the 1968 season and were out of the four-team NFL playoffs. In February , Lombardi became head coach and general manager of the Washington Redskins. The Redskins finished at 7–5–2, their first winning record since the 1955 season. Lombardi died during the 1970 preseason, but he was credited with having "truly changed the culture in that one unforgettable season in 1969," laying the foundation for Washington's early 1970s success under another future Hall of Fame coach, George Allen, the Redskins' next fulltime coach. Personal life Family In the fall of 1934, Lombardi's roommate Jim Lawlor introduced him to his cousin's relative, Marie Planitz. When Marie announced her ardent desire to marry Lombardi, her status-conscious stockbroker father did not like the idea of his daughter marrying the son of an Italian butcher from Brooklyn, a prejudice he would face more than once in his life. Lombardi and Marie wed, nonetheless, on August 31, 1940. Marie's first pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage. This had a terrible effect on Marie and caused her to turn to heavy drinking, a problem she would encounter on more than one occasion in her life. Their son, Vincent Henry Lombardi (Vince Jr.), was born in 1942, and their daughter Susan followed five years later in 1947. Lombardi's perfectionism, authoritarian nature and temper, instilled in his wife a masterful ability to verbally assault and demean Lombardi when he verbally abused her. His children were not immune from his yelling. When Lombardi had not lost his temper, he would often be reticent and aloof. Lombardi's grandson, Joe Lombardi, has served as an assistant coach in the NFL since 2006. In 2009, he was named quarterbacks coach of the New Orleans Saints, and in his first season Lombardi helped lead the Saints to win Super Bowl XLIV along with the trophy bearing his grandfather's name, as well as helping quarterback Drew Brees win a Super Bowl MVP award. Lombardi served five seasons in that post before being named offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions in January 2014, but was relieved of this position midway through the 2015 season. Lombardi then returned to the Saints in 2016 and spent five more seasons as the team's quarterbacks coach working for head coach Sean Payton. From 2021-2023, he served as the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers, under head coach Brandon Staley.Joe is now the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos taking