Wellington Mara
Wellington Mara
Wellington Timothy Marawas the co-owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death, and one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the National Football League. He was the younger son of Tim Mara, who founded the Giants in 1925. Wellington was a ball boy for that year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth14 August 1916
CountryUnited States of America
children father believe
I'll tell you what you can expect from an Irishman named Wellington whose father was a bookmaker. You can expect that anything he says or writes may be repeated aloud in your own home in front of your children. You can believe he was taught to love and respect all mankind, but to fear no man.
these-days businessman
These days I'm pretty much a businessman.
roots defense
I always root for the defense.
nice arrogance
It's nice to see arrogance humbled.
fancy needed prove stuff
It's never needed vindication. It was that fancy stuff that needed to prove itself.
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I can't help but think he would have been so embarrassed by this. He would have shook his head and tried to hide in a corner somewhere.
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Giants ownership has left at least $150 million of team net worth on the table.
self servant justification
Self-justification is a treacherous servant.
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Now cracks a noble heart. Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
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I wanted a football man. Now I'm extremely happy the way it turned out.
autumn earliest giants morning sunday
My earliest recollection of the Giants was on a Sunday morning in the autumn of 1925,
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
lose share smaller stuck teams
We should all share I guess, ... Or we're going to lose some of the smaller teams down the line, and we've all stuck together.
american-businessman
I think when the bottom started to drop out, we didn't recognize it.