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Lombardi and Me
Lombardi and Me

Lombardi and Me

Players, Coaches, and Colleagues Talk About the Man and the Myth
By Paul Hornung, By Billy Reed

SPORTS & RECREATION

192 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Cloth, Trade Paper, EPUB, PDF, Mobipocket

Trade Paper, $14.95 (US $14.95) (CA $16.95)

ISBN 9781600780394

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Sep 2007)

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Overview

Explaining the legendary Vince Lombardi through the words of the men who knew him the best, this book describes Lombardi’s efforts and qualities that defined an era of football and captured the attention of the nation Former player Paul Hornung, one of Lombardi’s biggest challenges and brightest stars of his time, interviews the players, coaches, reporters, family, and friends, including Bart Starr, Larry Brown, Frank Gifford, Bill Curry, Vince Lombardi Jr., and many more. These men share captivating stories and an insight into illustrate the unequalled blend of personality quirks and character traits that made Lombardi so magnetic and one of the most well-respected coaches ever.

Author Biography

Paul Hornung
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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.

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Football fans associate winning with the name Vince Lombardi. He was a man who was able to make an ordinary player extraordinary. He found the inner champion in every single player. Lombardi’s efforts defined an era of football and his elusive qualities captured the attention of the nation.

More than 35 years after his death, people are still talking about Vince Lombardi.

Lombardi and Me: Players, Coaches, and Colleagues Talk About the Man and the Myth by Paul Hornung with Billy Reed (Foreword by Jeremy Schaap) explains the legendary Vince Lombardi through the words of the men who knew him the best. Former player Paul Hornung, one of Lombardi’s biggest challenges and brightest stars of his time, interviewed the players, coaches, reporters, family and friends he thought would describe Lombardi best. People such as:


* Bart Starr     * Larry Brown

* Fuzzy Thurston     * Frank Gifford

* Sam Huff     * Lee Remmel

* Willie Davis     * George Dixon

* Marv Fleming    * Bill Curry

* Vince Lombardi Jr.

These men (along with numerous others) each have captivating stories and an appealing bit of insight into what made him so magnetic. They shared things that illustrate the unequalled blend of personality quirks and character traits that set Lombardi apart from all other coaches and made him one of the most well-respected coaches ever.

Lombardi spent nine years with the Green Bay Packers (1959-1967) and throughout his tenure he built and maintained one of the most colorful and efficient dynasties in the history of the National Football League. He was a symbol of excellence and discipline and he defined greatness.

Lombardi may be gone, but his legacy lives on and Lombardi and Me is the conduit to explain exactly why.