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  • In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.

    Player   Clubs   Awful  
  • 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.

    Player   Looks   Owners  
  • But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.

    Sports   Winning   Player  
  • 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.

    Football   Hurt   Fun  
  • There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.

    Monday   Sunday   Night  
    Jerry Izenberg, Pete Rozelle (2014). “Rozelle: A Biography”, p.256, U of Nebraska Press
  • Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems

    Emotional   Years   Needs  
  • 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.

  • The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.

    Owners   Difficult   Late  
  • People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.

  • At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.

    Jobs   Hands   Cleaning  
  • I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one

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Pete Rozelle

  • Born: March 1, 1926
  • Died: December 6, 1996