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Rozelle Czar of the NFL

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ISBN-10: 0071471669

ISBN-13: 9780071471664

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jeff Davis

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 7/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Jeff Davisis currently Director of Software Architecture at a major pre-employmentscreening firm, where he leads a web services team in implementing SOA-basedintegration strategies to the company's many high-technology clients. He was previouslySenior Consultant at Enterprise Solutions where he ran his own consultingpractice focusing on ERP, eProcurement, and custom software developmentfor large corporate clients. He also managed a team that developed FirstAmerican's Web-based Underwriting Library and several human resource applications.As Vice President of Development at iX.com, an internet #147;dot.com#148; startup,he developed a digital marketplace for the exchange of information…    

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
"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
Sources
Index