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Pete Rozelle

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But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.


— Pete Rozelle


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At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.


— Pete Rozelle


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Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems.


— Pete Rozelle


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Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location.


— Pete Rozelle


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In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.


— Pete Rozelle


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Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.


— Pete Rozelle


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Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake.


— Pete Rozelle


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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.


— Pete Rozelle


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The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.


— Pete Rozelle


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There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.


— Pete Rozelle


#lot #monday #monday night #more #night






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Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (/rɵˈzɛl/; March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from January 1960 to November 1989 when he retired from office. When he took office there were twelve teams in the NFL playing a twelve game schedule to frequently half-empty stadiums and only a few teams had television contracts. According to Howard Cosell in his book I Never Played the Game the owners took 23 ballots before settling on Rozelle as NFL Commissioner at a January 26 1960 meeting.

Rozelle is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world. Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (/rɵˈzɛl/; March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from January 1960 to November 1989 when he retired from office.

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