Today in 1970 the great Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57.

Lombardi never had a losing season as head coach in the NFL, compiling a regular-season winning percentage of 73.8% (96–34–6) and 90% (9–1) in the postseason for an overall record of 105 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties in the NFL. He won 5 NFL Championships and 2 Super Bowls.

This is his 1st Sports Illustrated cover appearance from 1968. The cover photo was taken immediately after winning Super Bowl II as the team carried him off the field. Graded in newsstand at CGC 8.0 this copy is a pop 6 with only 3 copies graded higher.