When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
- ISBN-10
- 0684844184
- ISBN-13
- 9780684844183
- Category
- Football coaches
- Pages
- 541
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- David Maraniss
Description
A biography of the legendary football coach covers his Italian American roots, his Jesuit training, his relationships with wife and family, and his rise to prominence
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