The Frozen Tundra

The Ice Bowl NFL Title Game December 31, 1967

The stadium's nickname was spawned by the 1967 NFL Championship Game between the Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. The game was played in temperatures of -13°F (-25°C) with sharp winds, and has come to be known as the "Ice Bowl."

The name supposedly came from a highlight film of the game that included in its narration the phrase, "the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field," spoken by "the voice of God," the late John Facenda. However, Steve Sabol of NFL Films has denied that Facenda used the phrase; it is believed that an imitation of Facenda by ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman popularized the phrase.

An underground electric heating system had been installed the previous summer but when it was needed the most it failed to operate properly. The field had been covered overnight with the heater on but when the cover was removed in the sub-zero cold the moisture atop the grass flash-froze.

The underground heating and drainage system was redone in 1997. After the 2006 season, the surface, heating, and drainage system was replaced. The new grass surface has synthetic fibers woven into the sod.

Even the new video boards, installed in 2004, have been influenced by the field's nickname, being called "Tundra Vision".

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Brett Favre Retires

Statement From Packers General Manager Ted Thompson:

posted 03/04/2008

Brett Favre has informed us of his intention to retire from the Green Bay Packers and the NFL. He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms - not many players are able to do that.

"The Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. He has given Packers fans 16 years of wonderful memories, a Super Bowl championship among them, that will live on forever. Brett's many accomplishments on the field are legendary. He leaves the game holding virtually every career passing record, plus his consecutive starts streak, which may never be duplicated.

"The uniqueness of Brett Favre - his personality, charisma and love of the game - undoubtedly will leave him as one of the enduring figures in NFL history."

- Ted Thompson

Green Bay Bikini Girls

"Bikini Girls" the NFL's Craziest Cold Weather Fans!

The conditions in Green Bay during the NFC Championship Game featured temperatures of minus-3 degrees and a windchill of -24 degrees. These girls are about as hard core as they come.

NFC Championship Game Day

Lambeau Field: From the alluring aroma of brats to the neighborhood scenery, there's a special aura about the 50-year-old home of the Packers. Brace yourself for frigid football in Green Bay today. Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers battle Eli Manning and The New York Gaints at 5:42 CST.

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Lambeau Field, the crown jewel of the National Football League! After undergoing a dramatic facelift in 2003, Lambeau Field has been transformed from a football stadium that fans could use only 10 days a year to a year-round tourist destination with a host of new amenities and attractions. The Packers in 2007 will celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of Lambeau Field. Featuring the only true retro-look in the entire league, the glorious tradition and history of the Packers is carried forward in the "like-new" Lambeau Field with its heart -- the original seating bowl -- saved. The Lambeau Field Atrium, located on the stadium's east side, is home to the Packers Pro Shop, Packers Hall of Fame, Curly's Pub, and other Atrium dining, event, entertainment and retail options.


Acme Packers - On the evening of August 11th 1919, a group of young athletes, called together by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun, gathered in the dingy editorial room of the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building and organized a football team. The initial spark had been struck a few weeks before during a casual street corner conversation between Lambeau and Calhoun. They talked Curly's employer at the Indian Packing Company into putting up some money for equipment. Because the packing company, which also permitted the use of its athletic field for practice, had provided the team's jerseys the club was identified in its early publicity as a project of the company. With this tie-in the name "Packers" was a natural, although the corporation had practically faded out of the picture before the season was half over. That 1st season the team won 10 games and lost only 1 against other teams from Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Games were played in an open field with no fences or bleachers, and interested fans "passed the hat."



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