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Lambeau Fieldis an outdoor athletic stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home fieldof the Green Bay Packersof theNational Football League. It opened in !"#as CityStadium, replacing the original $ity %tadiumat &ast 'igh %choolas the Packers( homefield. Informally kno)n as New City Stadiumfor its first eight seasons, it )as renamedin *ugust !+"in memory of Packers founder, player, and longtime head coach, $urly

Lambeau,--/

)ho had died t)o months earlier.--/

0he stadium(s street address has been /+" Lombardi *1enue since *ugust !+2, )hen'ighland *1enue )as renamed in honor of former head coach 3ince Lombardi.-4-5Itsits on a block bounded by Lombardi *1enue 6north78 9neida %treet 6east78 %tadium:ri1e and 3alley 3ie) ;oad 6south78 and ;idge ;oad 6)est7. 0he playing field at thestadium sits at an ele1ationof +5< feet 6!" m7 abo1e sea le1el.-"

0he stadium completed its latest reno1ation in the summer of /


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Expansion, 1!1"#

:emand for tickets at the ne) stadium easily outstripped supply, not coincidentally afterthe arri1al of coach 3ince Lombardiin!"!. In!+, four years after it opened, thestadium(s capacity )as increased to 42,++!.-!

%ince then, the Packers ha1e been regularly increasing the seating capacity. 0he bo)l )asincreased to 5/,4/# in !+4, to about "


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0he reno1ated Lambeau Field on game day.

%tatues of $urly Lambeau and 3ince Lombardi at Lambeau Field.

3ie) of Lambeau Field from the %outh end=one.

0he massi1e rede1elopment plan )as designed to update the facilities, add morepremium and suite seating, yet preser1e the seating bo)l, keeping the storied naturalgrass playing field of the fro=en tundra. 0he proect )as completed in time for the /


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Lambeau Field on 9ctober 4, /


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Sout( end)one expansion, $%1$"1&

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0he original name of Lambeau Field lasted through the !+5season. 9fficially $ity%tadium, the name Ne) $ity %tadium )as used informally to distinguish it from itspredecessor at &ast 'igh %chool.

Lambeau Field

* statue of $urly Lambeau stands near the main entrance

0)o months after the death of Packers founder $urly Lambeau, Ne) $ity %tadium )asrenamed Lambeau Field by the Green Bay city council on *ugust 4, !+".--/-4"

Besides founding the team in !!, Lambeau played for the Packers in their early yearsand )as the team(s coach for 4 seasons through !5!. 'e shares the distinction )ithri1al George 'alasof the $hicago Bearsof coaching his team to the mostNFLchampionships, )ith si@. Lambeau )as inducted as a charter member of thePro Football'all of Famein $anton, 9hio in !+4.

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0he Packers ha1e sold naming rights to the fi1e entrance gates. From the north goingclock)ise, they areK?iller Bre)ing6atrium gate7, the 9neida 0ribe of Indians ofWisconsin6east gate facing 9neida %treet7, ?ills Fleet Farmstores 6south)est gate7,*ssociated Bank6)est gate and pri1ate bo@ entrance7, and3eri=on6north)est gate7. 0hene) north to)er gate is sponsored by Bellin 'ealthand the ne) south to)er gate is

sponsored by %hopko. ?iller Bre)ing is also a sponsor of the atrium, and has a section inone end =one called the ?iller Lite &nd one, gi1ing a)ay tickets in that area )ith1arious beer promotions.

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*n empty Lambeau Field.

0he stadium(snickname)as spa)ned by theIce Bo)lbet)een the Packers and the:allas $o)boys, played on :ecember 4, !+#. 0he game )as played in temperatures ofM" F 6M/+ $7 )ith sharp )inds. Hournalist 0e@ ?auleassociated Lambeau Field )ith

the term tundrain his article summari=ing the game in%ports Illustrated.-42

Lambeau Field is alleged to ha1e gotten its nickname, The Frozen Tundra, from TheGreatest Challenge, the Packers( authori=ed 1ersion of the highlight film )ritten by %te1e%abol.-4!In the $o)boys( authori=ed 1ersion of the highlight film,A ChillingChampionship, also )ritten by %abol, Bill Woodsonused the term theFrozen Tundra)hen narrating the film to describe Lambeau Field.-4!-5


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Packers ha1e )on only three of their last eight playoff games at Lambeau Field, theiro1erall home postseason record is a respectable 5A". 0he stadium has hosted fi1echampionship contestsK three NFL title games in !+,!+"and!+#6the Ice Bo)l78t)o NF$ championships after the !!+ and /
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0heNFL Net)orkcountdo)n program, the NFL 0op nlimited. P* announcerBill Hart= 6also the main ne)s anchorfor WB*036$hannel /77, accompanies this by saying, Ladies and gentlemen, here are your 4time World $hampion Green Bay Packers.

Whene1er the Packers score a touchdo)n, the 0odd ;undgrenhit Bang the :rum *ll

:ay is played. 0his tradition began in !2" and is no) used by other teams around theNFL.

GoO ou PackersO GoO, the team(s fight song, is played at Lambeau Field immediatelyfollo)ing the Packers( player introductions and after each e@tra point scored by thePackers.

0he Go Pack Go ingle is usually played )hen the team is on defense or during the startof a dri1e on offense. * song built around this ingle is Go Pack GoO by 0he + Packers.

0he 'ouse of Painhit Hump *round is often played during one timeout at Lambeau,

resulting in )idespread umping around by the cro)d. 0his tradition began due to thepopularity of the same songcro)dparticipation tradition at>ni1ersity of Wisconsinfootball games.

0hepolkastandard Beer Barrel Polka 6also kno)n as ;oll 9ut 0he Barrel7 is alsoplayed at Lambeau Field, usually in the fourth Cuarter of games. I Gotta Feeling by theBlack &yed Peasis played )hen the Packers )in a game.
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Packers s(are(olders meetin+

With the !!#A!2 sale of stock in the Packers corporation, s)elling the number ofo)ners to o1er /,


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capacity cro)d of 5

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