Vince Lombardi

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Vince Lombardi was on the football team at Fordham University in the 1930s.

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Lombardi about to make a tackle at a Fordham game.

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Here Lombardi (bottom right) poses with his fellow letterman at the 1937 Fordham graduation ceremony.

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After Fordham, Lombardi coached at West Point.

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Lombardi was an assistant with the N.Y. Giants from 1954-1958. Here is a 1958 photo. Kneeling (L-R): Vince Lombardi, John Dell Isola; Standing (L-R): Tom Landry, Jim Lee Howell (Head Coach), Ken Kavanaugh.

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Lombardi joined the Packers in 1959 and coached them until 1967.

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Lombardi's and the Packers celebrate a victory in Super Bowl I. In all, Lombardi led the Packers to five NFL championships and two Super Bowl wins.

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Lombardi coached the Washington Redskins in 1969. Here he works with QB Sonny Jurgensen.

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Lombardi died before the start of the 1970 season. In 1971, his wife Marie and son Vince, Jr. were in Canton, Ohio for his induction into the Hall of Fame.

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Vince Lombardi is given a victory ride after the Packers won Super Bowl II.

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Vince Lombardi's bronze bust

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Vince Lombardi's Hall of Fame mural

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Vince Lombardi with quarterback Bart Starr