ON this date in 1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI.

J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers.

(NFL) Original Cheeseheads Bun Man and Mr. Purple, were ecstatic..."We got our own team..."

And the legacy lives on in Green Bay, still the epitome of what a professional team should be in any town or city-state...