Welcome to the second entry in our series on the best Green Bay Packers to wear every jersey number from No. 0 to No. 99.
The No. 0 entry took zero thought whatsoever, as there has literally been only one player to don the digit in the 100-plus-year history of the franchise. Only three players have worn No. 1, but at least we have options this time around. That said, though, with all due respect to halfback Eddie Usher, who sported it in 1922, this is only a two-man battle.
The number currently belongs, of course, to Micah Parsons, who actually contemplated taking No. 0 before opting to become the first to wear No. 1 in nearly a century when he came over from the Dallas Cowboys in August 2025.
Now, in the very near future, Parsons will likely take over this title of the greatest Packers player to wear No. 1. The Penn State product is genuinely a generational talent and showed out something fierce in his first season in Green Bay. Despite suffering a torn ACL late in the '25 season, Parsons tallied 12.5 sacks in the 14 games in which he appeared, earning his fifth trip to the Pro Bowl, his third First-Team All-Pro selection, and a third-place finish in the Defensive Player of the Year voting.
For now, however, the honor has to go to Curly Lambeau, you know, the guy who co-founded the franchise and whose name is on the stadium and such.
Curly Lambeau wore No. 1 for the Green Bay Packers for four seasons
When Parsons was awarded No. 1, there was actually a bit of backlash from a few Cheeseheads, as some felt it was disrespectful to Lambeau.
But here's the thing. While we're not sure of the numbers he wore when the Packers played semi-pro ball during the team's first two years of existence in 1919 and 1920, the Green Bay native wore at least seven different digits during his nine-year run as a player/coach for the Packers in the APFA/NFL from 1921 to 1929, according to the team's official website, donning No. 10, No. 13, No. 14, No. 20, No. 22, No. 42, and, of course, No. 1.
That said, though, he did apparently wear No. 1 more than any of the others, doing so in at least parts of the 1923, 1924, 1925, and 1926 seasons. It wasn't uncommon back then for players to wear different numbers at different points of the year.
So, while we don't exactly know how many games Lambeau wore the number during those campaigns, we do know that the halfback earned two of his three Second-Team All-Pro selections during that stretch, receiving the honor in 1923 and 1924 to complete a three-year run, as he'd also done so in 1922.
For those unfamiliar with Lambeau as a player, he did just about everything for the Packers on the offensive side of the ball, as not only was he the team's primary runner but also the club's primary passer. He also occasionally served as the kicker.
During his pro career, Lambeau threw 24 touchdown passes, rushed for eight scores, caught three TDs, and connected on 20 extra-point attempts and six field goals. In his final season as a player/coach in 1929 (it should be noted that he only appeared in a single game that year), he led the Packers to their first NFL Championship.
After that season, of course, Lambeau stayed on as head coach and ultimately led Green Bay to five more titles before officially leaving the franchise he'd helped found in early 1950. The Packers put his name on their stadium two months after his death in 1965.
Again, Parsons will undoubtedly find himself in this spot soon, but the No. 1 spot on this No. 1 list still belongs to Lambeau.
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