Pete Rozelle
Awards And Accomplishments
1960 | Moved headquarters of NFL to New York City |
1961 | Won antitrust exemption allowing NFL to negotiate TV contracts collectively |
1966 | Engineered merger of American Football League into the NFL and subsequent organizational changes |
1969 | Negotiated contract with ABC-TV creating "Monday Night Football" |
1977 | Negotiated four-year TV deal with ABC, CBS, and NBC |
1982 | Negotiated five-year, $2.1 billion contract with ABC, CBS, and NBC |
1985 | Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame |
1985 | Won Tuss McLaughry Award of the American Football Coaches Association |
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