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  1. Feb 5, 2010 · Pete Rozelle spent 29 years as the NFL's commissioner, so in honor of the Super Bowl, let's take a look at a few things you might not know about him. 1. He Hated the Name "Super Bowl" . The story ...

  2. Aug 24, 2019 · FILE - In this May 1969 file photo, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, and Roone Arledge, president of ABC Sports, shake hands in New York, where it was announced that ABC would televise 13 regular-season games on Monday nights. Pete Rozelle would not be surprised to see the NFL’s impact of television as it celebrates its 100th season this ...

  3. "NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 game changers in NFL history, and former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle lands at No. 2.

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  4. Mar 24, 2023 · 1969 NFL issued game ball (code BB) 1971 NFL issued game ball (code DD) Based on the ball style (with the exception of a slight overlap on the 76-89 Pete Rozelle balls), these codes should narrow down an exact year of manufacture. The double-year (dual letter) codes were utilized from 1968 to the mid 1970’s to indicate NFL issued game balls.

  5. Dec 8, 1996 · Early in his reign as the National Football League's commissioner, Pete Rozelle divined the inequity in the Giants reaping $350,000 a year for their television rights, 10 times what the Green Bay ...

  6. Jun 28, 2021 · "For nearly 20 years, John Facenda's resonant voice was, and even today still is, synonymous with the power, strength and character of the NFL," Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David ...

  7. The NFL had 12 teams worth about $1 million apiece when Rozelle began his rule. When he left in 1989, there were 28 teams, most worth more than $100 million. In 1999, three years after his death, The Sporting News acclaimed him as the 20th century's most powerful person in sports. Alvin Ray Rozelle was born March 1, 1926 in South Gate, Calif.

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