<P> Even though it is a national tournament , the award was initially inscribed with the words `` World Professional Football Championship '' . It was officially renamed in 1970 in memory of NFL head coach Vince Lombardi , who led the Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games , after his death from cancer . It was thus presented for the first time as the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl V when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16 - 13 . It has also been referred to as the `` Tiffany Trophy '' after the Tiffany & Co . </P>
<P> Even though it is a national tournament , the award was initially inscribed with the words `` World Professional Football Championship '' . It was officially renamed in 1970 in memory of NFL head coach Vince Lombardi , who led the Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games , after his death from cancer . It was thus presented for the first time as the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl V when the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16 - 13 . It has also been referred to as the `` Tiffany Trophy '' after the Tiffany & Co . </P>
when did the lombardi trophy get its name
when did the lombardi trophy get its name
1970
1970