County Stadium

After years of playing at State Fair Park, the Green Bay Packers decided to start playing part of their home games at County Stadium. The team played their first game at County Stadium on September 27, 1953 against the Cleveland Browns. Over the years, the stadium grew, beginning in 1954 when the grandstand was double decked down the foul lines increasing the seating capacity to over 43,000. For four seasons, 1966 through 1969, the Packers were the only tenant at the stadium, as the Braves moved to Atlanta. Baseball returned to Milwaukee in 1970 when the Seattle Pilots moved to the city and became the Brewers.

The Packers played nearly half of their home games at County Stadium for 41 years. In order for football to be played at the stadium, the bleachers behind the left field wall were moved into the playing area in left field. The gridiron was laid out over the infield and right field. Because of the field configuration, both football teams had to share the same sideline. The north endzone was so close to the third base dugout, oftentimes a player would disappear into the dugout after scoring. In the early 1990's after the Packers main home, Lambeau Field had been upgraded with more luxury suites, the team decided to move all of its home games there. The Packers played their last home game at County Stadium on December 18, 1994 against the Atlanta Falcons. The Brewers continued to play at County Stadium for six more seasons before moving into Miller Park in 2001. County Stadium was demolished in December 2000 and is now the site of a little league baseball field.