‘Go Pack Go’: 91-year-old Packers fan still serves on stadium cleanup crew

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Even at 91 years young, Green Bay’s Pete LeMere has no trouble hiking up the Lambeau Field staircase to section 117, row 46, seats 15 and 16. It’s a trip he’s made quite a few times.

“It’s something to be a part of,” Pete explained once he arrived at his seat. “It’s exciting to be a part of.”

Originally from Door County, Pete attended his first Packers game back when Curly Lambeau was still coaching the team.

“Fall of 1948 was my first game,” Pete said. “Kind of got hooked on the Packers. Been a fan ever since.”

Ten years later, he made a decision that would change his family’s game day experience forever.

“After we came to the new stadium, we were coming to most every game anyhow,” Pete said, “so we thought ‘Well, we might as well buy the season tickets.’”

Those tickets now belong to Pete’s son, Mike LeMere. Sitting alongside his father, he reminisced on some of the great memories made inside the stadium.

“It’s kind of just always that same feeling of excitement to be here, seeing the crowd,” Mike explained.

The father/son duo has experienced some of Lambeau’s most historic moments firsthand.

For Pete, it’s the Ice Bowl that stands out.

“It was pretty chilly that day,” he recalled. “I have the mittens I bought for that game.”

As for Mike, the Snow Bowl comes to mind.

“We were both here in ’85,” he said. “Luckily, my parents live close enough we could walk to the game and walk back.”

Nowadays, Pete has traded in his seat on the aluminum bleachers at Lambeau Field for his recliner at home, allowing his family to take in the game day fun. Still, he finds a reason to make his way back to 1265 Lombardi Avenue.

“I’m on the Lambeau Field cleanup with Friends of Plum and Pilot Island,” Pete said. “We get together, we clean up, we have fun talking. It’s just fun to do.”

A dedicated fan helping raise money for a cause close to his heart while supporting the team that captured it over 70 years ago.

“It’s special to be part of the family that’s living on the Packer tradition,” Pete said. “Go Pack Go!”