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Biography of Vince Lombardi
Name: Vince Lombardi
Birth Date: June 11, 1913
Death Date: September 3, 1970
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: football coach
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) was one of the most successful football coaches in the history of the game. His penchant for winning and doing one's best left a strong imprint on the game, as well as on players and fans.Vincent Lombardi was born the first of five children in Brooklyn, New York, on June 11, 1913. The son of an Italian immigrant, he was raised in a strict religious Catholic atmosphere. After spending two years studying for the priesthood, he changed his mind and transferred to St. Francis Preparatory where he starred as fullback. Upon high school graduation he majored in business at Fordham University and starred on the football team at guard, where he was a member of Fordham's famous "Seven Blocks of Granite." He graduated magna cum laude in 1937 and worked for a finance company during the day while attending evening classes in law. In 1939 he accepted a position at St. …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Coach: A Season with Lombardi (1970) describes his last year of coaching for the Washington Redskins and his realization that talent--not just effort alone--wins football games. Run to Daylight (1968) by Vince Lombardi is an account of the 1967 football season and is enlightening for its visualization of a typical season with Lombardi. For those interested in Lombardi's coaching techniques, see Vince Lombardi on Football, George L. Flynn, editor (1973). A look at Lombardi and his impact on Green Bay players 20 years later is provided in Distant Replay (1985) by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schaap. Washington Post reporter David Maraniss provides an insightful look at Lombardi in When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi (1999).Flynn, George L., The Vince Lombardi scrapbook, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1976.O'Brien, Michael, Vince: a personal biography of Vince Lombardi, New York: Morrow, 1987; Quill, 1989. Vince Lombardi: memories of a special time, United States: October Football Corp., 1988.
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