<P> In August 2008, ESPN.com ranked Packers fans as second - best in the NFL . The team initially finished tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers (who finished ahead of the Packers) as having the best fans, but the tie was broken by ESPN's own John Clayton, a Pittsburgh native . </P> <P> Needing to outfit his new squad, team founder Curly Lambeau solicited funds from his employer, the Indian Packing Company . He was given $500 for uniforms and equipment in return for the team being named for its sponsor . An early newspaper article referred to the fledglings as "the Indians", but by the time they played their first game "Packers" had taken hold . </P> <P> Indian Packing was purchased in 1920 by the Acme Packing Company . Acme continued to support the team, which played its first NFL season with "ACME PACKERS" emblazoned on its jerseys . </P> <P> Lambeau, a Notre Dame alumnus, borrowed its Irish's navy blue and gold team colors, much as George Halas borrowed his Illinois alma mater's for the Chicago Bears . As a result, the early Packers were often referred to as the "Bays" or the "Blues" (and even occasionally as "the Big Bay Blues"). </P>

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