Questions about Vince Lombardi
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What was Vince Lombardi's career win-loss record as an NFL head coach?
Lombardi compiled a regular-season record of 96 wins, 34 losses, and 6 ties, a winning percentage of 73.8%. In the postseason he was 9-1, for an overall NFL record of 105 wins, 35 losses, and 6 ties. He never had a losing season as a head coach in the NFL.
How many Super Bowls did Vince Lombardi win with the Green Bay Packers?
Vince Lombardi won two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers, at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. In seven years as Packers head coach, he led the team to five total NFL Championships, including three consecutive titles in 1965, 1966, and 1967.
Where was Vince Lombardi born and when did he die?
Vince Lombardi was born on the 11th of June 1913, in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He died at 7:12 a.m. on the 3rd of September 1970, in Washington, D.C., from anaplastic carcinoma of the colon. He was 57 years old.
Why is the Super Bowl trophy named after Vince Lombardi?
The NFL renamed the Super Bowl trophy the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 1970, the year of his death, in honor of his accomplishments as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, including winning the first two Super Bowls. Lombardi is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports history.
What was the Ice Bowl and what role did Vince Lombardi play in it?
The Ice Bowl was the NFL Championship Game played on the 31st of December 1967, between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay in extreme cold. With 16 seconds left and the Packers down by three points, quarterback Bart Starr came to the sideline and told Lombardi he wanted to run a 31 wedge and keep the ball himself. Lombardi told him to run it; Starr scored and the Packers won.
What were Vince Lombardi's views on racial integration and discrimination?
Lombardi was an outspoken opponent of racial discrimination in the NFL. Before the 1960 season he established a policy that the Packers would lodge only in places that accepted all players regardless of race, and by 1967 the Packers were the only NFL team with a policy against assigning hotel rooms by race. While coaching the Washington Redskins in 1969, he helped place Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell in the team's front office, making Mitchell the first African American to work in an NFL front office.