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Lambeau Field tour guide on Green Bay Packers tradition: 'It's sacred'

Published Jul. 14, 2015 10:41 a.m. ET

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Lambeau Leaps, Lombardi Trophies and Cheeseheads.

The Green Bay Packers—the NFL's only small-town franchise—are responsible for some of the league's greatest traditions. For example, since the 1960s, kids have brought their bicycles to Packers training camp so players can ride them from the locker room to the practice facility. Strange, yes, but also uniquely special to the team and its fanbase.

"Local kids started showing up outside the locker room doors offering players a ride, now families plan their vacations around it," said stadium tour guide and retired teacher Ron Wiseman, via Wayne Newton of the Toronto Sun. "It’s sacred."

Green Bay has a population of only 105,000, so the NFL team is, by far, the biggest show in town. Also the league's only publicly-owned franchise, the Packers have produced 23 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including legendary figures such as Curly Lambeau, Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr and Reggie White.

(h/t Toronto Sun)

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