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Pete Rozelle

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1926 Born in South Gate, California, on March 1
1944 Graduates from Compton (CA) High School
1944-46 Serves in U.S. Navy
1946-48 Attends Compton Junior College
1949 Marries Jane Coupe of Chicago (later divorced)
1950 Graduates from University of San Francisco and becomes university's athletic news director
1952 Goes to work for Los Angeles Rams as public relations director
1955 Joins public relations firm of P.K. Macker in San Francisco
1957 Replaces Tex Schramm as general manager of the Rams
1960 Elected commissioner of National Football League
1974 Marries Carrie Cooke
1989 Retires from NFL
1996 Dies of cancer in Rancho Santa Fe, California, on December 6

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