Editing Curly Lambeau (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Curly Lambeau Statue - panoramio.jpg|thumb|A statue of Lambeau near the main entrance to [[Lambeau Field]]|alt=A statue on a pedestal of a man pointing and holding a football]]
Curly Lambeau was pivotal in establishing professional football in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. With help from co-founder George Whitney Calhoun and [[The Hungry Five]], Lambeau helped keep the NFL in Green Bay and prevented the Packers from going bankrupt on multiple occasions.<ref name="HUNGFIVE">{{Cite web| last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl|title=The truth and myth about 'The Hungry Five'|url=https://www.packers.com/news/the-truth-and-myth-about-the-hungry-five-17191426|access-date=September 27, 2018|date=May 26, 2016|website=Packers.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801221058/https://www.packers.com/news/the-truth-and-myth-about-the-hungry-five-17191426|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Lambeau's impact on the Packers led to the team naming their current home stadium after him, [[Lambeau Field]]. The venue opened in [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|1957]] as the second [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]] and was informally called "New" City Stadium for its first eight years.<ref name=cofgbcs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4swiAAAAIBAJ&pg=7313%2C5872701 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Crowd of 32,132 fills Green Bay's new City Stadium, sees Packers upset Bears |date=September 30, 1957 |page=7-part 2 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120134731/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4swiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7313%2C5872701 |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Just two months after his death, the stadium was renamed Lambeau Field prior to the [[1965 Green Bay Packers season]] to honor his contributions as founder, player, and coach.<ref name=pbblfid>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQYjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1788411 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea |agency=UPI |date=August 3, 1965 |page=18-part 2 |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120123814/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1788411 |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=lfvbc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5hRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5537%2C542445|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|agency=Associated Press|title='Lambeau Field' voted by council|date=August 5, 1965|page=3-part 2|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510004750/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5537,542445|archive-date=May 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lambeau Field has become such an iconic facility that the Green Bay Packers and surrounding community have continued to remodel the stadium, instead of building a new one. This has made Lambeau Field the oldest continually operating NFL stadium.<ref>{{cite news|title=Expansion Planned for Lambeau|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/sports/football/green-bay-packers-announce-expansion-plan-for-lambeau-field.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 26, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625202147/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/sports/football/green-bay-packers-announce-expansion-plan-for-lambeau-field.html?_r=0|archive-date=June 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The name ''Lambeau'' is so strongly tied to the stadium, that the Packers have not sold [[naming rights]] to the stadium, instead choosing to sell naming rights to the various entrance gates.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13332177/packers-president-mark-murphy-says-there-no-interest-selling-lambeau-field-naming-rights | website = ESPN.com | title = Packers president: 'No interest' in selling Lambeau naming rights | last = Demovsky | first = Rob | date = July 28, 2015 | access-date = September 27, 2024}}</ref> During the [[Lambeau Field#Renovation, 2001–03|2003 renovation]], the Packers erected a {{convert|14|ft|adj=on}} statue of Lambeau in front of the new Atrium entrance.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/news/statues-of-lambeau-lombardi-unveiled-2476023 | website = Packers.com | author = Statues Of Lambeau, Lombardi Unveiled | date = August 26, 2003 | access-date = September 27, 2024 | title = Statues of Lambeau, Lombardi Unveiled | archive-date = December 12, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212023606/https://www.packers.com/news/statues-of-lambeau-lombardi-unveiled-2476023 | url-status = live }}</ref> Lambeau Street, in Green Bay's Packerland Industrial Park, is also named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/street-honoring-mike-mccarthy-hits-snag-b9966715z1-218035281.html | title = Green Bay mayor struggling to find a street to rename for Mike McCarthy | last = McGinn | first = Bob | newspaper = [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] | access-date = September 27, 2024 | date = August 1, 2013 }}</ref>

As a player and coach, Lambeau is credited with pioneering daily practices, the [[forward pass]] in the NFL, implementing pass patterns, and having teams fly to road games.<ref name="PACKHOF"/> He was a second-team All-Pro for three seasons (1922–1924) and was named to the [[National Football League 1920s All-Decade Team|NFL 1920s All-Decade Team]].<ref name="PFRSTATS"/><ref name="1920TEAM">{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/pfhof_all_decade_1920.htm | title = Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Teams – 1920s | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = April 9, 2024 | archive-date = March 20, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230320165741/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/pfhof_all_decade_1920.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> He also led the Packers to over 200 wins, won six NFL Championships, and coached seven future Pro Football Hall of Fame players on the Packers (not including himself).<ref name="PACK"/>{{efn|The seven Packers coached by Lambeau to enter the Hall of Fame were: [[Cal Hubbard]], [[Don Hutson]], [[Johnny "Blood" McNally]], [[Clarke Hinkle]], [[Mike Michalske]], [[Arnie Herber]], and [[Tony Canadeo]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hall-of-famers | website = Packers.com | title = Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | access-date = February 12, 2025 }}</ref>}} He became the first coach to lead an NFL team to three consecutive NFL Championships (1929–31), a feat that has only been matched once by Packers coach [[Vince Lombardi]] (1965–67).<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/has-any-team-three-peat-super-bowl-history-nfl-championships/bc1d44b1939e43bb85a1dc56 | website = SportingNews.com | title = Has any team three-peated in Super Bowl history? History of teams to win three NFL championships in a row | access-date = February 12, 2025 | date = February 9, 2025 | last = Bender | first = Bill }}</ref> For his contributions to football and athletics, Lambeau has been honored by multiple organizations. In 1961 he was elected to the [[Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web | url =https://www.wihalloffame.com/curly-lambeau | website = WIHallofFame.com | title = Curly Lambeau | access-date = February 12, 2025 }}</ref> He was part of the inaugural class of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1963, and the inaugural class of the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]] in 1970.<ref name="PACK"/>