Green Bay, WI

Wisconsin's third largest city, Green Bay is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Green Bay which is where the town gets its name. It is 114 miles north of Milwaukee, WI. Green Bay is most famous as the smallest city to host a major sports franchise in the U.S. - the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

Teams that have played here

• Green Bay, Wisconsin State League (1891)
• Green Bay Colts, Wisconsin State League (1905-1906)
• Green Bay Orphans, Wisconsin State League (1907)
• Green Bay Tigers, Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908)
• Green Bay Bays, Wisconsin-Illinois League (1909-1914)
• Green Bay Bluejays, Wisconsin State League (1940, 1942, 1946-1953)
• Green Bay Blue Sox, Wisconsin State League (1941)
• Green Bay Bluejays, Three-I League (1958-1959)
• Green Bay Dodgers, Three-I League (1960)
• Green Bay Sultans, Prairie League (1996)
• Green Bay Bullfrogs, Northwoods League (2007-2018)
• Green Bay Booyah, Northwoods League (2019-)

Persons who were born here

• Jason Berken, pitcher
• Erik Cordier, pitcher
• Eddie Gold, author
• Casey Kopitzke, minor league catcher
• John Rutter, college coach
• Red Smith, writer
• Graham Spraker, Great Britain national team pitcher
• Cory Vaughn, minor league outfielder
• Brad Voyles, pitcher
• Bob Wickman, pitcher
• Paul Wilmet, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Jack Baldschun, pitcher
• Jim Magnuson, pitcher
• Ernie Ovitz, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Green Bay East High School
• Notre Dame Academy
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay