- What's your favorite memory involving the Green Bay Packers? (Scott from Sauk City)
Dar from Mansfield, TX
Grandma took us kids into the little sporting goods store in town, where the owner made a big show of it being our first game as he handed us the tickets. On Sunday, Grandma piled my cousins, brother and me into the family Truckster, on up to County Stadium. I vividly recall her beaming smile, brats and fried chicken on the tailgate, a spilled hot chocolate due to some horseplay in our seats, and a rare Packers win. Grandma would do anything for her grandkids. Best day ever.
Dale from Holopaw, FL
My favorite memory was the Ice Bowl. I was 9 at the time. My family went to my Uncle Bob's house for the game, and I recall it like it was yesterday watching Starr score and my uncle and dad celebrate. I've been a fan since then. RIP Uncle Bob and Dad.
Orrie from San Juan Capistrano, CA
In 2024, my husband and I, after the walk-off win against the Texans, went to a postgame player/family gathering in the players' dining hall as guests of Sean Rhyan. Being from the same town as Sean's family, we know them and have had the immense pleasure of seeing him play several games at Lambeau as we are season ticket holders. What a highlight for us fans, to get to meet some of the players (so friendly), including Jordan Love, and spend time after such an exciting game!
Scott from Lincoln City, OR
Attending a home game with my two boys. It was the last regular-season home game of 2019 before COVID shut everything down. I had also just lost my wife of nearly 30 years. My boys arranged it all as a birthday gift (best ever) and their love and support, plus beating Da Bears in Lambeau, is a priceless memory.
Brian from Chesapeake, VA
No disrespect to Desmond Howard, but after Reggie White sacked Drew Bledsoe on consecutive plays during Super Bowl XXXI, and despite it still being the third quarter, I knew the Pack would be world champions. That feeling let me truly enjoy the rest of the game until the glorious end.
Dominic from Chesapeake, VA
I have so many incredible memories – Bart Starr's QB sneak in the Ice Bowl; Packers win in the 1983 Monday night game against Washington; my first game in Lambeau in 2010 against Favre and the Vikings; the two post-Lombardi SBs; and the Hail Mary in Detroit. But I have to say being at the 2018 opener against the Bears at Lambeau and watching the incredible comeback (still largest fourth-quarter comeback in Packers history) has to rank at the top as my favorite Packers memory.
Paul from Ellensburg, WA
Hey fellas, my favorite Packers memory is more of a collection than a single moment. I travel a lot all over the world and I typically wear a Packers hat and/or jacket. I've received a "Go Pack Go" in Zurich, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Scotland, Kosovo as well as every state I've ever been in. We know from Inbox it's an international fan base, but I've loved it. One time at a pub in Ireland some shouted, "Go Pack!" And my wife said, "You guys are like a cult." Made me smile.
Keith from Park Rapids, MN
With both my daughters, their first games were on their birthdays. Super special. My grandson was four for his first game. There were parachutists who jumped out of a plane at halftime and landed on the field. I asked my grandson (whose dad, my son-in-law, had just completed a command with the 82nd Airborne) if he thought that was cool. His response: "Naw, my dad does that at work."
Mike from Eagle River, WI
Only a doubleheader, but my oldest son and I drove to Lincoln to watch Bucky play the Huskers on Sept. 29, 2012, jumped in the car and made it back for Packers/Saints on Sept. 30. Side note – my late grandfather was Verne Lewellen, former Huskers and Packers legend whose birthday was coincidentally Sept. 29!
Jeff from Wentzville, MO
I am currently 69 years old. I was about 5 and my father took me to Kohl's Food Store in Brown Deer, WI. There in front of me were Bart Starr, Bob Skoronski, Forrest Gregg, and Henry Jordan. They were giving away little signed cards with their picture on them. I still have them to this day.
Steve from Kissimmee, FL
Being an 8-year-old standing in the Lambeau parking lot with my dad and brother cheering on the Packers after their first Super Bowl victory. A picture in the paper the next day shows me and my brother holding our sign and all you can see is our legs; what an awesome experience!
