Well, the busy week sometimes prevents the daily update schedule of the blog, but we’re back today to share an image from 1961. Here we see the team returning to Austin-Straubel Field in Green Bay from a road game. There to pick up Packers quarterback Bart Starr is his wife, Cherry Starr, and their young son Bart, Jr.
As was customary in those days, the fans flocked to the airport to greet the team upon their arrival home and show their community support. We’ve also read that another custom was for the people of the city to turn on their porchlights in support of the team, who would see the brightly-lit city from the air upon flying back to land in Green Bay after a road game.
