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If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

Vince Lombardi

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Vince Lombardi
Age: 57 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 11
Died: 1970
Died: September 3
American Football Player
Football Player
Brooklyn
New York
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
Sports
Winning
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Everything
Softball
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Athlete

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