John enrolled at the United States Naval Academy out of High School but a back injury resulted in his Honorable Medical Discharge from the Navy after two years. He spent his Junior and Senior years at Kenyon College. He was a member of the lacrosse team all four years of college. After graduation from Kenyon,...
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John enrolled at the United States Naval Academy out of High School but a back injury resulted in his Honorable Medical Discharge from the Navy after two years. He spent his Junior and Senior years at Kenyon College. He was a member of the lacrosse team all four years of college. After graduation from Kenyon, John worked in Football for 10 years around great coaches like Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Kirk Ferentz and Nick Saban. He earned two Masters degrees from Ohio State and Vanderbilt University along the way while working full time. In 2000, Lombardi made the leap from Football to the mechanical contracting world working for Lennox International and others.
In 2012 he launched Lombardi Beer Company in Wisconsin.
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Speaker Programs
An Evening with John Lombardi
John speaks on the lessons he's learned as the grandson of Vince Lombardi and son of Vince Lombardi, Jr.
Reviews
“Going back to basics is the formula behind John Lombardi’s legendary grandfather’s Iconic status as a leader. As a speaker, John’s message is similar and is as: relevant, timely and ever-green today. It will never grow old because we don’t learn through osmosis. Every generation needs to produce voices that help them go back to…
- Spencer Tillman Houston Methodist Hospital/ Board Director Sr. Analyst FOX Sports, Author and Businessman
“I have known the Lombardi family for 5 decades, professionally and socially, and I am honored to have worked with two generations (Coach Lombardi and Vince Jr) and have spent a good bit of time with John, and he is a “chip off the old block” in aptitude, verbal skills, and ethics. They are incredible…
- Chuck Lane Director, Incentive Travel and PR at Humana
“As a professional author and speaker myself, I enjoyed teaming with John at regional and statewide conferences as presenters. John has a unique style of addressing his audiences with storytelling, inspiration and a sense of sincerity and trust. It is difficult to find this endearing positive quality in most speakers. I would highly recommend John…
- Mark Burwell National Director, Urban Hope Entrepreneur Center/E-Hub
