Vince lombardi how many superbowl wins
His pro experience was limited to five years as backfield coach of the New York Giants from to But he didn't lack for confidence. Lombardi declared at his introductory press conference in Green Bay, "I've never been associated with a loser and I don't expect to be now," and he more than delivered on his promise. Lombardi was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Born June 11, , in Brooklyn, N.
Given name Vincent Thomas Lombardi. Died Sept. Vince Lombardi. Hall of Fame Inductees. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site.
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The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge v80 and later , Firefox and Safari. At Fordham, Lombardi was one of the football team's "Seven Blocks of Granite," a nickname for the team's sturdy offensive line.
Following a short stint as a pro football player, Lombardi started studying law, before getting swayed back to the field as a coach at St. He stayed there for eight seasons and then left for a new coaching position at Fordham in Lombardi's coaching career at his old university was brief, with a wish to replace head coach Ed Danowski that never came to fruition.
Lombardi's five seasons in New York, which included a league title in , only elevated his status and his value to NFL owners. In , Lombardi changed employers again, when he signed a five-year deal to head up the Green Bay Packers.
Under Lombardi's tight-fisted leadership, the struggling Packers were transformed into hard-nosed winners: Over the course of his career with the team, he led the club to a record and five championships, including three straight titles, from to The team never suffered a losing season under the Hall of Fame coach. After retiring from coaching following the season and working strictly as the Packers' general manager, Lombardi left Green Bay in to return to the field as the head coach of the Washington Redskins.
With his new franchise, Lombardi proved to have his old touch, leading the club to its first winning record in 14 years. A second year with the Redskins, though, never materialized for Lombardi. In the summer of , he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of colon cancer. He died nearly two months later, on September 3, In the late coach was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. American college football coach Bear Bryant won six national championships at the University of Alabama and retired with a then-record of wins.
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