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Lombardi

Lombardi Vince Lombardi was a great man, many say. He exemplified that American ideal that greatness can only be achieved by hard work and discipline. However, Lombardi’s life was far from perfect. He did not begin his career as the head coach of the great Green Bay Packers of the 1960’s; hardly, as he began as a lowly assistant at a run down Catholic high Soon, however, it became apparent that Lombardi was no average coach. His intensity, his undeniably scorching hot passion for football made him an immediate success. Soon he was the head coach of St. Cecilia High School, leading it to success for the first time in its history. Of course, success is the knock on the door of opportunity, and soon Lombardi made his return to his alma mater of Fordham just as the program was being restarted after World War II. As the offensive coordinator, he ignited a Fordham team that had been de-emphasizing football right before he got there. However, his success actually hindered him. Soon, a group of boosters began to secretly prepare to dispose of head coach Ed Danowski. While Danowski was truly unfit for the position, the media began to rally around him as the proper temperament for the highly explosive Lombardi. While Lombardi made it publicly known that he had nothing to do with the attempted coup, Danowski treated him with contempt from there on out, quickly pushing Lombardi to want to leave. After Danowski gave the ultimatum that either he or Lombardi must go, Vince, was asked to leave his dream of returning Fordham back to its glory days of when he was a Nonetheless, Lombardi would not be held down. He soon began coaching at West Point for Army. There, he learned the regimented practices that you would assume occurred at a military academy. He learned to focus his efforts at this particular moment, and not to waste any time that was not After coaching at West Point, Lombardi moved on to be the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants. There, was Lombardi’s greatest success. Brought in as a rookie to the NFL, Lombardi learned the ropes of the pro game. After being rejected early on by the veterans, he was finally accepted and tinkered with his coaching style to fit the pro game. No longer could he berate a player until they did the play right; these players would just walk off the field. While Lombardi never gave up his hot attitude, he did tone it down quite a bit for the NFL. It was this learning curve that eventually led him to Green Bay, where his coaching A readily apparent lesson that I picked up from reading Vince is that hard work and dedication can lead you to your goals, no matter how high those goals may be. Lombardi’s goals weren’t too far-fetched; he just wanted to succeed and win in absolutely everything he did in life. But the way he succeeded is much the way I would like to succeed. He worked very hard, but his job was his passion. Everyday, he got up to go to work because he loved his work, not necessarily because he had to. Also, Lombardi never lost his sense of humor, which was renowned away from the field. No one visited the Lombardi household with leaving with a smile on their face. During the off-season, Vince would vacation with his family, golf with his friends and enjoy life. I hope I find the same balance of dedication and love for my job as well as dedication and love for my family that Vince was able to achieve. Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, before it was the Super Bowl. To say he had a profound impact on the game of football is to sell him short: for a time, his team was the game. The NFL’s most prestigious trophy, the one given to the winner of the Super Bowl, is named the Vince Lombardi Trophy. When Vince was a player at Fordham, he had one eventful Saturday. After playing a rough and tumble football game against Pitt that day, Vince returned home for a birthday party for his father. He was up until the wee hours of the morning with his family, spending the precious time he had with the ones he loved. That was Vince Lombardi in a nutshell. He was a driven, hungry player and coach, but he was just as dedicated to his family. At his funeral minister Roger Bourland said this: “Vince Lombardi was a legend, whether he liked it or not. He was no saint but he strove for excellence with a vengeance that is impressive in this our modern age of mediocrity. Thats what legends are Bibliography:

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