Curly Lambeau

When Earl "Curly" Lambeau was a young boy growing up in Green Bay, he and his friends didn't have money for a football. They kicked around a salt sack filled with debris. That humble beginning produced a single-minded drive for the figure whose name now graces the Green Bay Packers' stadium. This newest title in the Badger Biographies Series charts the course of Curly Lambeau's career as a flamboyant player and coach, which paralleled the rise of professional football in this country....
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When Earl "Curly" Lambeau was a young boy growing up in Green Bay, he and his friends didn't have money for a football. They kicked around a salt sack filled with debris. That humble beginning produced a single-minded drive for the figure whose name now graces the Green Bay Packers' stadium. This newest title in the Badger Biographies Series charts the course of Curly Lambeau's career as a flamboyant player and coach, which paralleled the rise of professional football in this country. Lambeau revolutionized the way football is played by legitimizing passing in a game that had previously centered on running. His dedication to popularizing football in Green Bay and in the state helped build the Packer organization into the institution it has become. Yet, he was not without flaws, and this biography presents a full picture of a man whose ambitions complicated his legacy.