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  1. Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports. [1] He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Vince Lombardi was an NFL coach, notably for the Green Bay Packers, a team he led to five championships.

  3. Oct 24, 2024 · Vince Lombardi, American professional gridiron football coach who became a national symbol of single-minded determination to win. In nine seasons (1959–67) as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, he led the team to five NFL championships and, in the last two seasons, to victory in the first two Super Bowl games.

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  4. Lombardi took a teaching and assistant football coaching position at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey. During his successful eight-year stint at St. Cecelia, Lombardi married Marie Planitz in 1940 (with whom he had two children, Vince Jr. and Susan). Lombardi joined the coaching staff at his alma mate r, Fordham University, in ...

  5. Jan 20, 2022 · Early Life. Vincent Thomas Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York, and he was the oldest of five children. Growing up, Lombardi worked with his father in the family’s butcher shop. It didn’t take long for him to realize meat cutting wasn’t in his future and took steps to avoid the family business.

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  6. Watch Vince Lombardi's legendary rise from his Brooklyn youth to the sidelines of Lambeau Field. This story details his finals years of life, from his three-...

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  8. Vince Lombardi, at the age of 45, when most pro football luminaries have made their mark and passed from the scene of a young man's game, was embarking on the dual adventure of being head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers. His previous NFL experience consisted of five years as an assistant coach with the New York Giants.