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
owners late difficult
The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.
football hurt fun
I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself.
monday sunday night
There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.
player clubs awful
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.
football emotional oasis
People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.
sports football successful
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.
sports winning player
But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.