10,000 Pieces of Packer Pride

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Glen Christensen is not only a Packers season ticket holder. He is the owner of one of the largest private collections of Packers memorabilia in the world. This room is full of rare and vintage items and is just part of his priceless collection.

  1. Vintage bobble heads and figurines from the 1960s.
  2. Banners, flags and pennants from the 1950s and 1960s.
  3. Coat worn on the sidelines by number 31, Hall of Fame running back Jim Taylor. The back of the coat’s hood bears autographs from Taylor and his teammates from the 1960s.
  4. Game-used football froom Super Bowl II, as well as signed footballs from the 1960 glory years.
  5. Original players’ leather helmets.
  6. Coach’s sport coat from 1966.
  7. Original Lambeau Field entrance turnstile.
  8. End zone turf from Super Bowl XLV, where the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 6, 2011.
  9. Replica of the present-day Packers locker room.
  10. Sideline bench used in the Ice Bowl, one of very few in existence.
  11. 1940-1960 Equipment trunk.
  12. Goal line marker from the Ice Bowl.

Much more of Christensen’s collection may be found online at http://ultimatepackercollection.com

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