publication date: Saturday, January 31, 2015 (part of Winter 2015)

category: Sports

clue: He led his team to multiple Super Bowl victories despite being color-blind.

explanation: Lombardi was a successful NFL coach known for zero tolerance of racism and insisting on equal treatment for all of his players during the 1960s. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Mike Rothstein


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