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Curly Lambeau

Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (died 1965)

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Born
April 9, 1898
Died
June 1, 1965
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1898

About Curly Lambeau

Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin settler, George Whitney Calhoun, founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919. He served as team captain in the team's first year before becoming player-coach in 1920. As a player, Lambeau lined up as a halfback, which in the early years of the NFL was the premier position. He was the team's primary runner and passer, accounting for 35 touchdowns in 77 games. He won an NFL championship in 1929 and subsequently retired from playing. Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun founded the Green Bay Packers on August 11, 1919, after the packing company put up $500 for uniforms.

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Curly Lambeau timeline

  1. Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin settler, George Whitney Calhoun, founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919.
  2. Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun founded the Green Bay Packers on August 11, 1919, after the packing company put up $500 for uniforms.
  3. He won an NFL championship in 1929 and subsequently retired from playing.

The world when Curly Lambeau was born

Curly Lambeau was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Curly Lambeau's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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