The Vince Lombardi trophy was named after the first Super Bowl winning coach. Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers.
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∙ 14y agoAfter Vince Lombardi's death in September 1970. As a result, the first National Football League team to be awarded the Lombardi Trophy was the Baltimore Colts on January 17, 1971. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V in Miami.
superbowl trophy named after vince lombardi
Lombardi's Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, but the trophy wasn't named for him until after his death in September 1970. As a result, the first National Football League team to be awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy was the Baltimore Colts on January 17, 1971. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V in Miami.
Guess what?They actually won the first 2 Superbowls.The coach was Vince Lombardi .(thats why they call it the Lombardi Trophy!
Because he win the first two super bowls
The Heisman Trophy was first awarded in 1935 to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
The San Francisco 49ers were the first to win the Vince Lombardi trophy five times. The Dallas Cowboys also have won the Vince Lombardi trophy five times. However, the team to hold the most Vince Lombardi Trophies is the Pittsburgh Steelers with six.
The San Francisco 49ers was the first to win the Vince Lombardi trophy five times. The Dallas Cowboys also have won the Vince Lombardi trophy five times. However, the team to hold the most Vince Lombardi Trophies is the Pittsburgh Steelers with six.
The first Heisman Trophy was awarded in 1935. Jay Berwanger, halfback from the University of Chicago, was the winner.
The Wuerffel Trophy was first awarded in 2005.
It is called the Lombardi Trophy after Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers who won the first two Superbowls and is considered the greatest coach in NFL history.
Vince Lombardi, (the Lombardi trophy is named after him)