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In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning.
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When pride still mattered. A life of Vince Lombardi, David Maraniss
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- Released
- 1999
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- When pride still mattered. A life of Vince Lombardi
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Maraniss
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 541
- ISBN10
- 0684870185
- ISBN13
- 9780684870182
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Sports, Sport & Outdoor, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Leadership, Football, Sports Biographies
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning.