The photo for today is another image from the Wisconsin Historical Society — an image of former Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi, being interviewed at the professional football writers dinner in Milwaukee, February 10, 1969.
If this is indeed the date, it was taken not long after he announced that he was taking the head coaching position with the Washington Redskins. He had spent the 1968 season as General Manager in Green Bay, but from all accounts, was miserable after retiring as coach. He jumped at the chance to not only coach in Washington, but to also have a stake in team ownership as well. Unfortunately, he would be dead from cancer in a year and a half.
