Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi was a head coach in the National Football League. Lombardi is most recognized as the head coach for the Green Bay Packers, who he lead to five championships.
Fast Facts:
1. Full name: Vincent Thomas Lombardihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Lombardi
2. Born: June 11, 1913
3. Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York
4. Studied for the priesthood
5. In college at Fordham University, he was part of the famous "Seven Blocks of Granite" offensive line
6. Famous Tagline: "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing"
7. Super Bowl Trophy is named for him
8. Died: September 3, 1970
Brief Biography

Hall of fame coach, Vince Lombardi started his coaching career after graduating Fordham University at the high school level, in Englewood, New Jersey at St. Cecilia, a Catholic high school. Lombardi, then, was an assistant at the United States Military Academy under legendary coach Red Blake, he was later hired as an assistant coach with the New York Giants, where we worked along side another assistant coach, the legendary Tom Landry. In 1959, he took the job as head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Over the next 9 seasons, he would win 5 National Football League championships, winning 3 in a row, and he also won the first two Super Bowl games in NFL history. After 1 year in retirement, he came back to coach the Washington Redskins to their first winning season in 25 years in 1969, but died from intestinal cancer just prior to the start of the 1970 season.

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Are Michael Lombardi and Vince Lombardi related? 1 Answer

If they are related it is not a direct relation as Vince's kids are named Vince Jr. and Susan.And Michael doesn't mention any relation his website read more

Why did Vince Vaughn in the movie "Into The Wild" get arrested? 1 Answer

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- RT @Lets_Reflect: "Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence." ~Vince Lombardi
- Indvdual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. ~Vince Lombardi
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