Lambeau Field

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Lambeau Field ( ) is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened 69 years ago in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, who had died two months earlier. With a seating capacity of 81,441, Lambeau Field is the second-largest stadium in the NFL. and the largest venue in Wisconsin, edging out Camp Randall Stadium (75,822) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Its playing field has a conventional north–south alignment, at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level. Lambeau Field is the oldest continually operating NFL stadium. In 2007, the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking...

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