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Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi coached his last football game 50 years ago on Dec. 21, 1969.

Less than a year later, Lombardi was dead.

Lombardi retired from coaching after the 1967 season with the Green Bay Packers. He remained as general manager then left in 1969 to become head coach and general manager of the Washington Redskins. At the end of the season he was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer.

Lombardi died Sept. 3, 1970.

Other significant events that happened 50 years in the winter of 1969-1970 (Dec. 21, 1969-March 19, 1970) included the premiere of the soap opera All My Children, Terry Bradshaw being the first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers and U.S. Army officer Jeffrey MacDonald murdering his family.

At the time, Richard Nixon was president of the United States, gas was 35 cents a gallon and the average cost of a new car was $3,270.

The United States earlier in 1969 had put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon with Apollo 11, Woodstock was held in New York and the Beatles gave their last live performance.

Other historic moments from 50 years ago from onthisday.com include:

1969

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The Supremes with Diana Ross, front, Cindy Birdsong and Mary Wilson sing and dance during a party in Munich, West Germany, January 21, 1968. (AP Photo/Klaus Frings)

Dec. 21: Diana Ross made her last appearance as a Supreme on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Dec. 22: Pete Maravich set an NCAA record, hitting 30 of 31 foul shots.

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Dallas Cowboys place kicker Mike Clark (83) kicks a field goal against the Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl in Miami, Fla., Jan. 17, 1971. The Colts won the game 16-13. (AP Photo)

Dec. 28: Dallas Cowboy Mike Clark missed the ball when attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland in a playoff game.

1970

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Soap star Susan Lucci, of "All My Children" fame, poses with UCLA souvenirs after she spoke to a symposium on campus on the subject of "television's bad girl," March 12, 1984, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

Jan. 5: The soap opera All My Children premiered on ABC.

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In this Aug. 16, 1969, file photo, hundreds of rock music fans jam a highway leading from Bethel, N.Y. ,as they try to leave the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. More than 400,000 people attended Woodstock which was staged 80 miles northwest of New York City on a bucolic hillside owned by dairy farmer Max Yasgur. It was great spot for peaceful vibes, but miserable for handling the hordes coming in by car. (AP File Photo)

Jan. 7: Farmers sued Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by Woodstock. Yasgur owned the farm in New York where Woodstock was held.

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Eastern seaboard architecture of turn of the century America is being recreated in Main Street U.S.A. at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park in central Florida, Nov. 1970. Aerial view shows progress of development, scheduled to open in October. Phase 1, which covers 2,500 acres, is a total "Vacation Kingdom," including theme park, similar to Disneyland in California. (AP Photo)

Jan. 10: The preview center was the first building to open at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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Willie Mays (24) of the San Francisco Giants connects for his 600th lifetime home run, Sept. 23, 1969, San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo)

Jan. 17: Willie Mays was named player of the decade for the 1960s by Sporting News.

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Angela Davis, UCLA professor and political activist is seen at a press conference in Los Angeles, Oct. 6, 1969. (AP Photo/David F. Smith)

Jan. 19: UCLA fired Angela Davis for being a communist.

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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 1970, file photo, a crowd is gathered at London's Heathrow Airport in England after a Pan Am Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet arrived in from New York. The 360 seat jet was the first of its kind to complete a transatlantic crossing. AP Photo, File)

Jan. 21: The first commercial Boeing 747 flight was a Pan American World Airways flight from New York City to London. It took 6.5 hours.

Jan. 25: The movie, M*A*S*H starring Donald Sutherland and Elliot Gould was released.

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Pittsburgh Steelers' No. 1 draft choice Terry Bradshaw, right, poses with Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll, center, and his father, William M. Bradshaw, left, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 13, 1970. The 6 foot-3 Louisiana Tech quarterback arrived in Pittsburgh to negotiate his contract with the club owners. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Jan. 27: In the NFL draft, Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech was the first pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Louisiana State Pete "Pistol" Maravich (23) flies through the air during record breaking performance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 1, 1970, to become college basketball's leading scorer of all-time. At right is University of Mississippi's Tom Butler (42) and at left are LSU's Danny Hester (35) and Bill Newton (43). (AP Photo)

Feb. 2: Pete Maravich became the first player to score 3,000 points in college basketball.

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Actor George C. Scott portrays Gen. George S. Patton in the movie "Patton." (AP Photo)

Feb. 4: The movie Patton starring George C. Scott premiered in New York.

Feb. 6: The NBA expanded to 18 teams by adding Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.

Feb. 17: U.S. Army officer Jeffrey MacDonald murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters.

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A U.S. District Court jury convicted men in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1970 of crossing state lines with intent to incite rioting during democratic national convention in 1968. They are David Dellinger, Jerry Rubin, Thomas Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, and Rennard David. Judge Julius J. Hoffman tried the case, William Kunstler was one of defense lawyers, and U.S. Attorney Thomas Foran prosecuted. (AP Photo)

Feb. 18: The Chicago Seven, charged with inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, are all acquitted of conspiracy. Five were convicted of inciting a riot and sentenced to five years in prison each and a $5,000 fine. (In November 1972 all convictions were overturned.)

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American music group The Jackson 5 return to school after their summer vacation; during which they played concerts in 40 cities. Top left is Marlon, top right is Michael. Below, from left to right, are Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. Aug. 31, 1971. (AP Photo)

Feb. 21: The Jackson 5 make their TV debut on American Bandstand.

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Charles Manson replies "It all depends on your point of view," after a newsman asked him "Are you insane, Charlie?", March 19, 1970 in Los Angeles. The exchange came as Manson left court where he won permission to hire a new attorney, replacing one who had sought to have Manson examined by psychiatrists. (AP Photo/George Brich)

March 1: Charles Mansons album Lie was released.

March 1: Commercial whale hunting came to an end in the United States.

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Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr (4) fires puck by Detroit Red Wings goalie Roy Edwards and became the first defenseman in National Hockey League history to sore 100 points in a season. It happend in the second period of their game Sunday, March 15, 1970, in Boston at Boston Garden. Watching is Bruins Ed Westfall (18), and Red Wings Frank Mahovlich. (AP Photo)

March 1: Boston Bruin Bobby Orr became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 25 goals in one season during a 3-1 Bruins win over the St. Louis Blues.

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Tim Horton, who was a defense man for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is measured up for a New York Rangers uniform in New York on Wednesday, March 4, 1970. Rangers coach Emile Francis, left, is expected to put Horton to work right away to bolster the Ranger defense which has been hit by injuries. Ranger Ron Stewart is at right. Horton was obtained in a trade for players to be named later. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

March 4: The New York Rangers set an NHL record of 126 games without being shut out.

March 5: The Edison Theater in New York City opened.

March 12: The U.S. lowered the age to vote from 21 to 18.

March 18: An eight-day U.S. Postal strike began in New York City. It was the largest wildcat strike in U.S. history.

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