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6 déc. 1996 · When 33-year-old Pete Rozelle was selected by team owners to serve as Commissioner of the National Football League, the NFL was a loosely organized collection of scattered franchises, many playing to half-empty stadiums, each negotiating its own television broadcasting contracts. It lagged far behind baseball in popularity, and what little cohesion the league enjoyed was threatened by the ...
3 avr. 1989 · With 2¾ years to run on his sentence, Pete Rozelle opted for parole. For more than 29 years he had been commissioner of the NFL, the best commissioner in the history of sport, many people felt. Franchises were selling for SI million or so when he took over in 1960. The last one to change hands, the Dallas Cowboys, went for a reported $140 ...
7 déc. 1996 · Pete Rozelle, who made “Monday Night Football” and the Super Bowl parts of American culture during his tenure as commissioner of the National Football League, died Friday at his home in Rancho ...
18 oct. 2019 · Rozelle: From compromise candidate to commissioner nonpareil. NEW YORK (AP) — For a compromise candidate not even under consideration when the voting began, Pete Rozelle sure achieved a lot as NFL commissioner. Indeed, the man who led the NFL from 1960-89 generally is regarded as the best league boss in sports history — not just in pro ...
20 mars 2024 · Alwin Jay "Pete" Rozelle († December 6, 1996 in Rancho Santa Fe, California) was an influential U.S. sports official. He served as commissioner of the National Football League from 1960 to 1989. During his tenure, American football became the most popular sport in the United States. With the Super Bowl, he created the largest single sporting ...
13 juin 2024 · Well, Merrill, this one is for you. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Thursday morning that Reese, the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer in the NFL, is the 2024 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Reese will be celebrated alongside the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 in Canton, Ohio on August 2-3.
7 déc. 1996 · But in assessing Pete Rozelle, who died of brain cancer at his California home yesterday at age 70 after a long battle with a brain tumor, the best story is his own. More than anyone, he built pro ...
