Lombardi, Vince - Research Article from Sixties in America Reference Library

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about Lombardi, Vince.

Lombardi, Vince - Research Article from Sixties in America Reference Library

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about Lombardi, Vince.
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Born June 11, 1913
New York, New York

Died September 3, 1970
Washington, D.C.

Football coach

Vince Lombardi.  Bettmann/Corbis. Reproduced by permission. Vince Lombardi. © Bettmann/Corbis. Reproduced by permission.

Vince Lombardi, considered by many to be America's greatest football coach, was in many ways more connected to an earlier era. He achieved his greatest fame in a culture that placed increasing value on youth, individuality, and rebelliousness. Yet Lombardi championed teamwork, faith, and discipline. Lombardi rose to national fame after he took charge of the unlucky Green Bay Packers professional football team. In just eight years, he led the team to four league championships and two Super Bowls. During the 1960s, Lombardi became a national folk hero. His pithy comments about winning and losing were heard and discussed across the nation. For every American who sought to be part of the anti-establishment or counterculture movement, there was at least one other who agreed with Lombardi's...

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