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People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses or the problems of modern society.-Vince Lombardi Winning was not the only thing. Something more important than winning football games occurred during the Lombardi Dynasty. Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers ushered the National Football League to the forefront of American sports popularity during a racially explosive time, proving that teamwork transcended the color barrier. Along the way to greatness, Lombardi's team demonstrated to the NFL, to America, what football looked like in the modern era: blacks and whites working together to win. And win they did. The Green Bay Packers can tell one of the greatest sports stories our nation has ever seen: five World Championships, including three in a row. No team has been able to win three straight World titles since the great Packers squads. With 40 years of reflection, how Lombardi's Dynasty occurred is much more important than we knew back then. They won championships because of the character of the players. The task was daunting and the results historical. With a collection of competent people, Lombardi pushed, pulled, tugged and led Green Bay--and the NFL-into the modern era. Very little has been written about the defensive side of the ball and because of the attrition of the Packer defensive players from the era, there is very little chance much wil be published. Lombardi's Left Side is the first-and most likely the last-book about the great Green Bay Packers defenses of the Lombardi Era as told by two of Lombardi's greatest defensive players: Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson. These two players were critical elements in winning championsips and moving our country forward in a racially explosive time. The two men, who were athletic, bright, courageous, disciplined, hungry, confident, proud, spiritual, descent and black, blazed a trail. They played on the left side of Green Bay's great defenses of the Lombardi Era. For the first time, Adderley and Robinson share what it was like to be a professional football player in the 1960s through personal stories of Lombardi and his management of the entire Green Bay Packer organization. Articulate and intelligent, Adderley and Robinson cover it all: on the field and off. These two great athletes shut down the left side of the football field and opened up the right side of our minds.

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Publié par	Ascend Books
Date de parution	24 septembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780983695271
Langue	English

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Lombardi’s Left Side
Herb Adderley
Dave Robinson
Royce Boyles
PRAISE FOR LOMBARDI’S LEFT SIDE
“A powerful book by two great teammates. Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson remind us that racism was not a part of Lombardi’s Green Bay. I love both of these guys. We were an exceptional group in a special time and Lombardi’s Left Side explains it in outstanding fashion.”
PAUL HORNUNG
Green Bay Packers 1957–62, 1964–66; Pro Football Hall of Fame 1986
“Every person who cares about the men who played in the National Football League should read Lombardi’s Left Side . This is probably the most insightful and powerful book ever written about the Vince Lombardi Era.
Herb Adderley, Dave Robinson and Royce Boyles have written a classic that is destined to be relevant for years.”
JOE DELAMIELLEURE
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2003
Buffalo Bills 1973–80, ’85
Cleveland Browns 1981–84
“Lombardi’s Left Side is different from any other book about the Green Bay Packers. This is a history lesson and insight into the fairness of Vince Lombardi and his Dynasty. It happened during a chaotic time in America, and my friend Herb Adderley, Dave Robinson and co-author Royce Boyles have captured it beautifully.”
BILL COSBY

