Vince Lombardi had many traits that made him a great leader on the football field. Coach Lombardi was never satisfied with anything but winning, from the day he joined the Green Bay Packers his goal was to win a championship and once he won the first one his goal was to win another one, second place was not good enough, Coach Lombardi exhibited great determination. As long as you did your job, he never bothered you. Funny thing about it, once Ray did that, he really became a better player. Currie returned to play in the 1962 NFL Championship Game and stood out almost as much as Nitschke, the game's MVP, but was never the same player thereafter. Instead of making a lot of complex plays for his team he keep it simple and only had a few plays and within those plays he gave his players options. Currie, who stood 6-foot-3 and weighed 235 pounds, established himself as the starting left linebacker in Lombardi's first season and was named to the Pro Bowl the next year and to two of the three most widely recognized All-Pro teams the following year. You're not going anyplace. He just dropped the ball all the time in Los Angeles. Retrieved on Sept 8th 2013. http://voices.yahoo.com/vince-lombardi-case-study-art-leadership-415320.html, Copyright 2020 © The Pennsylvania State University, http://voices.yahoo.com/vince-lombardi-case-study-art-leadership-415320.html, Applying the Path-Goal Theory As a Teacher, Leadership theories and how they are influencing. The excerpts here were taken from two interviews conducted in 2003. The Lions when they won in Detroit with Bobby Layne, they were a very close team. He ran those sons of (bleeps) high speed. (2007). Excerpts from those interviews will be periodically posted at www.packers.com. Cliff Christl started gathering oral histories with former Packers and others associated with the team in 1996 and will continue to gather them as Packers historian. You could see on film, (Dale) had the speed. Emen, J. He called you all, 'No good sons of (bleeps). But he went after everybody. If you weren't of sound moral standards, you wouldn't stay there very long. It wasn't that people weren't working hard. Vince Lombardi was one of America’s most famous football coaches. Good with his people. Vince Lombardi had many traits that made him a great leader on the football field. Like Fuzzy (Thurston) told him one day, 'Ray, why don't you stop with all the (bleeping) (b.s.)? ", On Nitschke, who started down the stretch of the 1960 season and finally won the job permanently in 1962: "Ray always had the talent. On April 13, 1965, Currie was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for end Carroll Dale. He got married, stopped all the drinking and stopped all the other stuff. Yahoo Voices. German on top of it. In fact, Currie was selected first-team, All-Pro by the Newspaper Enterprise Association three straight years from 1961 to 1963. He played for the Packers from 1958 to 1964 and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1984. On becoming the starting left linebacker as a rookie in 1958: "I didn't start until Carlton Massey broke his leg (in the third game.) Loaded at 1 o'clock in the morning. All winning teams have that. A great team player. ", On whether the Packers became a closer-knit team under Lombardi: "You have to know Green Bay. And if you're not in shape, you can't take it. ", On Willie Davis, the left defensive end in front of him: "Willie was very smart. I said to Phil, 'What the hell was that all about?' His ability to turn the team around was all about his intelligence about the game of football. He was after everybody. I know he helped me a lot. You run into each other all the time. A sense that we were somebody and that we were going to be somebody. ", On the 26-14 Thanksgiving Day loss to Detroit in 1962: "I'm from Detroit. ", On his knee injury: "It was 1962. What made it tougher was that (Lombardi) stayed after you all the time. You went to the office to do business and if you didn't have business to do, you stayed the hell out of the office. Good with his personnel. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Currie's career remained on an upswing until Nov. 11, 1962, when he was blindsided by receiver Tommy McDonald and suffered an injury to his left knee in a 49-0 thrashing of the Philadelphia Eagles. I think it's pretty hard to do if you don't have that. Communication – where he'd be at certain situations, where your support was. Coach Lombardi was also a role-model believer in racial equality and played a significant role in smashing through the color barrier in the NFL. You're just trying to survive. I guess a sense of pride was reestablished. Vince cured him of that. He started his National Football League (NFL) career as offensive coordinator for the New York Giants from 1954 to 1958 and served as Head Coach for the Green Bay Packers. Everybody worked hard. It was him getting a hold of himself. We talked a lot of football when we were drinking beer