Scott from Slinger, WI
Like most people that have the Ice Bowl as their defining moment of Packers fandom, mine is a little different. As an 11-year-old in Oshkosh, the game was blacked out of our TV market. No problem, just crawl up on the frozen roof and turn the antenna to Milwaukee and watch a grainy black-and-white version of the game. It was my mom's love of the Packers that forced my dad on the roof so we could watch the game, and I became a fan for life.
Scott from Las Vegas, NV
I grew up in New Mexico where we didn't have an NFL team, but my parents were from Wisconsin and my relatives all lived there. As a kid, we would travel to Wisconsin to visit, and my grandfather would take us to the Packers Shriners games in Milwaukee County Stadium. On the way home from the games my grandfather would drive by Elijah Pitts' house and say loudly "Eliiiiijah!" I still remember it to this day.
Mike from Bel Air, MD
I watched Super Bowl I in a convent with a nun! I was 11 years old and visiting my sister, who was a nun at the time, with my parents. One of the other nuns was a big Packers fan so I watched the game with her in the TV room while my parents visited with my sister.
Randy from Arcola, IN
My fondest memory of the Green Bay Packers is watching the games in 1967 with my father, with anticipation of seeing Travis Williams return kickoffs. The screaming of excitement during his four that went for touchdowns, from my dad along with my 7-year-old self, created a bond of love for the Packers that lasted his entire life and for the rest of mine.
Jim from St Pete Beach, FL
My favorite memory coincides with one of my least. I grew up in Wisconsin, but we never had the money to see a game live. I finally got to Lambeau with my 13-year-old twin boys for a night game against the Bears. Just breathing in the cool fall air and feeling the energy of the fans walking up the ramp was a thrill of a lifetime. Until third down on the first Packers drive when Aaron Rodgers was driven into the ground and I knew immediately his clavicle was broken. Memories make us rich, right?
Vince from Green Bay, WI
Aside from the Super Bowls was the 1995 Christmas Eve game vs. the Steelers. The Packers were trying to win the division and declare they were an up-and-coming force. We had a cardboard fireplace with stockings hung on it, people posing for pictures with it at our tailgate. The game was crazy; and how deafeningly loud the crowd was on the deciding play, then dead silent as the ball is thrown, and deafening celebration as it was dropped. Oh, and the number of drunk Santas in attendance...crazy.
Rod from Ephrata, PA
Among many but definitely the strangest is watching a game on TV, probably 1971 or 1972, the Packers' defense was on the field, and no play was being run but the fans started cheering. The announcers realized the reaction was Ray Nitschke getting off the bench and jogging, getting to replace Jim Carter at LB.
Richard from Farmington Hills, MI
In 2000, my 12-year-old son finally talked me into making the long drive from the Detroit area to see our favorite team in-person. We parked at a house on Valley View and started walking the few blocks to the stadium. I still remember how Lambeau Field came into view and the look on my son's face was priceless. The picture of the two of us with Lambeau Field in the background is one of my favorites. That picture has been taken every year since then!
Al from Hartford, WI
Vivid memory (which could be blurry on details). Super Bowl XXXI, the Pats' first drive after the Desmond Howard kickoff return, nudging momentum back to the Pack. Reggie White pressures Bledsoe into an incompletion on first down, sacks him on second down with a rip move, then sacks him on third down with the hump move. I think the Pats' tackle went airborne! Momentum firmly grabbed, and game effectively over.
Patrick from Ashland, WI
It's fall of 1997 and my first game at Lambeau. My late dad was never very demonstrative over sports (unless I was pitching in a high school game). Pack is crushing the Vikings, but they make a big comeback in the fourth and the crowd had to get into it. We are all banging and yelling and my dad looked at me with a resigned look, nodded, and started pounding and screaming. Maybe he was the difference as we pulled it out.
