Vince Lombardi

Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American football. He was the driving force of the Green Bay Packers, who dominated the National Football League during his tenure as coach.

Trivia

In the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School, the high school was called Vince Lombardi High.

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Two places in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, are dedicated or rehonored in Vince Lombardi's honor -- P.S. 204 on 15th Avenue and 81st Street is named the Vince Lombardi Public School (unofficial name), and the entire Bensonhurst stretch of 16th Avenue is dedicated by the City of New York as "Vince Lombardi Boulevard."

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