Who said: "If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score"?

The iconic football coach who said: "If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score" was Vince Lombardi. Vincent Thomas Lombardi, aka Vince Lombardi, was an American football player, National Football League (NFL) coach, and executive in the NFL. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in June 1913. He died of colon cancer at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington D.C. on September 3, 1970.

Notably for the Green Bay Packers, Lombardi during his professional life led the team, located in the state of Wisconsin, USA, to five championships. As head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers, Lombardi directly led the team to three NFL championships and to victories in Super Bowls I and II (1967 and 1968 respectively). Because of his success, he became a national symbol of single-minded determination to win. As coach, general manager and part owner of the Washington Redskins, Lombardi led that NFL team to its first winning season in 14 years in 1969.

As a tribute to the man and his ideals on how to pursue goals, interact with others, and develop winning attributes in life, the NFL's Super Bowl trophy was named in his honor shortly after his passing. In 1971 the prior coach was then inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio, USA.