De Pere in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Norbert College & The Packers

Packers Heritage Trail

— Lambeau-Lombardi Spur —

St. Norbert College & The Packers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bob (peach) Weber, June 16, 2012

1. St. Norbert College & The Packers Marker

Inscription. St. Norbert College became the training camp of the Packers in 1958 in an agreement that would become the longest such partnership in NFL history. Father Dennis M. Burke, then president of the college, suggested the arrangement to the team that year and solidified the relationship by forming a close bond with coaching legend Vince Lombardi.

Lombardi was hired by the Packers in 1959, and it was here during the summer months that he molded his great teams of the 1960s.

Renowned for his temper and hard-line coaching style, Lombardi struck fear in his players as he crossed paths with them on campus and lectured to them in meetings. But he displayed a much softer side in the company of the Norbertine fathers, who lived and worked on campus and had daily contact with him.

The Packers stayed in Sensenbrenner Hall during Lombardi's nine seasons. Sensenbrenner was where Lombardi hosted his famous 5 o'clock social hour and where he attended Mass daily. Scenes for the award-winning documentary Run to Daylight, which featured Lombardi, were filmed here in 1964. The Packers later moved to Victor McCormick Hall, providing an even quicker walk to the feasts prepared by St. Norbert chefs.

St. Norbert is a private liberal arts college founded in 1898 by the Norbertine Order.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 44° 26.581′ N, 88° 4.12′ W. Marker is in De Pere, Wisconsin, in Brown County. It is on 505 3rd Street north of Marsh Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: De Pere WI 54115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Address by President Lincoln (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wisconsin's Maritime Trails (approx. half a mile away); Marquette–Jolliet (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rapides des Peres (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brown County Court House 1838 to 1854 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Hotel (approx. 0.7 miles away); White Pillars (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bernard Henry Pennings (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in De Pere.

The Packers Marker and St. Norbert College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bob (peach) Weber, June 16, 2012

2. The Packers Marker and St. Norbert College

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2012, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,224 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2012, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.