When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, more than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. Our guest David Maraniss (author of When Pride Still Mattered), captures all of Lombardi: the myth, the man, his game, and his God.
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