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Last year, the PBS television program Antiques Road Show filmed in Green Bay, Wis., for the first time. We knew about this at the time because a neighbor of ours attended and consulted us beforehand on where to stay, eat, etc. while in town. You can now see this episode on the PBS site here. The article above appears today on the excellent Uni Watch website. If this isn’t a daily stop for you, it should be.
The 2018 NFL Preseason and Regular Season Schedules have been released. Now we can plan the rest of the year!
Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers released their preseason opponents for the four weeks in August, with specific dates and times to be announced when the complete 2018 NFL schedule is released soon (last year it was released on April 20th). The final two preseason games are likely to be Thursday night events, as has been the case in recent years.
Today the Green Bay Packers announced the initial details surrounding their 100th birthday. Since the 2018 is actually their 100th playing season, and their incorporation birthday is August 11, 2019, it will be a two-year celebration.
From the Green Bay Press-Gazette: “The celebration kicks off in June with a traveling interactive exhibit called “Lambeau Field Live,” and picks up at the end of July with a four-day “Packers Experience” at 1265 Lombardi Ave. The free festival will include live music, a replica team locker room, USA Football kids' clinic, Packers alumni Q&A, photo stations and more. The “Experience,” which begins July 26, coincides with the annual shareholders meeting and the start of training camp.
The Packers have produced a Ken Burns-length documentary, “Legacy: 100 Seasons of the Green Bay Packers.” It has 10 episodes covering 10 decades of Packers football, with each episode running from one to two hours. Some decades were more newsworthy than others, and of course will cover 13 championships, including four Super Bowl victories, but also a couple of painfully long spells in the wilderness, including from 1945 to 1959 and from 1968 to 1991.
The documentary series will include never-seen footage and new interviews with current and former players. Portions of the documentary will be available on Packers.com and featured on game days during the fall. The entire series will be available in the fall of 2019.The Packers have not released details about how the series will be distributed.
In 2019, the Packers will release its “100 Seasons” book, a definitive history of the Packers.
Fans can access “100 Seasons” through a special website that launches in June.”
Dates announced for Packers' 2018 offseason program:
GREEN BAY – The Packers will return on April 16 for the start of their 2018 offseason program, the NFL announced on Monday.
The Packers will conduct organized team activities May 21-23, May 30-31, June 1, and June 4-7, and conclude their offseason program with a mandatory minicamp June 12-14.
The voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases. Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
Teams also are permitted to hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program.
Dates are tentative and subject to change at the discretion of individual clubs.
Key dates
First Day: April 16
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 30-31, June 1, June 4-7.
Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14
Source: Packers.com
2018 NFL DRAFT — APRIL 26-28, 2018
The NFL Draft moves to a new city this year, and the television/streaming coverage has expanded. As they have done for several years now, the first round will be featured Thursday night, with the second and third rounds taking place Friday night; the final five rounds will be on Saturday.
LOCATION: Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
TV/INTERNET COVERAGE: The expanded coverage gives the NFL Draft its largest audience reach ever, and marks the first time ever that the entirety of the live three-day event will air on broadcast television.
Live streaming of the 2018 NFL Draft coverage will be available across devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and connected TVs) through the NFL app or NFL.com. Fans can also stream the live 2018 NFL Draft through FOX Sports and the ESPN App, available for subscribers of the networks' participating TV providers.
