Green Bay Packers Walk of Legends

So many come to the city of Green Bay in search of anything related to the Packers.  There are so many others that put Green Bay smack-dab on their bucket list to experience for the novelty of a publicly owned NFL, small-town team.  This is your virtual tour of what there is to see paying tribute to the only publicly owned football team in the NFL including the most recent additions, the Packer monuments and The Walk of Legends.  

Jim Taylor

Several of the streets in the vicinity of Lambeau Field are being slowly transformed into an entertainment corridor which will have broad appeal to not only those living here in Green Bay but also to those traveling to the city as visitors for sporting events, or passers by.  A number of the streets have been also been renamed in recent years to honor the Packer history and tradition.  Monuments continue to be added paying homage to the legendary greats who contributed to our outstanding football tradition here in Titletown.

After winning the Super Bowl in 2010, the hot topic around Titletown was which street to name in Mike McCarthy's honor.  McCarthy didn't want to jinx the season so he has requested not to discuss street naming rights until after the completion of the season. Major streets near Lambeau Field are being considered, but the effort is not proceeding so far.

Despite the colorful ending to Brett Favre's reign in Green Bay, the Breat Favre Steakhouse remains a dining staple here.  The large restaurant is complete with Favre memorabilia giftshop which still moves merchandise. It is located on the street named after him, Brett Favre Pass.

Vince Lombardi's home for 10 years

In all of Vince Lombardi's adult life, the home pictured on the left is where he lived in one place the longest.  He and his family called this ranch style house home for more than a decade.

After Lombardi left the Packers he moved to Washington to coach the Redskins in 1967.

Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967.  The NFL Championship trophy is named in his honor.

Family members of the old teammates still live here.  Many own businesses in the area and blend in.  Lombardi, Canadeo, Thurston, Starr and a plethora of others are included.

A couple of times a year Paul Hornung still returns to Green Bay and makes an appearance where current fans can still meet him and chat about the glory days.  Though he resides out West, his is still loyal to the team he played for.  This is another attribute about our team; players remain connected to it usually in some capacity throughout their lifetimes.  That helps to retain the history but also continues to contribute to the legacy of this unusual and cool team.

Reggie White died much too young. He and his wife were very involved in the community. They created an entrepreneurial footprint on our community by creating E-Hub (formerly called Urban Hope), an educational series that teaches entrepreneurs about setting up a business.

Esteem

Near Lambeau Field several small streets have been renamed in honor of Packer player legends. New signs have gone up to commemorate this region.  Here is the sign for  Lombardi and Bart Starr Dr.

 

Ray Nitschke.  We also named one of our central bridges after him in our downtown.

A documentary is currently underway about Ray and his wife Jackie. She was enormously influential in establishing the first drug and alcohol treatment facility in the city. Her battle and success fighting alcoholism has lead to a highly successful program which still exists today and boasts one of the highest success rates for treatment in the United States.

Brett Favre.  Yes, many here still love him. He did a lot for the spirit of football and for our community. Though this departure created big waves here in loyalty, let's not forget how many records he broke as a Packer quarterback. He IS still one of the greats.

A restaurant still thrives here with Brett's namesake. 

Lombardi Trophy replica

This giant Lombardi's Trophy sits outside of Stadium View bar, located on Holmgren way, and within a stone's throw of the practice field and Lambeau Field Stadium.

During the recent NFL lockout, the owner covered this trophy with a black  tarp in his protest of the payer/owners strike.  The tarp was removed on Monday, August 1st, 2011 after the announcement was made that the lockout was finally over!

Bart Starr is remembered well here. A bronze statue of him also graces the courtyard of our Resch Center, which is a sporting and concert venue near the stadium.  To this day, Bart and his wife Cherry still have ties to Green Bay through charities and family who still reside here.

 


You might recognize this name; Vince Lombardi.  Though he ultimately left the packers to coach on the west coast, it is here that he was most well known and revered.  His family still remains in Wisconsin.  In 2014 a new restaurant named after him opened in the Oneida Bingo and Casino across from Austin Straubel International Airport.  Many pieces of memorabilia on loan or donated from Vince's son grace the walls here.  Stop in and visit, as it has the best collection outside of the Packer's Hall of Fame. Also in 2014, note that the Packers Hall of Fame is currently under construction and is not available at Lambeau.  In lieu of touring the Hall of Fame, instead, a special exhibit was created for fans at The Neville Public Museum here with many artifacts on loan from the Hall of Fame.  Admission is very cheap and the museum is a nice one for a city this size.

Earl, "Curly" Lambeau is still in Green Bay.  He lies in the family plot in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery marked only with a small white headstone bearing the inscription, "Earl L. 'Curly' 1898 - 1965."

Around 2002 a devout fan had a flat granite memorial engraved with a likeness of Lambeau Field etched into the stone and laid on his grave.

The cemetery is located exactly across the river from Lambeau Field on the east side of the Fox River and is open to the public.  His headstone is tricky to find since the cemetery holds about 60,000+ graves.  The current football stadium complex is named in his honor for the work he did in creating the team and playing on it.

Vince Lombardi's giant bronze statue still watches over the Packers at the Lambeau Field courtyard. This is a favorite photo spot for visitors outside of the stadium.

Lambeau Field tours also begin here in the courtyard at the feet of Vince.

Titletown Brewery sits along the river in Green Bay's downtown. The building a historic building which was train station. It has been renovated and is now a great microbrewery in downtown Green Bay along the river. It is named after the slang term Green Bay dubbed itself after winning the Lombardi Trophy multiple seasons. The packer player statue was originally placed outside of the old packer hall of fame. When Lambeau Field was renovated in 2003 the hall of fame moved to the new location and the statue was given a new home at Titletown Brewery. This is located on Dousman St.

Cury Lambeau's boyhood home was purchased a few years ago and has been renovated. It is the oldest home in the city which still sits on the original foundation. Beautifully restored, the home rents for private functions and parties.  Their website states that the home will eventually be opened to tours after renovations are complete. It sits near the corner of Irwin and University Avenue.

Bart Starr's likeness is located in the Resch Center courtyard just across the street from Lambeau Field.

Resch Center is home our Green Bay Blizzards arena football team, Green Bay Gamblers, our semi-pro hockey team, and various big ticket concerts such as Elton John, Eagles, Van Halen, Josh Groban and a plethora of others.  Capacity holds 10,000 attendees.