Pete Rozelle
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Pete Rozelle was a transformative National Football League commissioner who oversaw the league’s rise into a major American sports and television powerhouse from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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| instanceOf |
National Football League commissioner
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human → sports executive → |
| awardReceived |
Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award named in his honor
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Pro Football Hall of Fame induction → |
| burialPlace |
El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
brain cancer
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| child |
Anne Marie Rozelle
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1926-03-01
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| dateOfDeath |
1996-12-06
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| dateOfInduction |
1985 (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
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| educatedAt |
Compton Junior College
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University of San Francisco → |
| employer |
Los Angeles Rams
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National Football League → |
| endTime |
1989 (as NFL commissioner)
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| familyName |
Rozelle
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| fullName |
Alvin Ray Rozelle
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| givenName |
Alvin
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| hallOfFame |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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| honouredIn |
Pete Rozelle Trophy (Super Bowl MVP trophy name)
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| knownFor |
emphasis on NFL brand over individual teams
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promoting league parity through revenue sharing → transforming the NFL into a major television sport → turning the NFL into a leading American professional sports league → |
| militaryService |
United States Navy
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| nickname |
Pete
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| notableWork |
creation of NFL revenue sharing model
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expansion of the Super Bowl into a major sporting event → merger of the National Football League and American Football League → negotiation of national television contracts for the NFL → |
| occupation |
league commissioner
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sports executive → |
| placeOfBirth |
South Gate, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
Commissioner of the National Football League
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| predecessor |
Bert Bell
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| significantEvent |
helped create the Super Bowl in the late 1960s
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negotiated landmark television deals with CBS, NBC, and ABC → oversaw NFL–AFL merger in 1966 → |
| spouse |
Carrie Cooke Rozelle
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Jane Rozelle NERFINISHED → |
| startTime |
1960 (as NFL commissioner)
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| successor |
Paul Tagliabue
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| workedAs |
general manager of the Los Angeles Rams
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public relations director of the Los Angeles Rams → |
Referenced by (2)
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Pete Rozelle
("Alvin Ray Rozelle")
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NFL Commissioner
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