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FILE - Green Bay Packers running back Donny Anderson (44) finds a hole in the Oakland Raiders defense and scores a touchdown during Super Bowl II at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 14, 1968. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - Football Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the trophy to Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Jan. 14, 1968 photo, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/File)
15 images that recall legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi
Super Bowl II
FILE - In this Jan. 14, 1968, file photo, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II in Miami, Fla. Packers guard Jerry Kramer (64) is at right. The Packers were the dominant team of the 1960s, winning NFL championships in 1961, '62 and '65 and then winning the NFL and the first two Super Bowls against the AFL champion Kansas City in the 1966 season and Oakland in the 1967 season with a roster that included 12 Hall of Famer players and coach Vince Lombardi. (AP Photo/File)
Ray Nitschke
Middle linebacker Ray Nitschke became the face of the Lombardi-era defenses, but he originally struggled to crack the starting lineup.
Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung was Vince Lombardi's go-to rusher for his fabled power sweep but also was adept at passing, kicking, pass-catching and blocking.
Vince Lombardi
After missing the playoffs in Vince Lombardi's first season as head coach, the Packers made it to the 1960 NFL Champonship Game but lost to Philadelphia. Green Bay then won five of the next seven league titles.
December 1967
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr congratulate each other after winning the NFL Western Division championship game against the Los Angeles Rams in Milwaukee on Dec. 23, 1967. The Packers moved on to battle the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL title.
January 1968
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi, center, shows his happiness with winning Super Bowl on Jan. 14, 1968, in Miami as he hugs Don Chandler, left, who kicked 4 field goals and Bart Starr who hit 13 of 24 passes, one for a touchdown.
May 1970
Bart Starr posses with Vince Lombardi, May 19, 1970.
Vincent Lombardi, 1959
Packer head coach and general manager Vince Lombardi, left, lines up his Green Bay Packers quarterback candidates on June 23, 1959, in Green Bay. The football players, from left, are Babe Parilli, Bart Starr, Boyd Dowler, Bob Webb, Joe Francis and Lamar McHan.
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi cheers on his champion team as they swamp the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 during Super Bowl I, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo)
Pete Rozelle
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1967, file photo, football commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the trophy to Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Super Bowl I in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)
Lombardi statue outside Lambeau Field
A statue of former Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi stands outside of Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
