Vince Lombardi by Jimmie Richards

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“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” Achievements:   In 1967, he received the Fordham’s highest honor, the ‘Insignis medal’ for being a wonderful teacher. After four years, he was inducted into the Fordham’s University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1969, he received the ‘Silver Buffalo Award’ by the Boy scouts of America and two years later was enshrined in the NFL’s pro football Hall of Fame.    Background Lombardi was a native born to New York  City. Born in Brooklyn he would wake up before dawn to attend daily mass being that he was Catholic. And would have became a Catholic priest if not an football coach. As a head coach Lombardi was a phenomenal leader he turned this team around and in the span of 9 years, they won 5 league championships, winning two...