The Sports Fan Project

Event 36 – How this Lions’ Fan Found Himself at Lambeau Field for Packers-Bears Action

^{I do admit to feeling a bit out of place not wearing camo or blaze orange (or green or gold).}

Lambeau Field Pregame — ^{I do admit to feeling a bit out of place not wearing camo or blaze orange (or green or gold).}

The Written Word

Leaping at the Chance to Go to Lambeau

Still Images

A gorgeous day greeted us at Lambeau Field (aside from the chilly temps).

Inside one of the Packers’ Team Stores.

Me at Curly Lambeau.

Me, Dan, and Vince Lombardi.

A guy can dream about doing the Lambeau Leap, right?

The Lambeau Field grounds were in the holiday spirit.

The Don Hutson Center is across the street from Lambeau.

Some of the tailgating crowd.

Does every fan base have a converted emergency vehicle for a tailgating?

The crowd begins to head toward the entrance.

We entered through Oneida Nation Gate.

Proudly touting its championship tradition.

The view to the south.

The view to the west.

The view to the north.

The view to the east.

My view of the National Anthem.

This fella ran the endzone with the Packers’ flag after every score.

I actually know Bo Melton’s father, Gary. It was cool to see him sore his second career TD.

Melton also returns kicks for the Packers.

Of course I got a brat. Wasn’t expecting a footlong, though!

Getting ready for the go-ahead score.

There’s that flag bearer again.

A final look at Lambeau over the nearby neighborhood.

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Video

^{Pregame tailgating scene.}

^{Entering my Lambeau Field section.}

^{The end of the Anthem and fly over.}

^{Bears’ Cairo Santos FG.}

^{A Packers’ defensive stand.}

^{The Bears score a TD.}

^{Lambeau Field fans celebrate a TD.}

^{Jump, jump, jump around!}

^{Anywhere else play “Beer Barrel Polka?”}

^{It never gets old.}

^{The Packers’ winning score.}

^{Dan’s Wisconsin sports shrine.}

Fun Facts

Traveling Party – Me and my long-ago work colleague, Dan who lives in Oconomowoc, WI.
Last Time Visited – I had been to Lambeau Field twice previously. The first time was for a season-opening game between the Packers and the Detroit Lions on what I believe was September 9, 2001. My family and I stopped by during a summer vacation several years later. Dan had attended a pre-season game within the past season.
A Green Bay Packers’ Gift – Imagine my surprise a day or two following the game when I received a lovely email from the Green Packers thanking me for attending. It also included a high resolution photograph of a full Lambeau Field during the game we’d attended. Further, the instructions informed me that I could zoom in on our section to see Dan and I at the exact time of their photographs. Check out those images below. In all my years of fandom, this was the first time I’d experienced anything like this.
Another Wisconsin Tradition – As one might imagine for a community as small as Green Bay, it took us a bit to extract ourselves from the Lambeau area and hit the open road. As such, a stop was in order for a quick bite at none other Wisconsin’s entry in the fast food world: Culver’s. I wasn’t all that hungry, so I opted for a peanut butter cup Concrete Mixer.
Running List of States Traveled To/Through (28 total) – Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, & Wyoming
Running List of Countries Traveled To/Through (8 total) – Argentina, Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, & Quebec), England, Japan, Korea, Scotland, United States, & Wales
Distance Traveled – 58 miles from Madison to Oconomowoc (where I stayed), plus 244 round trip miles to Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, plus 447 miles home, for a total of 749 miles.
Cumulative Distance Traveled After 36 Events – 71,978 miles
Up Next – The Southern Scuffle college wrestling tournament in Chattanooga, TN, followed by the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship game in Nashville, TN.

^{The Green Bay Packers’ gift photo of the entire stadium at left. Me and Dan when the photo was captured. (He looks colder than I do, doesn’t he?)}

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