Paul Tagliabue

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Paul Tagliabue is an American attorney and sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Football League from 1989 to 2006, overseeing major expansions, labor peace, and the league’s rise in commercial prominence.

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instanceOf National Football League commissioner
attorney
human
sports executive
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer National Football League
endTime 2006
familyName Tagliabue
fieldOfWork law
sports administration
genre American football administration
givenName Paul
influenced NFL labor relations
NFL media and broadcasting strategy
modern structure of the National Football League
memberOf NFL league office
surface form: National Football League leadership
name Paul Tagliabue self-link
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement guided NFL television and commercial growth
helped secure long-term labor agreements with NFL players
oversaw major NFL expansions
notableRole successor to Pete Rozelle as NFL commissioner
notableWork growth of NFL commercial prominence
maintenance of labor peace in the NFL
oversight of NFL expansion
occupation attorney
commissioner
sports executive
positionHeld Commissioner of the National Football League
startTime 1989
workLocation New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Paul Tagliabue name Paul Tagliabue self-link
NFL Commissioner officeHolder Paul Tagliabue
Roger Goodell predecessor Paul Tagliabue
Pete Rozelle successor Paul Tagliabue