Kevin from Bogart, GA
Favorite memory of Packers – Clarence Williams – he was a gym teacher learning that craft at GB Southwest. He was teaching wrestling. He saw me do a takedown and said, "Kevin, show them how to do that." Next thing I know he said come on down to the weight room and help me set up my weights. Everyone in the weight room had their jaws drop when they saw what he could do.
Jeffrey from Eveleth, MN
My favorite Packers memory was the original Lambeau Leap. The entire play was awesome with Reggie and LeRoy. The funny part was the play shouldn't have been a touchdown. I remember Max McGee pointing out the officiating blunder and telling Jim Irwin that's why instant replay is coming back.
Tom from Woodbury, MN
When I was in elementary school just starting to become a fan of pro sports, I am ashamed to admit I was a Vikings fan. This was because all of the sports news in my area was focused on that team. It did not take long to switch my allegiance to the Packers with the 1965-1967 run of championships. My focus became reading all I could about the team and players. Learning about the quality men on those teams made me a lifelong fan.
Tony from Davenport, IA
The January 2017 playoff game against the Giants. I was there with my son, and we had seats in the corner of the end zone. The Packers had the ball on the Giants' 42-yard line with time for one more play before the end of the half. Everybody knew what was coming. Rodgers took the snap, rolled to his right and let it fly. Everybody stood up and Randall Cobb caught the ball right in front of us. It was a father-son experience that I will cherish forever!
Steven from Balsam Lake, WI
During the early '60s, at a game in County Stadium, it was fourth-and-2 on the opponent's 35, the Packers punted. After the game, my mother (5-4) and my father, (5-9 and 180) shared the hotel elevator with two offensive linemen, and the elevator was crowded (maybe the old Astor Hotel?), and my mother looked up and these two large men, and demanded, "Why didn't you go for it on fourth-and-2?" "Ask the coach, lady. We only work for him!"
Steven from Balsam Lake, WI
In 2007, I was 17 and attending training camp with my cousin. We watched both practices that day (back when two-a-days were a thing). After the night practice, we stuck around to get our mini helmets signed by whoever we could. I ran to the other side of the crowd to get the backup QB's autograph. I was last in line, and ended up having a nice, genuine 10-minute conversation with that third-year backup QB. I still cherish that picture of Aaron Rodgers and me. I remember our conversation well.
Scott from Issaquah, WA
The first and only time I've taken my kids to a Packers game. We were in Seattle and my sweet little 6-year-old daughter was walking around the stadium screaming "Go Pack Go!" at every Seahawks fan she walked by. Second place is when my grandfather met up with all his sons and grandsons from across the country at Lambeau for a game. Irreplaceable family moments.
Todd from Green Bay, WI
Greatest memory was being at the packed stadium in 2015 to welcome Brett Favre back to Green Bay for his GBP HOF induction. Everyone forgot about his stints with other teams at the end of his playing days and just raucously welcomed him back with open arms, teary eyes, and unending cheers. Perhaps dulled somewhat by some of his post-career issues, the ceremony as a culmination to an unparalleled club-saving football career was still something to behold.
James from Chicago, IL
In 2004, after moving to Chicago, I walked into Will's Northwoods Inn to watch the Packers vs. Eagles playoff game with other Packers fans. I struck up a conversation with a cute girl after the demoralizing loss (you all remember that loss). Twenty-two years later, I'm still watching the Packers with that same cute girl.
CJ from Waxahachie, TX
My favorite Packers memory was the Cowboys-Packers game in '22. I turned 30 that year and my mom (a Chippewa Falls native) bought us tickets as a gift. It was my first game at Lambeau, and my dad's (Cowboys fan) first game ever attended. Being from TX it was surreal to finally be surrounded by Packers fans. Packers went on to win a close game, and Christian Watson caught three TDs that night. A late game at Lambeau is truly magical. Dad has since passed but I'll never forget that weekend in chilly GB.
Daniel from Fond Du Lac, WI
While I wouldn't call the ending of the game great, my happiest memory has to be watching the playoff game against the Cardinals on Jan. 10, 2010. I was finishing up my third deployment and my first with the Wisconsin National Guard. Almost the entire 32nd Brigade was in Kuwait waiting to head home and watching Aaron Rodgers' coming out party with over 3,000 Wisconsin service members was a night/early morning I will never forget. (Editor's note: Thank you for your service).
