This unique combination gives football fans a rare and inside look at one of the greatest teams in the history of pro football. '"Madden Ratings for the 2019 Green Bay PackersTwo short stories about Lombardi and race...Lombardi did not believe in or accept or tolerate discrimination of any kind. There were teams in the league that had quotas, or they had no African-American players, and they bragged about it. He said we’re not going to publicize it, if anybody says anything to you, refer them to me, but he said he didn’t want any distractions on the team. Lombardi told Aldridge to go about your business and that he would handle the league, the press and anyone else who had a problem with couple. The team ate there but Lombardi insured every player entered and exited through the back door.Another time, the Packers were playing a game in the south. Maggie and Perri breakdown the Vikings victory and look ahead to the showdown with the Lions. Jerry was recording these tapes to be used as reference material while writing his best selling book Instant Replay that he wrote with his long time friend Dick Schaap.
You’ve got to love each other.”"Vince Lombardi was questioned by people in town: 'Why are you wasting draft choices on black guys in the first round?
Famous Quotes by Vince Lombardi Teamwork “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” “People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.” Kramer then misplaced the tapes. They turned up last year, a time capsule of a different era, and Kramer has made them into a CD package called Inside the Locker Room (available at jerrykramer.com). So my idol as a coach was Vince Lombardi, and I read this book called Commitment To Excellence by Vince Lombardi. It was as if he felt the best way to fix the problem of segregation and racism in the league was to actually pretend it didn't exist -- at least to us.”Read "Lombardi's Left Side".
Numerous biographies have been written about Vince Lombardi. And so we had such a focus on winning and on putting the team first that if you could make a contribution, and you could have a positive impact on the field, that’s all we measured by.”"reputation as the most democratic team in the NFL" The author probably should have known that the party of slavery, the KKK and Jim Crowe is the Democrats.Then on a TV show interviewing Dave Robinson and other Packers, Dave said how they had trouble finding a house to live in because of the discrimination. Although we can’t be certain how he would respond to players kneeling during the anthem, what we do know is that if something mattered to his players then it mattered to him too. He chose not to see color in an era where most chose to look the other way in terms of blacks. But I'm not surprised that his actions were done quietly, out of the spotlight and equally motivated by being a good human being and a champion.One more story that came from Packer History....The Packers had to play in a southern state and Pete Rozelle told the teams when they travelled and they travelled by bus, that they would have to take 2 buses..One for blacks and one for whites. He was a great man on and off the field. Whether you encounter anti-semitism, unwanted sexual advances, or misunderstandings about LGBTQ lifestyles, marginalizing others is poison for your company. It is not available in any store. On the CD, the rare locker room audio is mixed with current conversations Jerry Kramer has had with his teammates, including NFL Legends Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Willie Davis, Max McGee and many others. -Greg Jennings Vince Lombardi's Great locker Room Speech - 'Inch by Inch'I think it was this game, see if you recognize Jim Brown.