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Lombardi is on record using the quotation as early as 1959 in his opening talk on the first day of the Packers’ training camp. [2] The quotation captured the American public's attention during Lombardi's highly successful reign as coach of the Packers in the 1960s. Over time, the quotation took on a life of its own.
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (/ l əm ˈ b ɑːr d i / ləm-BAR-dee; June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL).
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 NFL team that wins the Super Bowl at the end of the season is handed the Vince Lombardi Trophy.. Lombardi was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers when he led the team to two straight ...
Vince Lombardi (center), the departing GM of the Green Bay Packers, was joined in 1969 at a pro football writers dinner at the Pfister hotel with (from left) Phil Bengston, Lombardi's successor as ...
Curly Lambeau's Packers won the NFL titles from 1929-31 before there was even a postseason and Vince Lombardi's crew in the 1960s also did it. Vince Lombardi's Packers say don't call Chiefs' quest ...
It then opened with an instrumental portion of "Run the World (Girls)" and Beyoncé ascended on a stage lift while a Vince Lombardi speech was heard in the background: "Excellence must be pursued, it must be wooed with all of one's might and every bit of effort that we have; each day there's a new encounter, each week is a new challenge.
Second Effort is a 1968 sales training film starring Vince Lombardi, [1] [2] the Hall of Fame head coach of the Green Bay Packers.The film also featured veteran character actor Ron Masak and other members of the Green Bay Packers organization, including offensive lineman Jerry Kramer.