after practice. They haven't won a championship since. It's not a very big place. ", On the bars Lombardi put off limits when he came to Green Bay: "He put the Piccadilly off limits. So we had no dissension. At that time, you didn't give a (bleep) anyway. I say, 'For (bleep) sake don't you ever play football on other days? He was a Southern Baptist, straight-laced. ", Any one particular leader on defense: "A lot of people. Knock the guy down, tell him he made a great block, go back to the huddle and get your defensive assignment.' There was no dissension on the club. Extremely good athlete. The other end of it was that (Dave) Robinson was a No. In the old locker room, which is now a toilet at the south end of the stadium, we always had our meetings in the visiting locker room. Although he wasn't in the meetings, he wanted to let you know he was still running the show. He led the Packers to five league championships during his nine years as coach from 1959 to 1967. 1 draft choice and he had to get him into the lineup. (But) it was always at 1 o'clock in the morning when we went there. The Packers' first-round pick and also the third overall selection in the 1958 NFL Draft, Dan Currie was on course to have as good a career as the three Pro Football Hall of Famers taken after him, only to have it short-circuited by a knee injury. Ray (Nitschke) was a little taller, a little more range. ", On whether the horse who galloped around Baltimore's stadium after every Colts touchdown actually dropped dead when the Colts inflicted their 56-0 defeat on the Packers: "I think that's folklore. He just pointed out our mistakes. ", On Paul Hornung: "He was our leader. If Jimmy (Taylor) gained 100 yards, we usually won. ", On Tom Bettis, the Packers' starting middle linebacker in Lombardi's first season, most of his second and some of his third in 1961: "Bettis was a good football player. Coach Lombardi was never satisfied with anything but winning, from the day he joined the Green Bay Packers his goal was to win a championship and once he won the first one his goal was to win another one, second place was not good enough, Coach Lombardi exhibited great determination. Rowland DePeaux on his friendship with Vince & Marie Lombardi, Legendary Wisconsin sportscaster started in Green Bay, 23rd-round draft pick played Lambeau's last year in Green Bay, The second part of an oral history with the post-Lombardi guard, Guard from initial post-Lombardi era was first-round pick in '68, QB got beat out by future Hall of Famer in '56 for backup job behind Tobin Rote, Defensive end acquired in Adderley trade played for multiple Packers coaches in the '70s, Massive 1950s defensive tackle came to Packers from Browns, Former Packers defensive end on what led to Lombardi trading him to New York, 1940s player began his pro career with Packers' farm club. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. ", On Vince Lombardi's arrival in 1959: "What Vince did was he cleaned up the office. September 8, 2013 by jgo5045 Leave a Comment. And he knew where the big plays were going to be made. He got rid of the street talk, trash talk. Coach Lombardi … Or he might have been one of Lombardi's mainstays, Fr. What it does is get you in shape much faster. The 1958 draft also yielded Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke and Jerry Kramer, but Currie was the only one declared an untouchable by Vince Lombardi following his extensive film study of the players he inherited before his first season as coach. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Phil seldom hollered or screamed. ", On whether camp was a test of survival: "One thing you noticed Vince didn't have was a lot of big, heavy guys on his team. Vince Lombardi: A Case Study in the Art of Leadership. That's the only thing in your lifetime that you remember. In 1959 when Lombardi took over the Packers there was only one black player on the squad. I go back and see some of my Michigan State teammates that played for the Lions and they have to rehash the whole thing. He communicated very well. ", On joining the Packers in 1958 when they were coming off a 3-9 season and then suffering through a 1-10-1 season as a rookie: "When a team had been doing as bad as the Packers had been doing, you don't have a lot of projection. I had a knee operation after the 1966 season and that ended my career. ", On whether the players took their chances and still went to the Piccadilly: "I remember we used to go there. There is no surprise that coaches to this day at all levels try to mimic the traits Vince Lombardi exhibited and there is also no surprise that the championship trophy is named after a man that was such a great leader. Sure. (Lombardi) came in once and started hollering and screaming, walked out and slammed the door. ", On Emlen Tunnell, veteran safety acquired by Lombardi in 1959 for his leadership: "Emlen was a very good team player.

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