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Highlights
- Published to widespread critical acclaim, Vince has been called: "the definitive biography" of an American legend.
- Author(s): Michael O'Brien
- 456 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Football
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About the Book
Based on interviews with more than 200 people who knew Lombardi, unpublished family papers, and previously private memoirs, Vince clarifies the 30 years of mystery and contradictions that have swirled around Vince Lombardi's reputation.Book Synopsis
Published to widespread critical acclaim, Vince has been called: "the definitive biography" of an American legend. With stunning revelations and anecdotes, Vince Lombardi's life is pieced together with painstaking care in research, detail, and historical accuracy. Based on more than two hundred interviews, including those who played with him and against him, from his early coaching days at St. Cecilia High School in New Jersey to West Point, the New York Giants, and his championship seasons with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins. Drawing upon unpublished Lombardi family papers, Vince clarifies the thirty years of mystery and contradiction that have swirled around the legend of Vince Lombardi.
Vince goes beyond the sidelines to reveal the true character of Lombardi. He was dedicated and narrow, intelligent and dogmatic, self-restrained yet emotional, abusive yet apologetic. His moods could swing from deep gloom to soaring exuberance in seconds. He was compassionate, kind, charitable. He could also be gripped by uncontrollable anger. Above all, Vince paints a portrait of a very human man who committed his life to winning.