BELLEVUE — What’s now the Goal Post Bar & Grill in this northeast Wisconsin village once was called Whipp’s Packerland Bar in late 1961 when its owner, Ray Whipp, placed an advertisement in the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
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The Goal Post Bar & Grill outside Green Bay features Lambeau Field goal posts from 1961 and 1965. The Packers won the NFL championship both of those seasons.
Workers remove hay from Green Bay City Stadium, now Lambeau Field, in the early morning of the 1961 NFL Championship game. The hay, which formed a one-foot padding on top of the field tarpaulin, was used to protect the field and keep it green and dry for the game.
Packers quarterback Bart Starr helped lead Green Bay to the NFL Championship in both 1961 and 1965. Lambeau Field goal posts from both seasons reside outside a Brown County bar.
Vince Lombardi coached the Packers to the NFL championship in both 1961 and 1965, and goal posts from those two games now stand outside a bar in Brown County.
The Goal Post Bar & Grill in Green Bay features Lambeau Field goal posts from 1961 and 1965. The Packers won the NFL championship both of those seasons.
Green Bay City Stadium opened in 1957, and its name was changed to Lambeau Field in 1965. The Packers defeated Cleveland here to win the 1965 NFL Championship.
A tractor removes 20 tons of hay from Green Bay City Stadium, now Lambeau Field, at 9 a.m. the day of the 1961 NFL Championship game. The hay was placed on a tarp, which was intended to protect the field.
Jim Taylor was named MVP after helping the Packers capture the 1965 NFL championship.
Photos: Green Bay Packers' all-time games played leaders
5 Bart Starr: 196 games
Packers quarterback Bart Starr played 16 season in Green Bay, starting in 1956.
4. Donald Driver: 205 games
Wide receiver Donald Driver was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 draft. He played 14 seasons in Green Bay.
3. Aaron Rodgers: 230 games
Aaron Rodgers saw his first action for the Packers in 2005 before becoming the team's starter in 2008 and holding the job until his trade to the Jets in 2023.
2. Brett Favre: 255 games
Brett Favre played two games for the Packers in 1991 and didn't complete any of his four attempts. He went on to solidify himself as Green Bay's quarterback before getting traded to the Jets in 2008.
1. Mason Crosby: 258 games
The Packers drafted kicker Mason Crosby in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and he spent the next 16 seasons as Green Bay's kicker.
