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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
When Pride Still Mattered is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story, abundant with accounts of Lombardi's thrilling life in that world, from his playing days with the Seven Blocks of Granite...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Vince Lombardi, whom many believe to be the greatest football coach in the history of the sport, is both a household name and an icon. He is not only renowned in the sports world, but also in business and industry for his exceptional leadership skills. In “Run to Win”, acclaimed author Don Phillips examines Lombardi's famous coaching style by painting a picture of a fascinating individual, a man whose ingenious leadership helped lead his teams...
7) That first season: how Vince Lombardi took the worst team in the NFL and set it on the path to glory
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The story of a team, a town, and a leader: Vince Lombardi's first year as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, and how he turned them into a powerhouse. The once-vaunted Green Bay Packers were a laughingstock by the late 1950s. They hadn't fielded a winning team in more than a decade, and were close to losing their franchise to another city. They were in desperate need of a savior-and he arrived in a wood-paneled station wagon in the dead of winter...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Summerall takes you back to the days when most professional football games were played in baseball stadiums to meet Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry before their names were synonymous with winning-- in fact, before most fans had ever even heard of them.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Describes the formative years of the renowned football coaches when they worked together as coordinators for the New York Giants in the mid-1950s, discussing how they each developed their unique coaching styles before they became famous.
