What does packers mean? and what about the Bills? what exactly do they mean by Bills.
2007-10-30 13:30:55 · 8 answers · asked by lacostacospacos 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
"The Bills are named after Buffalo Bill Cody, the winning entry in a local contest." This was posted on wikipedia, I am not sure I buy it. They are however the only team to play in the state of New York, wierd huh?
With the packers, around the time the team was formed one of the (if the the) largest employer in green bay was a meat packing plant. I am not completely sure if plant employees were the first players on team or not, but that is the tie to the community. The Packers are also the only publicly owned franchise I believe in pro sports. People own stock in the team and therefore the communtiy and fans own the team. The only franchise that will never run the risk of moving!
2007-10-30 13:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by mossmayhem 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Packer name come from Curly Lambeau"s war time employer" Indian Packing Company" who he worked as a packing clerk. The company provides the first jerseys and let the team use its athletic fields. So the it was a natural choice to call the team Packers.
The Bills came from name the team contest. Name After Buffalo Bill Cody
2007-10-30 13:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by earthpigs1775 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green Bay packs cheese and meat in their industry.
Thus the Green Bay Packers
2007-10-30 13:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The packers refers to the local industry, packing cheese. Thus the cheese heads. Like the steelers, it symbolizes the cites steel industry.
2007-10-30 13:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by Tha Syko Clown 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
meat packers main job in area
buffalo bill cody a cowboy in the old west
2007-10-30 13:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by rebshel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fudge Packers!!!! HAHA just kidding, I think that it has something to do with meat packing.
2007-10-30 13:51:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jim S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the Indian Packing Company.
Hope this helps, dude. You are a dude, right?
2007-10-30 13:36:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it is fudge packing. LOL GO BEARS!!!!!!
2007-10-31 01:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by GATORBOYZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