Speaker. of all the great athletes to have been born and raised in Brooklyn. N.Y.. Vince Lombardi best epitomizes the courage of the sport he represents. Tough. but humble. determined but always fair. Coach Lombardi more than any other man has helped raise professional football to its present position of national popularity.. Lombardis first association with football came on the sandlots of Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay. in Brooklyn. where his father. an immigrant meatcutter. settled and raised his family." He was an allstar fullback at St. Francis Prep. Later. when playing for Fordham. he overcame his relatively small size to become one of the famed "Seven Blocks of Granite" on Fordhams offensive line.
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