Jennifer from Middleton, WI
I had two cousins, David and Steven, who had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and both were enormous Packers fans. When Mike Sherman was head coach, he invited them (teenagers then) to a training camp practice, and I got to go with them. It was in the Don Hutson Center due to weather. After practice the boys needed to use the bathroom and when we came out, it was empty in there. Steven took off in his electric wheelchair, buzzing down the center of the field and yelled to his brother, "Hey Dave, go long!" as if he was running out for a pass. And they had a great time "running routes" for a bit before we had to go. At that point, the ability to throw or catch a ball had long been beyond their capabilities. But the fact his always fun-loving mind went there, and they got to live out the spirit of that idea and escape into a different dream life for a minute, and in the facility of their beloved Packers no less, it's a memory that evokes emotions I have a hard time describing. I have forgotten the details of the practice, but I will never forget that time after. I have always had a soft spot for Coach Sherman to give them that gift.
Doug from Neenah, WI
Our family was celebrating Dad's 52nd birthday, Dec. 31, 1967...the day of the Ice Bowl. Since the game was blacked out locally, we had to listen on the radio. It was an unforgettable moment in time when Bart Starr scored the winning touchdown. Visiting relatives shared in the joy that evening too. Happy birthday, Dad!
- Pound-for-pound, dollar-for-dollar, where are the best seats in Lambeau Field?
Monty from Velva, ND
As a former player and coach, I love the end-zone view for football games. If you are a junkie like me, you get to see the whole game right in front of you. Line-blocking schemes, pass routes, blitzing, coverages, etc., all right there before your eyes without having to turn your head or look through players to see the whole game. The other bonus is these are the most affordable tickets on the secondary market.
Wayne from Lake Hallie, WI
I'm sure there are many fans with way more experience in the stadium than me. However, I believe the best seats are the ones where the people around you are kind, fun and enthusiastic. Years ago, we got end zone tickets from a friend's parents and the people around us were so welcoming. They explained all the "rules" of their section and included us in all their high-five celebrations. We got to be a part of their family...best seats ever!
Al from Green Bay, WI
I may be just outside the chalk lines with my answer, but where I would REALLY like to sit in Lambeau Field is in the press box. I would spend the first half of the game watching Spoff (lightning fingers?) work his magic in the Live Chat. For the second half, I would sit right beside Wayne to watch his perspective of the game, and to be right there when he calls "the dagger"!
Troy from Menomonee Falls, WI
Best seats are in the middle of the end zone. You get a perspective you seldom get on TV and can really see how the plays develop.
Alex from Bozeman, MT
The best seats at Lambeau are in Section 120, 10-15 rows up. Having been anywhere from Row 2-57 and having sat in multiple areas, these are by far my favorite. Sit much closer and you miss something on the field. Much farther back and you're not seeing the play as well. You also have the benefit of being behind the Packers' bench and seeing some of the behind-the-scenes things you can't catch at home.
Mick from Pewaukee, WI
The club seats around the 50-yard line, in the shadow of the press box. Section 326 or the ones on either side. Outside seats, in the shade, center of the action, extra loud due to the echo off the press box. Scored a couple of these once on NFL Ticket Exchange. LOVED THEM!
John from Grand Marsh, WI
The 1968 seating, same level as press box, with my seat being adjacent to the press box's open window. I listened to Ray Scott broadcast live. The crowd mic was just above my head. 1968 Bears kicker Max Percival lined up for a 43-yard FREE KICK. Twenty-six seconds to go, after a fair-caught Donny Anderson punt. 13-10 victory for the Bears. No delayed broadcast. My vocal displeasure was in the air. Gale Sayers was awesome.
Grant from Grand Forks, ND
The best seats in Lambeau Field are next to my family. I was fortunate that none of them became Vikings fans (we are surrounded) and we have been able to attend a game. Memories.
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