Curly Lambeau's Birthplace Home

Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau, born in 1898, became Green Bay's most famous native son and the driving force behind the Green Bay Packers, a team that was largely his creation and became his lasting legacy. He first gained attention as a football star at Green Bay East High School, and when he graduated in 1917, his senior class prophecy declared, "When I get thru (sic) with athletics I'm going out and conquer the rest of the world." Though he may not have reached that lofty goal, his wild dreams and unbridled aspirations gave him the foresight to seek a franchise for little Green Bay in a newly formed professional football league and to drive its survival. The Packers' continued existence in a league of big cities became a phenomenon, their grassroots ownership proved unique, and their story became one of the most compelling and inspiring in professional sports. As Packers historian Lee Remmel said, without Curly Lambeau there would have been no Vince Lombardi and no Green Bay Packers.

Green Bay, Wisconsin · United States