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- Birth nameVincent Thomas Lombardi
- Vincent Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Paper Lion (1968), Second Effort (1968) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He was married to Marie Lombardi. He died on September 3, 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseMarie Lombardi(August 31, 1940 - September 3, 1970) (his death, 2 children)
- Head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers (1959-1967) and Washington Redskins (1969).
- Father of Vince Lombardi Jr. and Susan Lombardi. Brother of Harold Lombardi. Grandfather of Joe Lombardi.
- Inducted into the Fordham University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1971 (inaugural class).
- Coached the Green Bay Packers to 3 consecutive World Championships including the first two Super Bowls.
- The school in the Ramones film Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) was called Vince Lombardi High School.
- "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." (often misquoted as "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.").
- [on determination] The difference between an unsuccessful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
- [on excellence] The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
- [on excellence] The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to that person's commitment to excellence, regardless of the chosen field of endeavor.
- Build for your team a feeling of oneness. of depending on one another and to strength to be derived by unity.
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