| Description |
xv, 544 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-528) and index. |
| Contents |
"I come to you with clean hands" -- The golden boy from the golden state -- Glamour, glitter, and grit : the education of a young man -- To the Olympics and back -- The game has arrived -- New kids on the block -- The torch is passed -- Building a modern NFL -- NFL films -- The crucible -- The difference makers -- The irreconcilable decision : November 22, 1963 -- Sportsman of the year -- Licenses to print money : NFL properties and TV -- The home front -- Who do you trust? or, Let's make a deal -- Everything's coming up super! -- The Heidi game -- Joe Willie guarantees victory--and trouble -- Turn on the lights, the party's started -- Carroll and Carrie -- Mr. Garvey's restless workers -- The NFL today and Georgia takes over -- Commitment to excellence -- USFL or Useless? -- Strikes two and three and then out -- Passing--and the real inheritance. |
| Summary |
He invented the Super Bowl, merged the NFL and AFL, and turned football from a second-string sport into a billion-dollar business. He was Pete Rozelle: titan, power broker, archetype of a modern sports commissioner. |
| Subject |
Rozelle, Pete.
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Football commissioners -- United States -- Biography.
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National Football League -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780071471664 alkaline paper |
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0071471669 alkaline paper |
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