Earl “Curly” Lambeau co-founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was the franchise’s coach and GM in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. As a coach, Lambeau won six NFL Championships and is fifth all-time in regular season coaching wins, with 226. Lambeau, who was born in Green Bay in 1898, was also the Packers’ first star player in the 1920s. During an era in which football was played mostly in the trenches, the short-tempered and no-nonsense Lambeau was the first coach to favor the forward pass. But also a great salesman and competitor, he helped persuade many top college players to join the Packers and was masterful at attracting publicity for the franchise. Between 1921 and 1947, Lambeau only had one losing season as Packers head coach. After Lambeau’s death in 1965, City Stadium was renamed as Lambeau Field, which in 2019 hosted its 63rd year of football.