Andrew B. Turnbull
During the early years of the Green Bay Packers, Turnbull helped convert the team from a privately held franchise to a publicly owned, non-profit corporation.He also helped the team through multiple financially challenging periods, which saw him identified as part of The Hungry Five, a group of early Packers supporters.[3][6] Turnbull was an early fan of the Green Bay Packers[7] and was acquainted with its two founders, Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.[2] Turnbull convinced the Packers to play the game, even though they would lose a significant amount of money, by promising to rally local business leaders to support the team.[7] Turnbull fulfilled his promise, organizing a stock sale that raised $5,500 and converted the Packers into a publicly owned, non-profit football team.His primary contribution as president was helping to keep the Packers in Green Bay during a time when the National Football League (NFL) was paring its member teams down to those located in large cities.[14] He was informally identified as part of The Hungry Five, a nickname given by Arch Ward, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, to five of the early Green Bay business leaders who supported the Packers.[9][13][15] His contributions include the organization of the Green Bay Football Corporation, leading the first stock sale, and raising additional funds during periods of financial difficulties.