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<blockquote data-quote="Jim Lite" data-source="post: 748904" data-attributes="member: 12699"><p>My earliest memories of the Packers date from the time they played at old City Stadium, which was also the home field of East High. The Packers stunk back then. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ronzani" target="_blank">Gene Ronzani</a> was coach. QB was a guy named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobin_Rote" target="_blank">Tobin Rote</a>. My grandpa would listen to the game (no TV back then), and there'd come a point where he'd snap off the radio, in disgust. As kids, we had no trouble sneaking into the games; security would mostly look the other way.</p><p></p><p>Went on active Navy duty in 1957 (graduated high school in June). First time I saw the Pack play at what's now known as Lambeau Field was on TV, on board ship in the San Diego Harbor. Having played in the West High Band, I remember marching on the Sacred Turf during halftime of the annual East-West game. But that would have been in November, <em>1956--</em>a year before Lambeau is said to have officially opened. Admittedly, my memory isn't what it used to be (never was). So does anyone know--for sure--what year the first East-West game was played at Lambeau?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Lite, post: 748904, member: 12699"] My earliest memories of the Packers date from the time they played at old City Stadium, which was also the home field of East High. The Packers stunk back then. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Ronzani']Gene Ronzani[/URL] was coach. QB was a guy named [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobin_Rote']Tobin Rote[/URL]. My grandpa would listen to the game (no TV back then), and there'd come a point where he'd snap off the radio, in disgust. As kids, we had no trouble sneaking into the games; security would mostly look the other way. Went on active Navy duty in 1957 (graduated high school in June). First time I saw the Pack play at what's now known as Lambeau Field was on TV, on board ship in the San Diego Harbor. Having played in the West High Band, I remember marching on the Sacred Turf during halftime of the annual East-West game. But that would have been in November, [I]1956--[/I]a year before Lambeau is said to have officially opened. Admittedly, my memory isn't what it used to be (never was). So does anyone know--for sure--what year the first East-West game was played at Lambeau? [/QUOTE]
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