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Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913, in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn to Enrico "Harry" Lombardi (1889–1971) and Matilda "Mattie" Izzo (1891–1972). [3] [4] Harry's mother and father, Vincenzo and Michelina, emigrated from Salerno, Italy.
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi is a biography published in 1999 and written by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss about former Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi. The book is an in-depth look at Lombardi's life, his coaching and leadership style, and his impact on the National Football League. [1]
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, also known simply as the Lombardi Trophy or just the Lombardi, is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games. [1]
The Packers fortunes turned around with the hiring of head coach Vince Lombardi in 1959. [9] Lombardi would go on to lead the Packers for nine seasons, winning five championships (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967) and winning almost three-fourths of his games coached. [10]
The 1969 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 33rd in Washington, D.C. In his only season with the franchise, the Redskins were led by head coach and general manager Vince Lombardi.
On February 4, 1959, Vince Lombardi seized his opportunity and began building his football dynasty in Green Bay.He arrived after both phases of the draft (December 1 and January 21), [1] [2] [3] and started by trading away the Packers' best receiver of the decade, Billy Howton, to the Cleveland Browns.
The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States.Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lombardi" [1] the Rotary Lombardi Award program was created in 1970 shortly after the death of Lombardi. [2]
In the week prior to the Rams game, Vince Lombardi inspired his team all week with a rendition of St. Paul's Run to Win letter to the Corinthians [5] [6] and, in what Bart Starr would later say was Lombardi's most rousing pre-game speech, [citation needed] incited his team [7] to a 28–7 victory over the Rams at Milwaukee County Stadium.