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Pete Rozelle Quotes

Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location Picture Quote #1

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there’s no doubt it’s hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly Picture Quote #1

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport’s successful and you’re its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record Picture Quote #1

I think the big thing I’ve had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don’t have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well Picture Quote #1

I’m not claiming that football is the nation’s salvation in this area, but it’s one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can’t be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself Picture Quote #1

At least I’m going into the job with clean hands Picture Quote #1

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I’m not claiming that football is the nation’s salvation in this area, but it’s one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can’t be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself Picture Quote #1

At last, someone came to tell me I’d been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was Picture Quote #1

I think the big thing I’ve had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don’t have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well Picture Quote #1

I’m not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it’s our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us Picture Quote #1

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport’s successful and you’re its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record Picture Quote #1

Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake Picture Quote #1

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Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world Picture Quote #1

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Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location (Pete Rozelle Quotes) Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there’s no doubt it’s hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly (Pete Rozelle Quotes) Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport’s successful and you’re its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record. (Pete Rozelle Quotes) I think the big thing I’ve had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don’t have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well. (Pete Rozelle Quotes) I’m not claiming that football is the nation’s salvation in this area, but it’s one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can’t be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. (Pete Rozelle Quotes) At least I’m going into the job with clean hands (Pete Rozelle Quotes) I’m not claiming that football is the nation’s salvation in this area, but it’s one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can’t be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself (Pete Rozelle Quotes) At last, someone came to tell me I’d been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was (Pete Rozelle Quotes) I think the big thing I’ve had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don’t have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well (Pete Rozelle Quotes) I’m not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it’s our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us (Pete Rozelle Quotes) Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport’s successful and you’re its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record (Pete Rozelle Quotes) Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake (Pete Rozelle Quotes) Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world (Pete Rozelle Quotes)