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At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.

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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Brooklyn
New York
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
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