That First Season : How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory

from DougBaker

Much as been written about Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960's, but John Eisenberg's book is the first to provide details about Vince Lombardi's first season with the Green Bay Packers.When Lombardi took over as head coach Green Bay was a losing team with a culture of l...

from DougBaker

Much as been written about Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960's, but John Eisenberg's book is the first to provide details about Vince Lombardi's first season with the Green Bay Packers.When Lombardi took over as head coach Green Bay was a losing team with a culture of l...

from DougBaker

Much as been written about Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960's, but John Eisenberg's book is the first to provide details about Vince Lombardi's first season with the Green Bay Packers.When Lombardi took over as head coach Green Bay was a losing team with a culture of l...

from clif_hiker

I don't read too many sports history books... and when I do read one I always wonder why I don't read more. This easy read chronicles Vince Lombardi's first season as the Green Bay Packers head coach (1959) where he turns a team that went 1-10-1 in 1958 into a 7-5 team mainly through discipline a...

from knightlight777

I started watching football in about 1963. I had the good fortune of growing up in Wisconsin. There was Vince Lombardi on our black and white TV pacing the sidelines cursing his players on to championship performance. What a time it was. This book filled in the lost time for me when I was too you...