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LeRoy Butler catalyzed the Lambeau Leap for the Green Bay Packers, one of the greatest traditions in the NFL

The Lambeau Leap was born Dec. 26, 1993, in a game between the Packers and Los Angeles Raiders, but nobody knew it immediately.

There was too much else to consider from the brutally cold game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, a 28-0 win that featured wind chills of 22 degrees below zero, marking the second-coldest game in stadium history at the time. In the process of securing the shutout, the Packers also clinched a playoff spot for the first time in 10 years, the front end of what would become a three-decade march of excellence.

But in short order, LeRoy Butler's jump into the stands behind the south end zone became recognized as a key moment in Packers history.