That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in

That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory

When Vince Lombardi took the job of coaching the Green Bay Packers in 1959, he inherited a team that had gone from legendary to laughing stock. They hadnâ€™t fielded a winning team in over a decade and had gone 1-10-1 in the 1958 season despite having seven future Hall of Famers on the team. They were a team accustomed to losing and in desperate need of a turnaround.
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That First Season chronicles that turnaround at the hands of Lombardi, himself serving as a head coach for the first time. The Packers were a team of talented underachievers more used to lax coaching and late nights than grueling practices and curfews. Lombardiâ€™s no-bull coaching style helped hammer them into winners who operated with machine-like precision. Every football fan knows that the Packers under Lombardi were champions, but That First Season shows how he did it, bringing readers the inside story of a sports dynasty.
Country USA
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
Format Bargain Price
UPCs 884701988061
EANs 0884701988061
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory