Background
Lombard was born on December 17, 1872 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana the son of Edward Homer Lombard and Laura Virginia Levy.
Lombard was born on December 17, 1872 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana the son of Edward Homer Lombard and Laura Virginia Levy.
Lombard attended Tulane University, where he organized the school"s first football team and served as its captain. He attended Tulane University, where he organized and played on the first football team
He served as the head coach of the Tulane University football team in 1898. He served as the team captain, and in the game against Louisiana State, another first-year program, he faced Ruffin Pleasant, Louisiana State University captain and future Louisiana governor. That game was also noteworthy in that the Tulane coach, T. L. Bayne, coached both sides.
Lombard graduated from Tulane with a Master of Engineering degree.
In 1896, Lombard was appointed to the Tulane faculty, and he taught as an assistant professor of mathematics. He coached the football team in 1898 and led the Olive and Blue to a 1–1 record.
That season consisted of a 14–9 victory against Mississippi and a 37–0 defeat at the hands of Louisiana State. In 1899, he was pursuing graduate studies in railway engineering at the University of Wisconsin.
The following year, he was on the Tulane Athletic Association advisory board as a faculty member.
By 1912, Lombard held the post of Physical Director of the New Orleans public schools. In 1934, he was serving on the state Board of Education in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1940, he was the Louisiana State Supervisor of Teacher Training and Certification.
He died in 1948.
He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.