Monday, March 10, 2014

“I Miss the Fire on Sunday”

Following his resignation from the head coaching duties to just concentrate on being the franchise’s general manager, Vince Lombardi was, by many accounts, “miserable.” As the 1968 regular season dawned, LIFE magazine ran this article about the man who brought five NFL championships to the little city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. In less than a year, he would be off to coach the Washington Redskins.