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Vince Lombardi

Chronology

1913	Born June 11 in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York, to Harry and Matilda Izzo Lombardi
1929	Enrolls as high school freshman at Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception Preparatory Seminary to study to become a priest, where he plays on both the basketball and baseball teams
1937	Plays guard for the semiprofessional team, the Wilmington Clippers, from Delaware
1938	Plays for the Brooklyn Eagles, a semiprofessional team affiliated with the American Football Association. Later this year, he enrolls at Fordham's Law School
1939-47	Works as teacher and coach of basketball, baseball, and football at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey
1940	Marries Marie Planitz
1942	Vincent, Jr. is born on April 27
1947	Susan, Lombardi's daughter, is born on February 18. Lombardi accepts the assistant football coach position at Fordham
1949-53	Works as assistant football coach at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
1954-58	Coaches the offensive team for the New York Giants
1959-68	Is head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers
1969-70	Head coach, business manager, and part owner of the Washington Redskins
1970	Dies on September 3