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Events on Thursday 3 September 1970 2
1913 – 1970Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)Died 3 September 1970, aged 57Vince Lombardi, the American football coach who led the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships, died of cancer in Washington, D.C. The Super Bowl trophy was later renamed in his honor.
1943 – 1970Alan Wilson (1943-1970)Canned Heat singer and guitaristBlind Owl — the singer, harmonica and slide-guitar player of Canned Heat, voice of On the Road Again and Going Up the Country. Died aged 27.