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Rick Carpiniello: Before Packers, Vince Lombardi made it big in New York

Father Lombardi.

Imagine how much different it all might have been. The Super Bowl trophy would have a different name inscribed on it, and so much NFL history would have taken other paths, had Vince Lombardi held on to his initial goal in life — to become a priest.

Instead, Lombardi gave up his quest as a young man and took up football. Lombardi won five NFL championships in his short life, including the first two Super Bowls.

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Source: http://www.citizen-times.com

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