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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“As it gets higher stage, the risk of relapse gets higher,” said Michael Atkins, a researcher for the Phase 2 trial and deputy director of the Lombardi cancer center.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

North Carolina has placed football general manager Michael Lombardi — a longtime confidant of coach Bill Belichick — on paid administrative leave, the university said Monday in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lombardi, 67, is a former longtime NFL executive who was a member of the Cleveland Browns’ front office during Belichick’s stint as the team’s head coach in the early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Barely a week after they hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, the Allen estate announced that the team was up for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“But Lombardi didn’t mean it. Of course, it’s better to win.”

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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