Pigskin Champions

Pigskin Champions
	Poster for the film Pigskin Champions Movie poster
Directed by	Charles G. Clarke
Produced by	Pete Smith
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 13, 1937;
Country	United States
Language	English

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Pigskin Champions is a 1937 sports short subject documentary directed by Charles G. Clarke and Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It featured the then-World Champion Green Bay Packers in an exhibition of football skills. It premiered in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 13, 1937.^[1] The film featured prominent players from the team, such as Curly Lambeau, Arnie Herber, Don Hutson, and Clarke Hinkle, performing difficult passes and kicks, as well as various workouts and drills.^[2]

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↑ "Grid Film's Premiere is Set for Green Bay". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 6, 1937. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ "Green Bay Grid Team Shown in Ellanay Film". El Paso Herald-Post. September 24, 1937. p. 12. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

Bibliography

Clarke, Charles G. (Director) (August 14, 1937). Pigskin Champions (Motion picture). Green Bay, Wisconsin: MGM.

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[1] "Grid Film's Premiere is Set for Green Bay". Green Bay Press-Gazette. August 6, 1937. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[2] "Green Bay Grid Team Shown in Ellanay Film". El Paso Herald-Post. September 24, 1937. p. 12. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com . Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Franchise	Founders: Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun Franchise overview Green Bay Packers, Inc. Charitable Foundation Team history
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Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field
Training facilities	Clarke Hinkle Field Don Hutson Center Ray Nitschke Field Rockwood Lodge (former) St. Norbert College (training camp)
Culture	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheesehead Fight song Hall of Fame Fan Hall of Fame The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Lambeau Leap Lombardi Lumberjack Band Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop Packers sweep Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Receiver (statue) Ron Wolf That '70s Show Titletown District Vernon Biever Vince Lombardi
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Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010
League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV)
Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92
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Pigskin Champions
Poster for the film Pigskin Champions Movie poster
Directed by	Charles G. Clarke
Produced by	Pete Smith
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 13, 1937 (1937-08-13)
Country	United States
Language	English