The Lambeau Leap
The Lambeau Leap is a celebratory jump into the stands located near the end zone after a Packers's touchdown scored at Lambeau Field by the Packer who scored the touchdown.
Lambeau Field is an outdoor stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin; it serves as the home field for the Green Bay Packers. Building on the stadium was finished in 1957 and served to replace the old City Stadium. In 1965, the field would be renamed to Lambeau Field as a tribute to the franchie's former long-time coach, player, and founder Curly Lambeau. It is currently the oldest continually operating stadium in the NFL.
No one is quite sure who is the first person to coin the phrase, but possibly one of the first people to mention it was broadcaster Al Michaels, who mentioned it during a Monday Night Football broadcast in 1996. …show more content…
Reggie White was moving towards the end zone, with the ball in his hands, hoping to give the Packers a three touchdown lead in the game. He was about to be tackled and flipped the ball to Butler, who scored his first touchdown. Butler jumped up the short wall that divides fans from the field, but could not quite get all the way up, but waiting fans helped pull him up to get him over the wall.
The repurcussions
The Lambeau Leap is the only allowed celebration in the NFL, making it the stuff of legend.
The NFL decided it wanted to ban all excessive celebrations in the year 2000, commissioner Paul Tagliabue decided not to ban the Leap because it does not show up the other team, in his opinion. He felt that it showed appreciation for the fans being a part of the game.
It quickly became a tradition.
Most believe that the best “Leaper” is former Packers receiver Donald
The Lambeau Leap is a celebratory jump into the stands located near the end zone after a Packers's touchdown scored at Lambeau Field by the Packer who scored the touchdown.
Lambeau Field is an outdoor stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin; it serves as the home field for the Green Bay Packers. Building on the stadium was finished in 1957 and served to replace the old City Stadium. In 1965, the field would be renamed to Lambeau Field as a tribute to the franchie's former long-time coach, player, and founder Curly Lambeau. It is currently the oldest continually operating stadium in the NFL.
No one is quite sure who is the first person to coin the phrase, but possibly one of the first people to mention it was broadcaster Al Michaels, who mentioned it during a Monday Night Football broadcast in 1996. …show more content…
Reggie White was moving towards the end zone, with the ball in his hands, hoping to give the Packers a three touchdown lead in the game. He was about to be tackled and flipped the ball to Butler, who scored his first touchdown. Butler jumped up the short wall that divides fans from the field, but could not quite get all the way up, but waiting fans helped pull him up to get him over the wall.
The repurcussions
The Lambeau Leap is the only allowed celebration in the NFL, making it the stuff of legend.
The NFL decided it wanted to ban all excessive celebrations in the year 2000, commissioner Paul Tagliabue decided not to ban the Leap because it does not show up the other team, in his opinion. He felt that it showed appreciation for the fans being a part of the game.
It quickly became a tradition.
Most believe that the best “Leaper” is former Packers receiver Donald