Everyone always assumed that Coach Lombardi was Catholic. He went along with this because when he was with the New York Giants he had to fit in. Wellington Mara was a devout Catholic and he tried to curry favor with the Mara's so he could get the head coaching job of the Giants which was the one thing he most coveted in his life. But it was not to be so he had to settle for a rinky dink town like Green Bay.
One of the advantages was that he could finally be himself. You see he actually was a Mormon and had twenty two wives who all looked pretty much the same and all insisted that he buy them a mink stole every year. He had a hell of a time getting them tickets for the Super Bowl. Especially leaving the ducats at the will-call window. Strangely enough they were all named Marie except for the youngest who was named Margene.
They lived happily ever after in Wisconsin which has long been home to many unusual lifestyle choices.
(Instant Replay- The Unedited Edition, Jerry Kramer & Dick Schaap Random House 1968)
2 comments:
Hey Lem, do they still wear mink stoles on those chilly chilly 60 degree nights in Miami Beach?
Who's the babe in front? She looks like Della Street.
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