Tommy Phillips Author of Amazing Football History
Lombardi Memories is a show that takes you back in time, into January or February, to the greatest one-day spectacle in all of sports. This is the — sportshistorynetwork.com
Tommy is an author and historian from Pittsburgh who has penned some pretty awesome books. Among them are: The first, “Nifty Nineties: The Stories of an Amazing Decade in Pro Football History,” released in 2018 and updated in 2019, covers the 1990s in the NFL. The second, “Great Eighties: A Journey Through Another Amazing Decade in Pro Football History,” released in April 2020, covers the 1980s in the NFL.
More recentltly Phillips has delved into portions of the college game, including books on the Orangs and Sugar Bowls, Penn State, and SouthernCalifornia's football program respective histories.
The Ultimate Recount of Super Bowl IX (Steelers vs. Vikings)
Today we have Super Bowl IX, which was held on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans between the first-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers — sportshistorynetwork.com
Super Bowl IX featured the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Minnesota Vikings. it would be the first NFL Championship for the Steelers franchise. It was a rising-from-the-ashes moment for the Pittsburgh franchise.
Part of the success of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers is captured in this recount of the game that gave Art Rooney Sr. his first Lombardi Trophy. Podcaster Tommy Phillips gives the recount of the contest.
