Team Stats–Football Edition

Jennifer Besel, editor; Grant Gould & Michael Sellner, designers; Omay Ayres, photo researcher

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Storm, Marysa, author. Title: Highlights of the Green Bay Packers / by Marysa Storm. Description: Mankato, Minnesota : Black Rabbit Books, 2019. | Series: Bolt. Team stats-football edition | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Age 8-12. | Audience: Grade 4 to 6. Identifiers: LCCN 2017046773| ISBN 9781680724332 (library binding) | ISBN 9781680727272 (paperback) | ISBN 9781680725490 (e-book) CHAPTER 1 Subjects: LCSH: Green Bay Packers (Football team)—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC GV956.G7 S76 2019 | DDC 796.332/640977561—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017046773 On the Field...... 4 Printed in China. 3/18 CHAPTER 2 History of the Packers. .7 CHAPTER 3 Image Credits Greatest Moments. . . .11 AP Images: AP, 10 (t); Morry Gash, 24–25 (Favre); NFHOF/AP, 6 (both), 19; Rick Havner, 4–5; Tom DiPace, CHAPTER 4 1, 23 (Favre); TOM OLMSCHEID, 5 (insert); Tony Tomsic, 9, 24 (Starr); Vernon J. Biever, 10 (b); commons.wikimedia.org: 8–9 (trophy); Getty: Stars of the Packers. .18 Al Bello, 20; Bettman, 21; Focus on Sport, 8, 23 (Starr), 26; Joe Robbins, 3, 16–17 (bkgd); Jonathan Daniel, 28–29 (t); Sporting News Archive, 15; Shutterstock: EFKS, Other Resources 24–25 (bkgd); enterlinedesign, 28–29 (ball); Svyatoslav ...... 30 Aleksandrov, 31; VitaminCo, 20, 32; USA TODAY Sports: Benny Sieu, 23 (Rodgers); J. Downing-, 16–17 (Rodgers); Jeff Hanisch, 25 (Rodgers); Malcom Emmons, 12–13; William Glasheen, Cover Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for material reproduced in this book. Any omissions will be rectified in subse- quent printings if notice is given to the publisher. CHAPTER 1

On the

In 2000, the Green Bay Packers took on the Minnesota Vikings. The game went into overtime. Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre threw the ball. Antonio Freeman ran for the catch. Then he fell to the ground. It looked like the ball did too. Viewers were sure the pass was incomplete. But the ball never touched the ground! The receiver charged into the end zone. Touchdown!

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of the Packers

The Packers is one of the oldest NFL teams. It formed in 1919. It joined the NFL in 1921. Powerful players soon filled the Packers’ roster. The team had championship seasons in 1929, 1930, and 1931. In 1935, receiver Don Hutson joined the Packers. With Hutson, the team won three championship titles.

Curly Lambeau was the team’s first captain and coach. The team’s stadium, Lambeau Field, is named after him. 7 The Lombardi Era

The Packers couldn’t win forever. From 1945 to 1959, the team didn’t win a championship. Then, in 1959, Vince Lombardi became coach. He helped quarterback Bart Starr become a star player. Together, they led the team to five championships. In 1967 and 1968, the team won the first two Super Bowls.

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