Lists of Green Bay Packers players

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The 1919 team, shown here, comprised the first Green Bay Packers players and included founder, head coach and player Curly Lambeau. The 1919 Green Bay Packers.jpg
The 1919 team, shown here, comprised the first Green Bay Packers players and included founder, head coach and player Curly Lambeau.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. [1] They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin. [2] [3] Since their founding, over 1,800 players have played at least one game for the team. [4] Many, but not all of these players were selected by the Packers in the NFL draft, which began in 1936. [5] To honor their contributions to the team, the Packers have recognized their own players in various ways, including retiring uniform numbers, [6] establishing a team hall of fame, [7] and documenting the team's all-time statistical leaders. [8] Additionally, Packers' players have been recognized nationally for their performance, most notably through induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [9] Packers players have also won MVP awards, [10] been named AP All-Pros, [11] been selected for the Pro Bowl, [11] and named to numerous "All-Time Teams". [12] [13] The following lists provide an overview of notable groupings of Green Bay Packers players.

Contents

Current players

All-time roster

Brett Favre started the most games at quarterback for the Packers. BrettFavre.jpg
Brett Favre started the most games at quarterback for the Packers.

Draft choices

Team recognition

Lambeau Field's north end zone with the six Packers' retired numbers. Packers Retired Numbers at Lambeau Field.jpg
Lambeau Field's north end zone with the six Packers' retired numbers.

League recognition

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green Bay Packers All-Time Roster: S–Z</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green Bay Packers All-Time Roster: L–R</span>

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football franchise based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are currently members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL. Founded in 1919 by coach, player, and future Hall of Fame inductee Curly Lambeau and sports and telegraph editor George Whitney Calhoun, the Packers organization has become one of the most successful professional football teams, having won a total of 12 professional American football championships—nine NFL Championships and three Super Bowls—the most in the NFL. The franchise has recorded 18 NFL divisional titles, eight NFL conference championships, and the second most regular season and overall victories of any NFL franchise, behind the Chicago Bears.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin. In 1936, the Packers took part in the first NFL draft of college football players and have participated in every NFL draft since. With the seventh pick of the first round of the 1936 draft, Russ Letlow, a guard out of the University of San Francisco, became the Packers' first draft selection.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin.

References

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  2. ↑ "2023 NFL Division Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Robert (December 4, 2023). "Lambeau Field". Encyclopædia Britannica . Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Green Bay Packers Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Retired Numbers". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Green Bay Packers Hall of Famers". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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  10. 1 2 Potts, Ryan (September 6, 2023). "Packers MVPs: The Great 10". WISportsHeroics.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "NFL 100 All-Time Team". NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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