Lombardi

American

[lom-bahr-dee, luhm-] / lɒmˈbɑr di, lʌm- /

noun

Vince(nt Thomas), 1913–70, U.S. football coach.

Lombardi British

/ lɒmˈbɑːdɪ /

noun

Vincent Thomas. 1913–70, American football coach, whose team won the first two Superbowls, and after whom the Superbowl trophy is named

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After Seattle beat the Patriots, commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated her on stage as he handed her the Lombardi Trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

And now they will care for the Lombardi Trophy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

The Seattle Seahawks are narrow favourites to lift the Lombardi Trophy, but Sunday's game is about much more than the NFL champions being decided.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

New England is seeking a record seventh Lombardi Trophy, and its first since the departure of Tom Brady, widely considered the NFL's greatest ever player.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

His idea of sentimentality was the presentation of the Lombardi trophy at the end of the Super Bowl.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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