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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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