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When pride still mattered : a life of Vince Lombardi
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When pride still mattered : a life of Vince Lombardi

Author: David Maraniss
Edition/Format:   Audiobook on Cassette : Cassette recording : Biography : English : [Abridged ed.View all editions and formats
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This is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story, abundant with accounts of Lombardi's thrilling life in that world, from his playing days with the Seven  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Vince Lombardi
Material Type: Biography, Audio book, etc.
Document Type: Sound Recording
All Authors / Contributors: David Maraniss
ISBN: 0671776290 9780671776299
OCLC Number: 44579628
Notes: Published in conjunction with Simon & Schuster Audio (77629-0).
Performer(s): Read by the author.
Description: 4 sound cassettes (ca. 6 hours) : Dolby processed.
Other Titles: Life of Vince Lombardi
Responsibility: David Maraniss.

Abstract:

This is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story, abundant with accounts of Lombardi's thrilling life in that world, from his playing days with the Seven Blocks of Granite at Fordham in the 1930s to the glory of coaching the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s.

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