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<blockquote data-quote="yooperfan" data-source="post: 1508" data-attributes="member: 15"><p><strong>Packer Fan</strong></p><p></p><p>In the early 1950's the Packers were in serious financial trouble. Here in Ishpeming Michigan we had a banker and business magnate by the name of Sam Cohodas who also had strong financial dealings in Green Bay. The Packers came to him for financial help. Well old Sam bought a ton of stock and also strongarmed all the businessmen in Ishpeming to buy stock and season tickets. My best friends father was one of those businessmen. Since he and so many other people in town owned stock and tickets the Packers became an interesting topic of conversation and most people here became Packer fans. Now my father was a Lion fan so I got a slow start but because my friend and his family were Packer fans and went to games I got more and more interested in the Pack. In 1957 I bought my first pack of football cards and Billy Howten of the Packers was in that pack. He became my favorite player right then. Shortly after they began televising Packer games up hereand I could actually see them play.</p><p>This area was awash in tickets so we could always get them and Green Bay was a short 3.5 hour drive away so I have been able to go to dozens of games and through my college years my friends and I went to every home game.</p><p>My allegiance has grown stronger every year and now my wife and kids are all Packer fans and our house is adorned with a Packer Flag, numerous pictures and posters and many books.</p><p>That's my story!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yooperfan, post: 1508, member: 15"] [b]Packer Fan[/b] In the early 1950's the Packers were in serious financial trouble. Here in Ishpeming Michigan we had a banker and business magnate by the name of Sam Cohodas who also had strong financial dealings in Green Bay. The Packers came to him for financial help. Well old Sam bought a ton of stock and also strongarmed all the businessmen in Ishpeming to buy stock and season tickets. My best friends father was one of those businessmen. Since he and so many other people in town owned stock and tickets the Packers became an interesting topic of conversation and most people here became Packer fans. Now my father was a Lion fan so I got a slow start but because my friend and his family were Packer fans and went to games I got more and more interested in the Pack. In 1957 I bought my first pack of football cards and Billy Howten of the Packers was in that pack. He became my favorite player right then. Shortly after they began televising Packer games up hereand I could actually see them play. This area was awash in tickets so we could always get them and Green Bay was a short 3.5 hour drive away so I have been able to go to dozens of games and through my college years my friends and I went to every home game. My allegiance has grown stronger every year and now my wife and kids are all Packer fans and our house is adorned with a Packer Flag, numerous pictures and posters and many books. That's my story! [/QUOTE]
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