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To play this game (football) you must have fire in you, and there is nothing that strokes fire like hate.
Vince Lombardi
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Vince Lombardi
Age: 57 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 11
Died: 1970
Died: September 3
American Football Player
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New York
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
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