The colonial farmers of New England
they were named after an Indian meat packing co.
Because of the meat-packing industry in Green Bay.
The Packers were named after meat packers, the whole thing with the cheese is just because of Wisconsin.
you see, the meat packing industries packed more than just meat.
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No. They got the name packers from a meat packaging company that donated money to them when the NFL was starting.
Curly Lambeau founded the Packers and built his team around the ACME meat packing company he worked for.
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They were a meat packing company turned football team...
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There was a town team in Green Bay dating back to the late 19th century. The first time they were called the Packers was in 1919, when Curly Lambeau got a sponsorship from a local meat-packing company. The Packers went on to join the NFL in 1921.
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