
Rookie offensive lineman Dane Randolph, a free-agent pickup from the University of Maryland, rides a bike to the Green Bay Packers NFL football training camp Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis. Anywhere from 30 to 100 kids show up for each practice to give players a ride from the locker room to the training field. The kids usually hold the players' helmets and run alongside the players for the short trip.

Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman T.J. Lang, a fourth-round draft pick from Eastern Michigan University, is reflected in a puddle as he rides a bike to NFL football training camp Aug. 4, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.
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Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins, left, and defensive end Ronald Talley catch a ride to practice on Packers fans' bikes during NFL training camp in Green Bay, Wis. This long-running Packers tradition is a rare opportunity for young fans to interact with NFL players.
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Offensive lineman Breno Giacomini, listed as 6-foot-7, 311 pounds, rides a bike outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., during NFL football training camp for the Green Bay Packers in August 2009. Some players have a regular "bike buddy" they ride with every practice, while other players use different bikes for each practice.
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Nick Collins, safety for the Green Bay Packers, rides Russell Stark's bike to practice during NFL football training camp in August 2009. Stark and Collins have been "bike buddies" for four years. The Stark family, from Appleton, Wis., has been coming to Packers' training camp for the last nine years, missing only three practices in that time.
(Courtesy Carolyn Stark)

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Fred Nixon, of the University of Oklahoma, rides a bike during NFL training camp in 1980.This photo and others like it can be found in the Green Bay Press-Gazette's forthcoming book "Titletown's Team: A Photo History of the Green Bay Packers," due out in November.
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of Arkansas State, Green Bay Packers rookie defensive lineman Michael Cline takes a bike ride during the NFL training camp in July 1986. This photo and others like it can be found in the Green Bay Press-Gazette's forthcoming book "Titletown's Team: A Photo History of the Green Bay Packers," due out in November.
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Green Bay Packers running back Travis Williams rides a bike from the practice field to the locker room at Lambeau Field during training camp in late July 1969. A tradition in Green Bay since the 1960s, local kids line up during training camp to give players a ride on their bikes from the locker room at Lambeau Field to the practice field across the street. This photo and others like it can be found in the Green Bay Press-Gazette's forthcoming book "Titletown's Team: A Photo History of the Green Bay Packers," due out in November.
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Quarterback Brett Favre rides a bike to Green Bay Packers practice during NFL football training camp in 1993.
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Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Reggie White rides a bike to NFL football training camp in August 1993.
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3 comments:
What great p.r. for the team and talk about creating lifetime fans. Awesome.
That's neat and cute.
I've never seen that before.
This was a cool post, thanks !!! Although, some of these guys don't looked too thrilled but the kids sure do:)
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