DRAFT ROUND — WHERE TO WATCH:
ROUND 1 — THURSDAY APRIL 26: 8:00 PM ET (NFL Network, FOX, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes; NFL, FOX Sports and ESPN digital properties)
ROUNDS 2-3 — FRIDAY, APRIL 27: 7:00 PM ET (NFL Network, FOX, ESPN/ESPN2; NFL, FOX Sports and ESPN digital properties)
ROUNDS 4-7 — SATURDAY, APRIL 28: NOON ET (NFL Network, ABC, ESPN; NFL and ESPN digital properties)
NFL Draft coverage simulcast on NFL Network and FOX will be produced by NFL Network and feature co-branding, as well as a mixed team of NFL Network and NFL on FOX on-air personalities. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, three-time Super Bowl champion and FOX's lead game analyst for NFL coverage Troy Aikman joins live coverage of Round 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft, alongside NFL Network's Rich Eisen, Mike Mayock and Daniel Jeremiah, and Stanford head football coach David Shaw. Additionally, FOX's lead college football game analyst Joel Klatt joins pre-draft coverage of Rounds 1-3, as well as live coverage of Rounds 2-3 on Friday, April 27, which also features NFL Network/FOX talent Charles Davis and Peter Schrager, and NFL Network's Chris Rose.
In its 39th consecutive year presenting the NFL Draft, ESPN's coverage will include a first in 2018 as College GameDay — college football's longest-running and most-celebrated pregame show — will make its first visit to the NFL Draft. On Thursday, April 26, a special two-hour College GameDay (5:00-7:00 PM ET, ESPN) will originate from the NFL Draft Experience outside AT&T Stadium prior to Round 1, part of ESPN's unprecedented 26 consecutive hours of NFL Draft coverage leading into Round 1. Then at 8:00 PM ET, GameDay will be part of ESPN2's college-themed viewing option of Round 1, supplementing the traditional pick-by-pick coverage on ESPN. On Friday, April 27, GameDay will have another one-hour special (5:00 PM ET) before the draft telecast of Rounds 2-3 airs on ESPN/ESPN2 at 7:00 PM ET. ESPN Deportes will also carry a Spanish-language telecast of Round 1, while Rounds 2-3 will air in Spanish on ESPN3.
It’s time for another installment of “Auction Finds” here in Packerville, U.S.A. Above, a program from the championship testimonial banquet held at the Green Bay Columbus Community Club three days after the Packers beat the Boston Redskins 21-6 for the NFL title.
The game program from a 1956 Intra-Squad game held at Monterey Stadium in Janesville, Wis. This was before that year’s preseason game in Milwaukee on August 18th.
As a side note, Monterey Stadium still exists (seen above), and is the football field utilized by Janesville Parker High School. It is located at 465 Rockport Road.
A 1957 ticket stub from the first game held at the new City Stadium (later to become Lambeau Field), in which the Packers beat the Bears 21-17.
A 1965 Green Bay Packers Wisconsin Public Service broadside schedule.
A press photo from the 1965 Western Conference playoff game, a 13-10 overtime victory against the Baltimore Colts in Green Bay.
A 1965 sideline photo in an unidentified stadium somewhere on the road.
QB Bart Starr passes in the legendary “Ice Bowl” game — the freezing 1967 NFL championship game on December 31, 1967, a 21-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
A pre-Super Bowl I press photo featuring the quarterbacks and head coaches of the two teams.
WR Max McGee races for a touchdown in Super Bowl I.
A photograph of Head Coach Vince Lombardi during the first Super Bowl game. The orange lines are “crop marks” indicating how the photo should be trimmed and used in a newspaper or magazine.
Another shot of WR Max McGee, this time making a pass reception in Super Bowl II.
A game ball given to WR Barry Smith following a 19-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium in 1975. Smith was a first-round pick from Florida State in 1973 and played three years with the Packers and one with Tampa Bay before retiring in 1976.
An image of QB Brett Favre from his first NFL start on September 27, 1992 — a 17-3 win for the Packers.
A 1992 image of QB Brett Favre warming up prior to a game.
QB Brett Favre celebrates a touchdown during the 17-3 victory over Chicago at Soldier Field on November 22, 1992.
An early 1970’s game jersey worn by RB John Brockington.
A game jersey won by CB Ken Ellis, with sewn-in hand warmer pouch. A fourth-round draft choice, Ellis played for the Packers from 1970-75.
Lastly, a post-game locker room image of RB Paul Hornung and Head Coach Vince Lombardi.
Check out these items and many more at Heritage Auctions.
