Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: MotleyGirl70
You'll find many people here in New Jersey have the utmost respect for Lombardi. He was the quintessential "jersey guy".

From that story:

While America was divided over the Vietnam War, Lombardi, the authoritarian, demanded unity. While America split over race, black men and white men played as equals under the gap-toothed Lombardi.

113 posted on 01/20/2008 1:14:10 PM PST by Cagey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 96 | View Replies ]


To: Cagey

Well, if one brings up Lombardi, I’m a bit astonished by that movie about West Point and their football players cheating in about 1951 and Lombardi was there during that time.

I forget the movie’s name but it is pretty good. I don’t even remember any of the main actors’ names except the coach may have tacitly known the players were cheating on their exams and maybe Lombardi did too.

Good movie, but I don’t know how close to the truth it was. I’ve read the amazon reviews on it as well. I just can not remember the name now.


118 posted on 01/20/2008 1:18:02 PM PST by RGPII
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 113 | View Replies ]

To: Cagey

“The Codebreakers” is the name of the ESPN movie and Lombardi is in it.

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=96599&ran=26044


123 posted on 01/20/2008 1:23:23 PM PST by RGPII
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 113 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson