinus, John B. The Packer Legend, An Inside Look: An Account of the Green Bay Packers. Published 1983.
Additional online resources on Packers and Green Bay history
“Legacy: 100 Seasons of the Green Bay Packers” on the Packers.com: click here This 10-part documentary series celebrates a century of the Packers, with every decade represented by an individual film between one and two hours in length. It is presented by Associated Bank, which has been a proud partner and bank of the Packers since 1919.
“Packers Heritage Trail”: click here
