Was Vince Lombardi ever signed by the NY Giants?

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Was Vince Lombardi ever signed by the NY Giants?
Started by John Turney, Jul 07 2014 08:51 PM

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#1 John Turney
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Posted 07 July 2014 - 08:51 PM
I found a photo of him in a uniform that closely resembles the 1936 NY Giants, something players would have worn on picture day in 1937, which is the year after Lombardi graduated.

It may be someone else, but his being from NY he may have signed or had a tryout . . .just wondering

#2 Superbowlfanatic
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Posted 07 July 2014 - 08:55 PM
The biographies that I have read on Lombardi have him wearing #40 at Fordham, and never playing for an NFL team.

#3 John Turney
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Posted 07 July 2014 - 09:44 PM
That's what I've found as well. And him at least having a cup of coffee in the NFL would have been part of any biography, even if it was just a tryout. This is the photo I found and the uniform design is similar (if not exactly) to the 1936 NY Giants unis. Even the typeface for the numbers are a match.

It does not look like him as a high schooler, the number is 18, maybe it was from some All-star game. It just stuck me as odd.

#4 JohnMaxymuk
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Posted 07 July 2014 - 10:53 PM
Vince played semi pro ball with the wilmington clippers in 1938 after graduation from fordham

#5 Bob Gill
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Posted 08 July 2014 - 07:01 AM
He played with the Clippers in 1937, actually. In 1938 he played with the Brooklyn Eagles of the American Association.

#6 Moran
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Posted 08 July 2014 - 09:10 AM
In 1938 Lombardi was #11 with the Brooklyn Eagles. I don't know if this cover photo represents their game uniform or not - the interior photos have a variety of jerseys. Lombardi is in the line-up of a 1939 program as well, but still at #11

#7 Tod Maher
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Posted 08 July 2014 - 12:37 PM
Lombardi also played for a team at the end of the 1936 season (Nov. 29) called the Fordham Collegians against the Bristol West Ends. In 1937 (Aug. 27) he played for the Eastern College All-Stars against the Philadelphia Eagles. And in 1941 he played for the Churchill Pros.