Pete Rozelle
Chronology
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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