“Herb Adderley is unmistakably one of the greatest to ever put on pads. He was also one of the best teammates I ever had. In the early 1970s, while I was battling injuries and the accompanying demons, Herb was a person who in words and other ways helped me keep my chin up. His passion for and commitment to winning, his compassion for his teammates, and his courage were instrumental for me in overcoming my personal problems. Those things were also instrumental in the 1970 and 1971 Dallas Cowboys going to back-to-back Super Bowls.
I would not expect Herb to co-write a book that was not passionate, provocative and challenging. He has not disappointed.”
CALVIN HILL
Dallas Cowboys 1969–74
Washington Redskins 1976–77
Cleveland Browns 1978–81
“Just as they played, Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson have written a hard-hitting book. Two great players, who I am proud to call my friends, have produced a great book that tackles some sensitive issues for the first time. Lombardi’s Left Side will open your eyes to subjects that are nearly unbelievable.”
LEM BARNEY
Detroit Lions 1967–78; Pro Football Hall of Fame 1992
“The game of professional football is an interesting dichotomy. It is brutally physical while, at the same time, beautifully graceful. Some of the greats who played this game, our Hall of Fame players, possessed both physicality and grace. Herb Adderley is both physically graceful as well as graceful in spirit. The Hall of Fame cornerback will go down as one of the greatest who ever played his position. He was a shut-down corner who allowed Lombardi to never have to worry about a wide receiver who lined up across from Herb. I have written multiple articles on many blogs concerning the physical and neurological issues that face the NFL Retired Players as well as the despicable lack of support from the Union leadership whose jobs were given on the backs of those who built the league, the players. It was a call to my home one morning, from Herb, a man I had never met, that encouraged me to continue the fight to define who was responsible for the lack of care that some of his great teammates suffered. He cared about his teammates and, in fact, was to do a benefit to help one of his teammates that night. Herb Adderley’s courage, as the Class Representative, defied the deceitfulness and the greed of the NFL Players Association leadership. It is not easy standing up for what is right, but I think Herb, who played in a time of racial unrest, applied many lessons learned in his extraordinary life. As a man lucky enough to have played six years in the NFL, I have a great deal of appreciation for the legends who came before me, and no player is held higher than Herbert Anthony Adderley.”
TONY DAVIS
NFL Retired
“David Robinson and Herb Adderley were the greatest teammates a professional football player could possibly have. I played behind one and beside the other. The book they have written, Lombardi’s Left Side , is the best publication with the best information I have read about the Lombardi Packers. Like a velvet hammer, this beautifully written book by Dave, Herb and co-author Royce Boyles reveals important issues from an explosive time in our country’s history. I am proud to say I was part of a team that made a difference in a city, a league and a country. Lombardi’s Left Side tells our story.”
TOM BROWN
Green Bay Packers 1964–68
“Everyone is aware of Coach Lombardi’s wins on the football field and his historical championships; however, I think one of the most impressive qualities of the teams he fielded was his players’ character and the way in which they approached and played the game. Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson were the ultimate team players and two great examples of the importance of leadership and integrity on a team. Both were outstanding athletes and All-Pro defenders, but they were also men of exceedingly high character who were instrumental in Coach Lombardi’s teams reaching the highest level of success. Lombardi’s Left Side tells the story from the perspective of these two players who achieved greatness during one of the more challenging times in our country’s history. It’s no coincidence that the championship teams that I’ve been fortunate enough to coach had a core group of high character leadership … young men just like Herb and Dave. In my experience, it’s what separates championship teams from the rest. The lessons in this book carry over into our daily lives as we all strive to become champions in our own right.”
Nick Saban
Head Football Coach
University of Alabama
“Every retired NFL player should read Lombardi’s Left Side .”
Boyd Dowler
Green Bay Packers 1959–69

Copyright © 2012 by Herb Adderley, Dave Robinson and Royce Boyles
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Editor: Cindy Ratcliff
Assistant editors: Jeffrey Flanagan and Blake Hughes
Publication Coordinator: Christine Drummond
Dust Jacket Illustration and Book Design: Cheryl Johnson, S & Co. Design, Inc.
All photos courtesy of Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson unless otherwise indicated.
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Lombardi’s Left Side
Dedication
Foreword
Chapters Return to Glory
More Important Than the Game
Hungry for Greatness
Ripples of Growth
A Promise Kept
And the Barriers Fall
Building a Dynasty
Becoming Titletown
Removing All Doubt
Stalking Three Crowns
The Last Hiccup
A Full-blown Trend
Destiny Fulfilled
Drifting Toward Obscurity
Forward to the Past
Intellectual Ruins
Robby to Washington
Uniforms Under Glass
Standing for Your Brothers
The Genie Got Loose
Reflections on Greatness
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Herb Adderley:
To my mother, Reva Adderley, and my grandmother, Elizabeth White, for taking care of me and guiding me on the right road. I will always appreciate and love them for all they did, including introducing me to God.
I am grateful to The Wissahickon Boys and Girls Club and the many people who volunteered to help the kids of Pulaski Town.
I’d like to thank the two people responsible for my football career: My high school coach, Mr. Charles Martin, and Mr. Vince Lombardi. I can honestly say if weren’t for Coach Martin in 1955, there is no way I would have played football, because I thought I was a basketball player. He saw something I didn’t realize and see in myself. I will always remember Mr. Charles Martin, and his spirit will always live in me.
Vince Lombardi taught me so much more than football. Will, determination, decency and fairness only begin to describe the qualities he instilled in me. The NFL has never seen his equal.
I also dedicate Lombardi’s Left Side to the player I patterned my game after, who I believe is the greatest cornerback in the history of football: Dick “Night Train” Lane.
This book is also for my daughter, Toni Adderley, and my grandchildren, Justice and Joshua, who mean more to me than I could ever imagine.
Dave Robinson:
To my mother and father, Leslie and Mary Robinson, for instilling qualities of integrity, honesty and work ethic into my life. To my wife, Elaine, and our 50 years together. She was with me for many great times but also sacrificed much for the benefit of my career and our family.
Thanks also to my head coach Rip Engle and the entire Penn State football staff, who showed me the importance of team work.
Royce Boyles:
This book is dedicated to