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A Packers team equipment manager under legendary coach Vince Lombardi came up with the team's helmet logo in 1961. He designed the shape of the logo to represent a football and the G to mean Green Bay. A couple years later in Athens, Georgia, Vince Dooley was redesigning the team's uniforms, including changing the helmets from silver to red, according to the school. His idea was to have a black G on a white background on the helmet.

While the Georgia's G dimensions and colors were different, the university still sought approval from Green Bay to use the logo. The Packers granted it. A year later, Grambling State also designed a G logo for its helmet, and the Packers also granted the school permission.

1961 Green Bay

1962 Georgia

1964 Georgia

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Posted by JetDawg

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Posted on 5/17/23 at 5:50 pm to MrMojoRisin

That 1961 Green Bay "G" is NOT the same as the 1964 Georgia "G" that UGA trademarked.

Green Bay liked Georgia's "G" better and asked UGA for permission to use it and it was granted. UGA does not charge GB a fee to use it, either. Grambling uses our "G" by permission from UGA, as well.

Please notice the differences: GB's a bit more rounded/squared....UGA's more elongated than GB's.

Green Bay in 1961........................................Georgia 1964-Present