Curly Lambeau
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Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau (April 9, 1898 - June 1, 1965) was the founder, a player, and the first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
Lambeau and George Calhoun formed the Packers in 1919 while Lambeau was working as a shipping clerk at the Indian Packing Company. The success of the team quickly led to it joining the National Football League in 1921.
Lambeau coached the Packers as an NFL team from 1921 to 1949. He also played for the Packers from 1921 to 1929. During his tenure as head coach he led the Packers to six championships (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944). Lambeau's regular season record as head coach of the Packers was 209-104-21 (.626 winning percentage) with a playoff record of 3-2.
After Lambeau's career with the Packers came to an end in early 1950, he went on to coach the Chicago Cardinals for the 1950 season and most of the 1951 season. His record with the Cardinals was 7-15 (.318 winning percentage). After leaving the Cardinals, Lambeau went on to coach the last two years of his career with the Washington Redskins for the 1952 and 1953 seasons. His record in Washington was 10-13-1 (.417 winning percentage).
Lambeau finished his 33 year coaching career with an overall record of 229-134-22 (.595 winning percentage). He was a member of the 1963 inaugural class of inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin is named after him. The new City Stadium which was built in 1957 was renamed to Lambeau Field in September 1965 following Lambeau's death that June.
External link
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=117)