As the Lombardi-era players finished up the 1968 campaign in the last home game of the season, the fans spontaneously stood and gave them a standing ovation near the end of the game — realizing that it was the end of an era in Green Bay. The Packers lost to the Baltimore Colts that day 16-3. Before the start of the game, today’s photo was taken. The original caption from the Green Bay Press-Gazette read: “With the Vietnam War being waged half a world away, Packers fans show their patriotism by waving U.S. flags at the end of the national anthem at the Dec. 7, 1968, home finale against the Baltimore Colts. Three Green Bay women — Annabell Dollar, Annette Fuller and Janet Santaga — organized the tribute, and local merchants raised $6,000 to buy the flags. Harry Hulmes, the Colts’ general manager, said: “I seriously doubt if this sort of thing could be held any place in the country except Green Bay.”
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette archives
