Needham sportsbeat: From fall ball to the pool hall Oct 29, 2009
With no undefeated and no winless teams in either league, Pete Rozelle would love it. In the American League there are a few matches to be made up. (Needham Tab, MA)
Obituaries in the news Oct 17, 2009
In 1975, Bryant went to federal court to challenge the right of then-NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle to order him off the team. The Rams had signed former Detroit Lions receiver Ron Jessie. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Countdown: Its Bisher unplugged everybody, duck! Oct 13, 2009
He had to call Pete Rozelle every time he wanted to pee. 2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Burl Toler, NFL's first black official, dies Aug 19, 2009
Mr. Toler became an NFL official with the help of then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle, a former USF publicist. Mr. Toler was the first African American official to work a Super Bowl; he would officiate at three of them. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Defense highlights new Hall of Fame class Aug 9, 2009
l Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner. l Bob St. Clair, tackle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
THE BELL TOLLS: Goodell shows there's flexibility in his stern hand Jul 29, 2009
When Pete Rozelle suspended NFL stars Alex Karras and Paul Hornung for an entire season in the 1960s for their ties to gambling, he didn't have to get the union to sign off. Even so, and despite Goodell's M.O. for thoroughness, new NFL Players Association chief DeMaurice Smith told me last week that the Commish's power will be a point of contention as talks progress for a new collective bargaining agreement. (USA Today -- Sports)
Draft goes prime time, three days Jul 27, 2009
The year was 1980 when Chet Simmons, the president of the fledgling network ESPN, approached NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle with a bizarre idea: Televising the NFL Draft. Rozelle thought Simmons had a screw loose somewhere, but he figured, Why not. (VikingUpdate.com)
A well-deserved honor in Philly Jul 25, 2009
In April 1965, Commissioner Pete Rozelle negotiated on behalf of the NFL clubs to purchase the filmmaker and rename it NFL Films. NFL Films has received numerous accolades since, including 97 Sports Emmy Awards. (JetsConfidential.com)
Celebrate good times: Athletes, teams master art of 'look at me' Jul 17, 2009
By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY. New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks douses coach Bill Parcells with Gatorade after beating the Buffalo Bills 20-19 to win the Super Bowl in 1991. (USA Today -- Sports)
AFL's Bengals became Paul Brown's entry back into NFL Jul 2, 2009
Said former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle in 1991: "His wealth of ideas changed the game.". The Bengals finished 3-11 and 4-9-1 in their two AFL seasons, led by linebacker Bill Bergey, halfback Paul Robinson, tight end Bob Trumpy all all-star caliber players and quarterbacks Greg Cook and Sam Wyche, who later coached the team to a Super Bowl XXIII berth after the 1988 season. (USA Today -- Sports)
Recession Hurts Even The Savviest of Ex-Athletes Jul 1, 2009
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981, he was interviewed by an NFL search committee in 1989 for the commissioner's post once held by Pete Rozelle. As his rsum grew, Davis (who never missed a game during his 162-game career) made a lucrative living as a corporate director. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Tough losses: Recession hurts even the savviest of ex-athletes Jun 29, 2009
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981, he was interviewed by an NFL search committee in 1989 for the commissioner's post once held by Pete Rozelle. As his r. (USA Today -- Sports)
Former Bulldog, '96 Olympic CEO Payne honored Jun 4, 2009
Previous winners include Vince Lombardi, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Pete Rozelle and Pat Tillman. A 1969 graduate of UGA, Payne lettered three years for the Bulldogs at receiver and defensive end. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Georgia goes Nationwide Jun 4, 2009
Previous winners include Vince Lombardi, Bob Hope and Pete Rozelle. Payne will receive the award at a Dec. 8 banquet in New York. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Comcast, NFL Network closing in on deal May 18, 2009
Comcast and the NFL had been like Pete Rozelle and Al Davis, seemingly destined to never make peace, and some employees felt the channel would never get major traction as long as league insisted that NFL Network charge cable companies more to carry its product than CNN charged for its channel. I'm told the key player in the deal from the NFL side has been commissioner Roger Goodell, who has worked personally with Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts to bridge the major differences between the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The Ultimate Gamble Apr 16, 2009
Then commissioner Pete Rozelle went to the microphone and said, "The Jets take as their first-round selection.... quarterback ..." and Robert started jumping up and down like a madman. "... Ken O'Brien of California Davis.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Accorsi selected as Rozelle Award recipient Feb 11, 2009
Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, credited with building much of the Giants team that defeated previously unbeaten New England in Super Bowl XLII, will receive the Touchdown Club of New Orleans Pete Rozelle Award, the club announced Tuesday ... "Most importantly, to get an award with Pete Rozelle's name on it in our business, it could not mean more," said Accorsi, who was telephoned into the press conference ... "Yes, the league would have survived without him, but along the... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Olbermann: When pro football stood still, it caught fire Feb 7, 2009
Just as Pete Rozelle and the head of CBS Sports, Bill MacPhail, figured out how to make television work, and not, as it had in 1950, cut the L.A. Rams' home attendance by 50 percent. Baseball's rituals of October of the '50s and '60s -- the New York Yankees -- dropped off the screens of television viewers for whom Mickey Mantle was The World Series. (MSNBC -- Sports)
