GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Packers Hall of Fame unveiled a new temporary exhibit Friday night. It’s dedicated to none other than the team’s founder, Curly Lambeau.
“Six Degrees of Curly Lambeau” explores Lambeau’s relationship with Wisconsin and Notre Dame. Lambeau tried out for the Badgers in 1917, but never enrolled at UW-Madison. He made varsity for the Fighting Irish but only played one season, in 1918.
The exhibit includes stories of how Lambeau recruited players from the Badgers to play for the Packers. There’s also a story about how he had a helping hand in getting Jim Crowley to play for the Fighting Irish. Crowley gained fame as one of the legendary “Four Horsemen,” and would later go on to coach another Packers great, former Head Coach Vince Lombardi.
At Friday’s unveiling, Packers Hall of Fame curator Brent Hensel said this exhibit couldn’t come at a better time.
With the University of Wisconsin and Notre Dame playing each other here Labor Day weekend and it just seemed like a natural fit with the six degrees of Curly Lambeau and all of the connections that he has to the two universities.
The exhibit officially opens to the public Saturday.
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Speaking of Lambeau’s roots, the Badgers will take on the Fighting Irish Sunday, Sept. 6 at Lambeau Field. Both teams unveiled their respective uniforms for the highly-anticipated matchup.
