The Green Bay Packers became an NFL Franchise in 1921. They joined the American Professional Football Association in its second year of existence. In 1922 The APFA changed its name to the National Football League.
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The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. Lambeau was given $500 for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company, on the condition that the team be named for the company. The Packers entered the National Football League in 1921.
The Green Bay Packers were formed on August 11th 1919. They have had a long and storied history making them a storied franchise in the NFL.
There have been football teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896, but the year the Green Bay Packers joined the what is now called the NFL was in 1921.
The packers were formed on August 11th 1919. They have a long and storied franchise making them very valuable to the NFL.
The Green Bay Packers were founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.