Rozelle : czar of the NFL / Jeff Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Jeff, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rozelle, Pete.

National Football League.

Football commissioners--United States--Biography.

Football commissioners.

National Football League--Biography.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 544 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2008]

Summary:

The definitive biography of the powerful commissioner who masterminded the Super Bowl and changed professional sports forever

Pete Rozelle built a sports empire. He invented the Super Bowl, tripled the size of the NFL, and turned football into a billion-dollar business. Before he came along, Monday was just another weeknight. Rozelle was the archetype of the modern sports commissioner and one of "Time" magazine' s 100 most important people of the 20th century.

In "Rozelle," critically acclaimed biographer Jeff Davis goes deep into the extraordinary life of this legendary figure. Showcasing exclusive interviews with more than a hundred of Rozelle' s family members, colleagues, admirers, and detractors, Davis weaves a compelling narrative fabric that masterfully spans Rozelle' s life from childhood through his days as an executive with the L. A. Rams, to his triumphs as commissioner of the NFL and his everlasting impact on the American way of sport.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-528) and index.

ISBN:

9780071471664

0071471669

OCLC:

144570850

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