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More Books by David Maraniss (Author)Run a Quick Search on "When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi" by David Maraniss to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi"Browse more products related to "David Maraniss"ReviewAs coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967, Vince Lombardi turned perennial losers into a juggernaut, winning back-to-back NFL titles in 1961 and 1962, and Superbowls I and II in 1966 and 1967. Stern, severe, sentimental, and paternal, he stood revered, reviled, respected, and mocked--a touchstone for the ''60s all in one person. Which adds up to the myth we''ve been left with. But who was the man? That''s the question Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss tackles. It begins with Lombardi''s looming father, a man as colorful as his son would be conservative. Still, from his father Vince Lombardi learned a sense of presence and authority that could impress itself with just a look. If a moment can sum up and embrace a man''s life--and capture the breadth of Maraniss''s thoroughness--it is one that takes place off the field when the Packers organization decides to redecorate their offices in advance of the new head coach''s arrival: "During an earlier visit," Maraniss reports, "he had examined the quarters--peeling walls, creaky floor, old leather chairs with holes in them, discarded newspapers and magazines piled on chairs and in the corners--and pronounced the setting unworthy of a National Football League club. ''This is a disgrace!'' he had remarked." In one moment, one comment, Lombardi announced his intentions, made his vision and professionalism clear, and began to shake up a stale organization. It reveals far more about the man than wins and losses, and is the kind of moment Maraniss uses again and again in this superb resurrection of a figure who so symbolized a sporting era and sensibility. --Jeff Silverman Short DesriptionMore than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. In When Pride Still Mattered, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss captures the myth and the man, football, God, and country in a thrilling biography destined to become an American classic. Customer Reviews for "When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi (Paperback)" by David Maraniss (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Sports - Football Bestsellers
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