Chapter 1082 Centennial Green Bay
As mentioned before, team owners have been migrating to big ball markets in recent years in order to pursue profits——
The St. Louis Rams are going to Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers are going to Los Angeles. , the Oakland Raiders head to Las Vegas.
Although this is very cruel for small cities; in the final analysis, the professional league is still a business, and profit is the essence of the team's pursuit.
This is true not only for football, but also for basketball, baseball, and ice hockey.
However, there are exceptions to everything.
In the five major European football leagues, football culture is rooted in the inheritance of small towns and small cities from generation to generation. There are still some small teams that refuse to go to bustling and crowded big cities, and choose to stay in small places with simple folk customs. , and proved with excellent performance that they can also remain competitive in the top league.
Villarreal in La Liga, Brighton in the Premier League, Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, Empoli and Sassuolo in Serie A, all are like this.
Similarly, there is such a team in the NFL, a unique and unique team that is still the only exception in the league -
The Green Bay Packers.
Green Bay, located in northern Wisconsin and adjacent to Lake Michigan, is just a small county with a population of only 100,000. Even as an NCAA team, it seems too shabby, but this land gave birth to the greatest player in the NFL. One of the teams.
The Green Bay Packers, founded in 1919, are the third oldest team in North America after the Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears, and are also the only NFL team jointly owned by the public. A non-profit team, not a privately owned for-profit team.
Since its inception, this team has formally established a non-profit tradition. Even in the commodity society of the 21st century and facing fierce competition, they have never changed their original intention.
In order to continue the team's operations, they have issued a total of five stocks for financing in history.
The first financing occurred in 1923.
Since then, due to the small market and financial difficulties, in order to prevent the team from leaving the bitter cold town of Green Bay due to financial problems, the second and third rounds of financing were carried out in 1935 and 1950 respectively.
That was still the ancient exchange era. At that time, all the residents of Green Bay came out in full force and the streets were empty. They waited in long queues at the entrance of the stock exchange.
Although they know that these stocks will not pay dividends, although they know that buying the stocks will not win management rights, and although the third financing limit is that each shareholder can only subscribe to two hundred shares, this still cannot be stopped. With their passion and support, the city's residents have shown one hundred percent loyalty, continuing the old and time-honored pass year after year, supporting the team wholeheartedly.
In 1997 and 2012, the team conducted its fourth and fifth rounds of financing, but the main group of people buying stocks were still local residents of Green Bay.
In this city, every resident has forest-green blood flowing, which has been passed down from generation to generation.
Those residents who hold the stock of the team always pass it on from generation to generation in the form of inheritance, using their own strength to keep the team competitive, and using their own actions to fully support this team that is connected to them by blood.
This is a team with a fascinating and charming fan culture.
In a modern society where profit is paramount and entertainment is the ultimate goal, they have always stood out and protected their heritage with practical actions.
Among the thirty-two teams in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers are the only team with a 100% attendance rate all year round. Every game day is full.
No matter it’s windy or rainy, no matter the ice or snow, as long as the game is not cancelled, Lamborghini Stadium will be full. It is precisely because of this that Lamborghini Stadium has always been the most ceremonial and historic home stadium in the NFL, and it is also the famous Devils home stadium.
For professional players, the very fact of stepping onto the Lambeau Field to play is of special significance.
Unfortunately, it is a bit regretful that Levi has not got such an opportunity for the time being. This year, the game between the Kansas Chiefs and Green Bay Packers was held at Arrowhead Stadium.
So, if Levi wants to go to Lambeau Stadium and play a game in that stadium that carries history and culture, spirit and dreams, he will have to wait another four years——
< br>The American League and National League teams compete every four years.
The Green Bay Packers are one of the founding members of the National Football Conference (NFC). As of the 100th anniversary of the 2019 season, the team has won a total of thirteen league championships.
This statistic ranks first in the league, with nine coming from the pre-Super Bowl era and four from the post-Super Bowl era.
Even counting only the Super Bowl era, in just fifty-three years, the Green Bay Packers have made the playoffs thirty-two times, won the division eighteen times, and have four Super Bowl championship trophies. .
All of this is enough to make this team among the top ranks. Together with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, New York Giants and other teams, it is indispensable in building an NFL the first echelon.
About the long history of this team, there are countless glories and ups and downs, and peaks and troughs throughout. They have one of the greatest coaches in the history of the league, Wendi Longbottom, who led the Green Bay Packers to win the fourth Super Bowl I and II, and even the Super Bowl championship trophy were named after him.
They also have one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history, Brett Favre. Although he only won one Super Bowl championship trophy in his career, he owns most of the historical records of league quarterbacks——
Passing yards, passing touchdowns, regular season MVPs, regular season wins, total wins, etc.
As of 2007, most of the quarterback data records belong to Favre, and many of them are even considered to be peaks that can never be surpassed.
It was not until seven years later that the "greatest in history" substitute players Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and others gradually overtook them, climbing one level after another. An incredible peak for a quarterback.
After 2010, the league's four elite quarterbacks gradually formed a leading group advantage. In addition to the above three players, the fourth and youngest Aaron Rodgers is the starter of the Green Bay Packers. Quarterback.
In addition, the Green Bay Packers have a total of 30 Hall of Fame players, ranking second in the entire league behind the 34 players of the rival Chicago Bears.
There is no doubt that this is one of the most important teams in the league, and it will still remain highly competitive after the millennium -
As the saying goes, as long as "Hail Mary King" Rogers Still healthy, the Green Bay Packers are one of the candidates to win the Super Bowl every year.
This year is no exception.
The season started with seven consecutive wins, including three playoff teams from last season: the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears, showing their determination and belief.
Obviously, whether it is the Kansas Chiefs or the Green Bay Packers, this is the most important and severe test and challenge in the regular season.
(End of this chapter)