Lombardi and Me Players, Coaches, and Colleagues Talk About the Man and the Myth

by Hornung, Paul; Reed, Billy

• ISBN13: 9781572438651
• ISBN10: 1572438657
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

Vince Lombardi remains one of the most beloved and respected figures in professional football more than 35 years after his death. Like many other men of his stature, he is also something of a mystery to those outside of his intimate circle. Hall of Fame player and Lombardi favorite Paul Hornung enlisted his old teammates and others who are a part of the NFL or closely associated with the coach to share their most personal thoughts and reminiscences about the greatest coach who ever lived. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Paul Hornung is a retired Hall of Fame professional football player who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1957–66. A versatile player, he was a halfback, quarterback, and placekicker. Billy Reed has spent the better part of 40 years covering major sporting events around the country for such publications as Basketball Times, the Courier-Journal, the Lexington Herald-Leader, and Sports Illustrated. He has written or contributed to 12 books.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
Vince Lombardi Jr. on Lombardi Sr.	p. 1
Bart Starr on Lombardi	p. 11
Frank Gifford on Lombardi	p. 19
Sam Huff on Lombardi	p. 27
Sonny Jurgensen on Lombardi	p. 37
Larry Brown on Lombardi	p. 47
Jerry Kramer on Lombardi	p. 53
Bill Curry on Lombardi	p. 61
Max McGee and Fuzzy Thurston on Lombardi	p. 69
David Maraniss on Lombardi	p. 77
Henry Jordan on Lombardi	p. 83
A Different Perspective: Lee Remmel on Lombardi	p. 89
A Different Perspective: Jack Koeppler on Lombardi	p. 95
Willie Davis on Lombardi	p. 101
Marv Fleming on Lombardi	p. 107
George Dixon on Lombardi	p. 113
Forrest Gregg on Lombardi	p. 119
Jim Taylor on Lombardi	p. 127
Afterword	p. 133
Lombardi's Final Locker Room Speech, Given before Super Bowl II	p. 139
Lombardi's Farewell Speech, Given February 26, 1969, in Janesville, Wisconsin	p. 141
The Greatest Players of My Era	p. 155
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