Lombardi

[Bossman641]

Anyone seen the documentary on HBO?

Before my time, but it's definitely interesting.

[Bossman641]

Couple things I found interesting:

How proud Lombardi was of the electric coils under the field.
How strongly he backed Lionel Aldridge when he was marrying a white woman.
There was an interview with Madden talking about going to one of Lombardi's coaching clinics and listening to him speak about the power sweep for 8 hours.

[VegasPackFan]

I saw it. One of the main interviews throughout the show is David Maraniss, who wrote "When Pride Still Mattered", the definitive Lombardi biography. If you enjoyed the show, read the book. I was dissapointed that they didnt interview Paul Hornung for the show, but overall it was good and had interesting footage.

[sheepshead]

I've read Maransis' book so not a lot of new information, but visually it was great. Pictures I havent seen before. I got to hang out with Jerry Kramer about this time last year when he was filming that piece too.

[gbgary]

saw it. loved it. learned things i didn't know...the aldridge issue, his wife's drinking, that he nearly went back to the giants, just to name a few.