On Sunday, the New York Giants take on the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The two teams share a legacy with one of the greatest names in the sport’s history. Vince Lombardi, the football head coach who won the first two Super Bowls and had the Super Bowl trophy named after him, is best remembered for his achievements in Wisconsin.
However, Lombardi, a devout Catholic, got his start in New York. Stone markers erected on a triangle of grass near East 17th Street and Jerome Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, are easy to overlook. One marker installed in 1974 reads, “In memory of Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970.”
