In May 1970, three months before he died,
the great football coach Vince Lombardi was interviewed by sportswriter Paul Zimmerman. Zimmerman asked Lombardi for his thoughts on the cultural upheaval of that time -- war protests, campus unrest, Black Power, hippies, women's liberation, etc. Lombardi's surprisingly perceptive answer still applies to this day:
"They're showing an awareness of things. They're making themselves heard. They have a right to say what they want, and it behooves us to listen. I don't know . . . my own lack of awareness . . . In my own little sphere, maybe I didn't see things I should have. My kids tell me things, and sometimes I have trouble understanding them. Well, I've got to learn."
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