The Vince Lombardi trophy was named after the first Super Bowl winning coach. Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers.
After 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
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
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.
The Wuerffel Trophy was first awarded in 2005.
Vince Lombardi, (the Lombardi trophy is named after him)
Its called the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named in honor after Vince Lombardi, the former Green Bay Packer head coach who won the first two Super Bowl titles.
Because vince lombardi won the first two super bowls. He, along with long time Chicago Bears coach George Halas, helped found the NFL and the trophy was named for him after his unexpected death from cancer.
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconson.
Super Bowl Trophy
Heisman was first awarded in 1935.