From the Ice Bowl to the Lambeau Leap, there is no place like Lambeau Field. This year, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers turns 50 years old. Take a tour of this historic stadium!
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Lambeau Field is the oldest stadium in the NFL. Opening in 1957, Lambeau Field was originally named City Stadium, after their previous home field's name. It was renamed in 1965 in nicknamed the Ice Bowl! Through the years, Lambeau Field has seen some great players grace the field including - Bart Starr, Reggie White and Brett Favre.
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In 2003, the stadium underwent a massive, $295 million renovation. Now the exterior is on par with many of the new and coaches - Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau. The cool thing about Lambeau Field is they were able to keep the signature bowl seating and the natural grass, keeping some of the original flavor to the renovated stadium.
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Lambeau Field is one of the best places to watch pro football because of the fans. Known as the fans catch him! It's not easy to get into Lambeau Field though - season tickets have been sold out since 1960, and there's still a waiting list of 74,000!
Lambeau Field is home of the Green Bay Packers
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- Lambeau Field is also known as "The Frozen Tundra" after the famous "Ice Bowl" game in 1967.
- Lambeau Field sits at an elevation of 640 feet above sea level.
- Lambeau Field seats 72,928 fans for football games.
- Lambeau Field hosted a college hockey game in 2006 between the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University.
- Lambeau Field has hosted three NFC Championship Games - 1961, 1965 and 1967.
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