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Lombardi on Leadership – The Great Book for Football Coaches

When Vince Lombardi passed away in September of 1970, he left behind a vault of leadership speeches, inspirational sayings and examples...

Lombardi – Master of the Big Game

To Vince Lombardi, the ultimate goal was to win, and in his eyes that meant the NFL championship. In order to do that, you had to win...

The Lombardi Rules

Lombardi on the Values of Football

Vince Lombardi is the most quoted coach ever. Nearly 50 years after his death. his quotes show up everywhere. Lombardi loved the game...

Lombardi and Passion

Do you have a passion for your job? Are there areas of football coaching that you especially enjoy? People who like their jobs are often...

Lombardi and John Madden

John Madden is known to millions of people as the former color commentator on Monday Night Football and the guy whose name is associated...

The Lombardi Sweep

When Vince Lombardi arrived in Green Bay in 1959, he brought with him the split back handoff sweep. He had used it extensively with the...

Lombardi – The Halftime Talk

One of the most important jobs of the head coach is to encourage his team at halftime when they are behind. Turnovers, negative plays,...

Lombardi – You Have to Drive Yourself Constantly

Vince Lombardi believed that there was not a large talent distance between NFL teams. He believed that intangibles made the difference,...

Vince Lombardi on Courage

Vince Lombardi spoke often on many of the intangibles that allowed people to be successful. One of his favorite subjects was courage....

Lombardi and General Douglas McArthur

General Douglas McArthur was a national hero of World War II. America viewed him as an inspirational leader and among the people that...

The Will to Win

The ability to motivate a team to play and practice at a high level is the greatest skill a high school football coach can possess. There...

Lombardi’s Greatest Speech

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE #1 “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while; you don’t do things...

Vince Lombardi’s First Book – Run to Daylight

The book Run to Daylight was published in 1963 and was a unique look at professional football. The book centers around one week in the...

Lombardi and His Quarterback

When Vince Lombardi arrived in Green Bay, he needed a quarterback to lead his team. He realized that Bart Starr, a 17th round draft...

Vince Lombardi Month

Photo Credit – Sports Illustrated During the month of May, the Alabama Football Coaches Association is highlighting the life and career...