Vince Lombardi on Football [Hardcover]

Vince Lombardi (Author), George L. Flynn (Editor), Red Smith (Introduction), Earle Kersh (Designer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: New York Graphic Society; First Edition edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821205404
• ISBN-13: 978-0821205402
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,077,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential book on Vince Lombardi, June 20, 2008

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lordhoot "lordhoot" (Anchorage, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vince Lombardi on Football [Unknown Binding]

To be perfectly honest, this book isn't for anyone out there because this book is about Vince Lombardi and his legacy to football. Its also not for casual readers because Lombardi writes about his takes on NFL plays and concepts. This is all about Lombardi doing what he often does better then any NFL coaches before and after him, he teaches and educated. This is an educational book on football. There are many football "jargon" here and he write a great deal about tactics, responsibilities and so forth about each type of play he's writing about. In a nutshell, its a very technical book on football. The book come with tons of photos, both in black and white and in color. The book also come with hundreds of diagrams of football plays where Lombardi explaining how it work and why. Lombardi covered both sides of the ball in this book that appears to be complied by various notes and other elements left behind by Lombardi.

Many of the modern fans will find this book somewhat dated in some ways since NFL have evolved so much since Vince Lombardi days. But the book clearly explained how many of the certain fundamentals of NFL never change and what applied back then, clearly applied to this day. I believed this is one of the great assets of this book is how Lombardi's influence continued to this day.

The book is for NFL devotee who wants to learn more. It definitely not for someone who can't tell the difference between a "strong side" from the "weak side" of the line. But then, maybe such a fan can learn after reading this book. Highly recommended for NFL devotee anywhere..