(1913-06-11)June 11, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died:
September 3, 1970(1970-09-03) (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Career information
High school:
St. Francis Prep
College:
Fordham
Undrafted:
1937
Career history
As a player:
Wilmington Clippers (1937)
Brooklyn Eagles (1938)
As a coach:
Salesianum School (1937) Assistant
St. Cecilia HS (NJ) (1939–1941) Assistant
St. Cecilia HS (NJ) (1942–1946) Head coach
Fordham (1947–1948) Assistant
Army (1949–1953) Assistant
New York Giants (1954–1958) Offensive coordinator
Green Bay Packers (1959–1967) Head coach & general manager
Washington Redskins (1969) Head coach & general manager
As an administrator:
Green Bay Packers (1959–1968) General manager
Washington Redskins (1969) General manager
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
2× NFL Coach of the Year (1959, 1961)
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFF Distinguished American Award (1970)
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Washington Redskins Ring of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Win–loss record:
96–34–6
Winning percentage:
73.8%
Playoff record:
9–1
Overall record:
105–35–6
Coaching stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in American football history, and he is recognized as one of the greatest coaches and leaders in the history of all American sports.[1] He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons.
Lombardi began his coaching career as an assistant and later as a head coach at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey. He was an assistant coach at Fordham where he coached with Jim Lansing. He also coached for the United States Military Academy and the New York Giants before becoming head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967 and the Washington Redskins in 1969.
He never had a losing season as head coach in the NFL, compiling a regular-season winning percentage of 73.8% (96–34–6), and 90% (9–1) in the postseason for an overall record of 105 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties in the NFL.[2]
The year after his sudden death from cancer in 1970, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Super Bowl trophy was named in his honor.
^"Countdown - No. 1: Vince Lombardi". ESPN.com. June 11, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^"Hall of Famers » VINCE LOMBARDI". Profootballhof.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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