List Books » I Remember Vince Lombardi: Personal Memories of and Testimonies to Football's First Super Bowl Championship Coach: As Told by the People and Players Who Knew Him
Authors: Mike Towle
ISBN-13: 9781581824162, ISBN-10: 1581824165
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Of all the great National Football League coaches, none have enjoyed the respect and reputation that Vince Lombardi earned during his tenure as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Feared and beloved by players and peers, he coached the Packers to five NFL championships and victories in Super Bowls I and II. During the ten seasons in which his Packers compiled a remarkable 98-30-4 record, his relentless, uncompromising tactics and values defined him even more than the victories themselves. I Remember Vince Lombardi takes readers back to a bygone era when professional football was a game of guts, grit, and spit. Lombardi embodied the greatness of that era, and he demanded nothing less than greatness from his staff and players. In this book, dozens of players, assistant coaches, opponents, and league officials who knew him well recount their favorite Lombardi memories in their own words. They reveal the man behind the legend on and off the field.
Acknowledgments | IX | |
Introduction | XI | |
1 | Teacher, Teacher | 3 |
2 | West Point | 25 |
3 | Land of the Giants | 65 |
4 | Green Bay and Beyond | 91 |
5 | Assorted Memories | 173 |
6 | Lombardi Speaks Out | 203 |
Appendix | Lombardi's Game-by-Game NFL Coaching Record | 227 |
Notes | 237 | |
Index | 243 |