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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