The Green Bay Packers are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919 as just a local club team headed by legendary coach Earl Lambeau. The Packers joined the NFL in 1921, where they built a legacy that includes four Super Bowl championships.
Despite financial troubles early on, the Packers dominated the late 1920s into the 1930s, having captured five NFL championships. Green Bay seemed like an unstoppable force until 1946 when the great Don Hutson finally retired. After two years of upsetting records, Lambeau also left.
The Packers went from the most-feared team in the league to the most overlooked for over a decade – until Vince Lombardi was hired as head coach in 1959.