When Pride Still Mattered

A Life of Vince Lombardi

Recommended by Norman Ornstein, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #7 in NFL, Ranked #19 in Footballsee more rankings.

"When Pride Still Mattered" is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story, abundant with accounts of Lombardi's thrilling life in that world, from his playing days with the Seven Blocks of Granite at Fordham in the 1930s to the glory of coaching the Green Bay Packers of Starr, Hornung, Taylor, McGee, Davis, and Wood in the 1960s. It is... more

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Norman Ornstein @davidmaraniss When Pride Still Mattered , his biography of Vince Lombardi, a great book. https://t.co/n3CkewBHNV (Source)


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