what does the g stand for green bay packers
Green Bay Packers In 1951, the team finally stopped wearing leather helmets, adopting the metallic gold plastic headgear it has used ever since. The oval "G" logo was added in 1961 when Lombardi asked Packers equipment manager Gerald "Dad" Braisher to design a logo. Braisher tasked his assistant, St. Norbert College art student John Gordon. Satisfied with a football-shaped letter "G", the pair presented it to Lombardi, who then approved the addition.[73] Tiki Barber falsely reported[74] it to stand for "greatness" without a reliable source to back up his claims. Other reputable media outlets then published similar stories using Barber's false claim as a source.[75] The Packers' Assistant Director of PR and Corporate Communications had the following to say: "Thereâ€™s nothing in our history that suggests there's any truth to this. The Packers Hall of Fame archivist said the same thing."[76] The team used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.[77][78] The Packers hold the trademark on the "G" logo, and have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, such as the University of Georgia and Grambling State University, in addition to the city of Green Bay itself as part of its civic logo.[79] Adopted in 1964, the Georgia "G", though different in design and color, was similar to the Packers' "G". Then-Georgia head coach Vince Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the Packers.[80]