NY Daily News on their Vince Lombardi

[CaliforniaCheez]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2008/01/16/2008-01-16_packer_legend_vince_lombardis_saga_begin.html?p age=0


http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/01/16/amd_lombardi1.jpg


He is laid out here alongside a narrow roadway in Section 30, across from some cherry trees, next to his wife Marie.

Somebody has contributed a Super Bowl XXXI flag to commemorate the latest Green Bay championship, over New England. And then there is a recent addition, placed neatly between the evergreen bushes: A $74.27 ticket stub from the Packer game at Giants Stadium last September.

"It's just a small gravestone, but we get a lot of people coming here, looking for it," said JoAnn Christopher, an office worker at the cemetery. "A lot of high school football coaches come to touch it. I don't know if it really helps, but they think it does."

[GrnBay007]

Cool!!!!

[TennesseePackerBacker]

must make pilgrimage

[Scott Campbell]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

[Jerry Tagge]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.
You could go visit Tony Soprano.

Oh wait, he's in Miami now. Dolphins just hired him as their new coach. :mrgreen:

[oregonpackfan]

After college, my first job in the "Real World" was working 2 years in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. I had a long relationship with a woman who lived in Montclair, New Jersey.

I totally despised northern New Jersey. It was the "Armpit of the Country," IMO.

[GrnBay007]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

I have relatives there. Would you be bringing 1 or all 7 wives? :P

[packinpatland]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

I used to think the same thing about NJ, until my daughter went to school there. It's not what follks imagine.......not all 'Newark'. They call it the garden state for a reason, and the beaches are spectacular. And they honor Lombardi. You see his name alot.

[Scott Campbell]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

I have relatives there. Would you be bringing 1 or all 7 wives? :P



It's very similar to the modern superstar athelete. Think of them as my posse.

:D

[Scott Campbell]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

I used to think the same thing about NJ, until my daughter went to school there. It's not what follks imagine.......not all 'Newark'. They call it the garden state for a reason, and the beaches are spectacular. And they honor Lombardi. You see his name alot.


Yes, I only know it by reputation. My experience is pretty much limited to watching the opening credits of the Sopranos.

[GrnBay007]

must make pilgrimage


That would be quite a moment. I wish I could come up with any other reasons to go to New Jersey, because its a long way to go just to touch his headstone.

I have relatives there. Would you be bringing 1 or all 7 wives? :P



It's very similar to the modern superstar athelete. Think of them as my posse.

:D

No guns please! :wink:

[BallHawk]

Southern New Jersey isn't that bad, it's actually similar to the Midwest in some parts.

Northern New Jersey......Let's just say unless you're driving to NY there's no reason you should be there.