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Vince Lombardi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Vince Lombardi (Vincent Thomas Lombardi), 1913-70, American football coach, b. New York City. As a student at Fordham Univ., he was a member of the famed "Seven Blocks of Granite" line. After great success as a high school coach (1939-46), Lombardi coached at Fordham and West Point. Entering professional football in 1954, he was a coach with the New York Giants. In 1958 he became head coach of the Green Bay Packers. In nine seasons with the Packers (1958-68), he led the team to six conference titles and five championships, including victories in the first two Super Bowls (1967-68). In 1968 he became general manager of the club, but in 1969-70 he moved to coach the Washington Redskins. He was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

Bibliography: See D. Maraniss, When Pride Still Mattered (1999).

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