Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Lombardi could play the father figure more convincingly to his lockerroom band than he could with his wife, a secret drinker, and his children, whom he neglected. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss starting at $0.99. 125,000 first printing. 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. 544 pages. When Pride Still Mattered: Life Of Vince Lombardi by Maraniss, David Demythologizing one of the most mythical figures in sports history, a new biography of football coach Vince Lombardi covers his Italian-American roots, his Jesuit training, his relationships with wife and family, and his rise to prominence. 544 pages. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Shop now. 1st Edition. Like prior biographies, such as Michael OBriens Vince (1987), Maranisss covers Lombardis childhood as the son of a Brooklyn butcher, college playing career as one of Fordhams Seven Blocks of Granite, apprentice coaching at a small New Jersey high school called St. Cecilias, West Point, and the New York Giants, the five championships with the Packers in the 60s, and the last year with the Washington Redskins before dying from colon cancer in 1970. . We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $1.11. Tremendous book about possibly the biggest influence on the game of football at a time when College football was king. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi at Amazon.com. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi - Kindle edition by Maraniss, David. From the myth of this model of order, loyalty, and victory, Maraniss has fashioned a richly complicated counterlife of a sports icon committed to and consumed by the quest for perfection. I loved the background of Coach Lombardi's life. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The book transcends the sports world, much as its iconic subject eventually did. As it turns out, quite a bit. Of particular interest to me is how he could be so tough with his players, being demanding but still recognizing the importance of bringing out the best in eacn player and having the results speak for themselves. In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. Something went wrong. I have no problem with this book, although I would rate it as in good condition rather than excellent. When the highest honor in Sports is named after you, it shows what you meant to the sport! Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Paperback | September 3, 2000. Lombardi certainly had his faults, and he doesn’t seem to have been very pleasant to be around, on the field or even at home. In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God. Tremendous book about possibly the biggest influence on the game of football at a time when College football was king.
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… When pride still mattered : a life of Vince Lombardi by Maraniss, David. Hardcover. And even though he could be a tyrant at times, he was, and remains, a great role model. Hardcover. Cart All. When Pride Still Mattered David Maraniss Hardcover. When Pride Still Mattered a Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. In the history of American sports, no coach has been mythologized as much as the Green Bay Packers' Vince Lombardi (who has been immortalized with, among other tributes, a rest station on the New Jersey Turnpike). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Hardcover. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. 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