One of the most recognized names in NFL coaching is Vince Lombardi, whose contributions to Pro Football gave way to having his name placed on the League's Super Bowl Trophy. Coach Lombardi was never at a loss for words and much of what he said stuck with those that heard it.
“Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing,”
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Vince Lombardi
Born June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York, was Vince Lombardi, the a Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee and NFL coach of the Green Bay Packers as well as a former NFL executive. Yes even the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl Champion each season bears his name, due to his importance to the NFL. Prior to becoming the Packers head man he had only five years of NFL experience as an assistant coach with the New York Giants. At his very first team meeting lombardi challenged his new team by saying, "I have never been on a losing team, gentlemen, and I do not intend to start now!" The Packers responded as they improved from 1-10-1 in 1958 to 7-5 in 1959 in Lombardi's first season on the job. During the 1960's Lombardi's Packers won the NFL championship 5 times in seven years as well as also winning the first two Super Bowls in just 10 seasons! Coach Vince had an overall career record of 105-35-6 as a head coach. The Pro Football Hall of Fame website claims that not only did he turn the Green bay Packers around take the league crown in 7 of nine seasons but he also in his final year as a coach took the dismal Washington team and gave them their first winning season in 14! Vince Lombardi was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, a year after he died of cancer at the age of 57.
