Pete Rozelle
Pete Rozelle
Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozellewas the commissioner of the National Football League for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office. He is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth1 March 1926
CitySouth Gate, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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The charge of stacking has no validity and, as far as black quarterbacks are concerned, the N.F.L. has had more than many people realize.
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At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was.
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Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly.
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Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location.
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Which comes as no great surprise to me, for I strongly believe that sports are an emotional outlet, just as television and motion pictures are.
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