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Helmet History
The Packers added their first and only helmet logo in 1961, the Lombardi G emblem. Since, the club has made no significant changes to its helmet.
Only two other teams have made no significant changes (including color alterations) since the G first went on the Packers helmet in '61. The Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts have sported their blue horseshoe since 1959. The Cleveland Browns shifted to "bald" helmets in 1960. The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced their unique helmets, with one bald side, the year after the Packers added the G, in 1962.
Designed for Lombardi by equipment manager Dad Braisher, the G is one of the most recognizable team marks in sports, borrowed by several colleges and high schools, including Grambling State and the University of Georgia.
The actual raised helmet G oval measures 3.125 inches at its tallest point, and 5 inches at its widest point. The thick decal is applied to each Riddell helmet by current equipment manager Red Batty and his staff.
The middle white stripe is exactly 1 inch wide; the two green stripes are each 11/16 of an inch.
Click on helmets for larger view.
Curly Lambeau,
early 1920s |
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Johnny Blood,
late 1920s - early 1930s |
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Don Hutson,
mid 1930s - early 1940s |
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Tony Canadeo,
mid-late 1940s |
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Billy Howton,
early 1950s |
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Ray Nitschke &
Bart Starr,
1960s |
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Willie Buchanon,
early 1970s |
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Lynn Dickey,
early 1980s |
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Brett Favre,
early-mid 1990s |
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Art and most research courtesy Maple Leaf Productions, Ltd. www.mapleleafproductions.com
Last Updated: 08/12/09
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