When Pride Still Mattered : A Life Of Vince Lombardi
John Eisenberg's That First Season is the seldom-studied prequel to a phenomenal football career for Vince Lombardi and the Packers, drawing on exhaustive research and interviews to tell an incredible ensemble tale of a team, a town, and their leader.
The once-vaunted Green Bay Packers were a laughing stock by the late 1950s. They hadn't fielded a winning team in more than a decade and were close to losing their franchise to another city. They were in desperate need of a savior, and he arrived in a wood-paneled station wagon in the dead of winter from New York City. In a single year, Vince Lombardi—the grizzled coach who took no bull—transformed a team of underachievers into winners and resurrected a city known for its passion for sport.
Country | USA |
Brand | Mariner Books |
Manufacturer | Mariner Books |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780547395692 |
ReleaseDate | 2010-09-21 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780547395692 |