Vince Lombardi
03-Sep-1970
United States
Coach
Vince Lombardi was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1913. As head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers, Lombardi led the team to three NFL tournaments and to the Super Bowls I and II (1967 and 1968). As a result of his success, he became a national symbol of one-on-one determination to win. As a coach, general manager and shareholder for the Washington Redskins, Lombardi led the team to his first 14-year winning team in 1969. He died of colon cancer in 1970.