Vince Lombardi is believed to be the greatest coach in the history of the sports. He was born on June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York. He was successful both in the football and off the field. In 1937 he graduated from Fordham University with a business major. After serving as assistant and head football coach to many teams, in 1958, he accepted the head football coach position with the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin. He was able to get the fullest dedication and effort from each one on the team and he was able to make the Green Bay Packers champions in National Football League Tournament. This paper explore the his winning rules in the book “The Lombardi Rules: 26 lessons Vince Lombardi†written by his son Vince Lombardi Jr. The first part of the paper examines his winning rules and, the second part of the paper discusses the…
The professional football team from Detroit, Michigan, the Lions compete in the NFL as a member of the NFC North division. The team joined the NFL in 1930 and had won numerous titles since then, including four NFL Championships. They are also tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL teams. The Lions play their home games at Fort Field in downtown Detroit.…
When Michael Vick went to federal prison the general thought was that he would never be an NFL quarterback again the redemption of Michael Vick to being NFL quarterback again has started. Michael Dwayne Vick was born on June 26,1980 in Newport News, Virginia to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddle . The second of four children Michael and his family lived in the Ridley Circle Home, a public housing project in a financially depressed and crime-ridden neighborhood. Michael Vick told the Newport News Daily Press in 2001 interview that when he was 10 or 11, “ I would go fishing even if the fish weren’t biting, just to get away from the violence and stress of daily life in the projects”(Wood, 2001).…
It’s the buzz of the NFL world. The Green Bay Packers have made one big addition this week. The team has just signed the offensive lineman Adam Pankey.…
Vince Lombardi is one of the most notable figures in football. He has firm religious grounding that transferred to his professional coaching career. The coach endorsed ethics and perseverance as a way of life. He encouraged his players to grow not just as athlete but also as individuals. As much as Lombardi garnered respect, he firmly believed in giving respect to authority figures. The game winning coach personified leadership through example.…
I was sitting in the doctor’s office this morning waiting for my appointment, thinking about what current event I could choose that would include the 6 sociological concepts. I was at a loss. Syria crossed my mind. Obama care was a thought. But my answer was lying on the coffee table beside me with a Sports Illustrated cover and the picture of a football phenom with a number 2 jersey emblazoning his torso and wearing his Texas A&M helmet. I picked up the magazine and found the article on page 26 and started to read.…
Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Detroit Lions, 24-23. The Eagles had to fight their way back from an early 14-0 deficit in the first half and played better football in the second half.…
My dream was to get into Harvard and UCLA. I’ve been deciding since 8th grade. It’s hard choosing what’s right for me. I love getting to know all the rules into being a lawyer. UCLA has a lot of things you can learn. But for now I want to go to UCLA. It is important for Rudy and I to dream big.…
As the ball is snapped into his hands, George Halas looks around and he finds the open man in the endzone. The receiver leaps up and catches the ball. Touchdown Bears. The Chicago Bears football team is the oldest team in the National Football League. The Bears are the most remarkable team in professional football because of their sensational players, their consistency, and playoff wins.…
The Eli Manning Children’s Clinic: a foundation that has raised over $3 million and every single penny goes towards making children’s clinics. The guy behind the whole charity is Eli Manning. Eli Manning made a foundation that continuously is making children’s clinics around the country to help sick kids. Eli does more than just making a multi-million dollar foundation; he once was a kid, and he was influenced by his brother and father. On top of that Eli Manning is a Super Bowl winning quarterback for the New York Giant, but before that he was just a kid living in Louisiana growing up with his family.…
Peyton Williams Manning was born on March 24, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the second of Archie and Olivia Manning's three sons. Cooper, the oldest, arrived in 1974. Eli came into the world five years after Peyton. Like his dad, Peyton loved football. By his third birthday, he was tossing the pigskin with Cooper. For Peyton, childhood was perfect. He idolized his father and dreamed of being a star college quarterback. The Saints were the laughingstock of the NFL, and despite some great individual seasons. In 1982, after he was traded to the Oilers, Archie talked it over with Olivia and they decided the family would stay in New Orleans. Peyton and brothers…
The Carolina Panthers are off to the best start in franchise history at 6-0, a season that has seen this team battle through adversity and doubters. The Panthers are doing it old school with a smash mouth brand of football wearing down opponents and are just a pain to face. The running game has been phenomenal through the first six games and allowed us to play this brand of football.…
Football pays for other sports such as vollyball, track and softball . Without football, none of the other sports would be able to get what they need…
My academic/career goals is to really study hard in school and graduate, play soccer for college, and maybe even try and go further with my soccer career with having a college degree to fall back on. What I want to study in college is sports medicine but, not only do I want to be a student at the college I want to be an athlete as well. The sport I play is soccer and being able to play has taught me to be more responsible and determined. Having responsibility and determination has helped me academically because it encourages good grades. Being a student athlete will also help me in completing what is necessary to get a job in the sports medicine field. In my life soccer has always been something I really enjoy but, it has also taught me that…
Ever since I was little, the same question has been asked to me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I was at the age of four the answer might have been an astronaut or a football player but times have changed. As time progressed it changed to an architect, then to a police officer, and all different types of jobs as I got to college I really started to think about what I want to do. It ranged very much. I wanted to study criminal justice and become a police officer. Then wanted to start my own restaurant. But now I believe my dream occupation after all these years would have to be an athletic director.…