Vince Lambardi
Vince Lombardi was a father, and a husband, and he had a great impact on today's viewon professional football as well as other sports. On Jun 11, 1913 born (and grew up) in Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, NY; first of five children (2 sisters, 2 brothers) to Henry Lombardi and Matilda Izzo Lombardi. And in the 1920s experimented with boxing as a teenager and didn't like it. In 1928 started his studies for priesthood at Cathedral Prep in Brooklyn. 1930 decided not to become a priest; switched high schools and went to St. Francis Prep; played fullback on In 1933 he graduated from high school and went on to Fordham University; played guard on the freshman football team. And from 1934 to 1936 he played guard on the varsity football team at Fordham. In 1936 was one of the "Seven Blocks of Granite" In 1937 graduated from Fordham University magna cum laude; went on to Fordham Law School at night; worked as an investigator for a finance company; played semi-pro football for a couple of years, including a stint in 1939 with the Wilmington Clippers of the American Football Association. In 1939 took job as assistant football coach at St. Cecilia High School in
a must in today's game. Vince is widely regard as one often greatest coach is sports today, Georgetown University in D.C. after having pains in the abdominal. After 12 hours of In 1959 took job as Head Coach and GM with Green Bay; arrived in Green Bay in hear but himself and the selected few with him. That way what is said stays in the room. is a great man with a great sense of coaching that was before his time. In 1971 Vince was going to play in it your going to have to practice in it. Vince established what is now surgery they found he had terminal cancer of the intestinal. On September 3, 1970 at 7:20am Vince died with his wife Marie at his side. He has influenced many of today's Sep 3, 1970 died at Georgetown University Hospital; had only coached one season football was making trades."(Klein 109) After a devastating lost to the Minnesota Vikings, He treats them with such admiration and love as if they were is own son. Vince Lombardi crap that today's players would give him. In order to get respect from a man like Vince
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