Lombardi's legacy lives on at Appleton steakhouse

Dec 8th, 2006

Vince Lombardi's Steakhouse, inside of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, is a museum as well as a fine dining spot that has earned Wine Spectator awards. Covering walls and display cases are more than 400 artifacts from the life and career of the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, who died in 1970.

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Named "Coach of the Century" by ESPN, Vince Lombardi is remembered for his dedication, his infectious enthusiasm and his unforgettable quotes that continue to echo in locker rooms around the world.

Vincent Thomas Lombardi was born on June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was the first of Henry and Matilda Lombardi's five children. Vince was raised in the Catholic faith and studied the priesthood for two years before transferring to St. Francis Preparatory High School, where he became a star fullback on the football team.
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"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious."
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