Vince Lombardi

<p>The classic image of Coach Lombardi in fact fails to capture his solicitude.</p>

<p><span class="deck">A talk with the superb journalist and sports reporter who was the co-author of <em><span class="typestyle"> MASH</span></em> and wrote Ernest Hemingway’s favorite fight novel </span></p>

<p>Fifty years ago, Vince Lombardi took over the Green Bay Packers and revolutionized the game of football</p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span>The author was a high school football player when a junior coach from West Point tried to recruit him. Years later, the player discovered who the now-famous coach was, and learned a valuable lesson. </span></span></span></span></span></p>