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The Commissioner. The Legacy of Pete Rozelle.
John A. Fortunato
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Description for The Commissioner. The Legacy of Pete Rozelle.
Hardback. Looks at how Rozelle elevated the NFL from a disparate, 12-team league in 1960 to the modern colossus. This work critiques Rozelle's controversial decisions, such as the gambling suspensions of Alex Karras and Paul Hornung in 1963 and his decision to play games on the Sunday following the Kennedy assassination the same year. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
In The Commissioner, John A. Fortunato looks at how Rozelle elevated the NFL from a disparate, 12-team league in 1960 to the colossus it is today. He also critiques a number of Rozelle's more controversial decisions, such as the gambling suspensions of Alex Karras and Paul Hornung in 1963 and his decision to play games on the Sunday following the Kennedy assassination the same year. Rozelle also endured two players' strikes (one of which involved the controversial use of replacement players) and an antitrust action brought against him by the USFL. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to his battles, ... Read more
In The Commissioner, John A. Fortunato looks at how Rozelle elevated the NFL from a disparate, 12-team league in 1960 to the colossus it is today. He also critiques a number of Rozelle's more controversial decisions, such as the gambling suspensions of Alex Karras and Paul Hornung in 1963 and his decision to play games on the Sunday following the Kennedy assassination the same year. Rozelle also endured two players' strikes (one of which involved the controversial use of replacement players) and an antitrust action brought against him by the USFL. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to his battles, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589792913
SKU
V9781589792913
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About John A. Fortunato
John A. Fortunato is assistant professor of Communications at the University of Texas. His current research interest is sports media and aspects of advertising, public relations, and marketing. Fortunato is the author of "The Ultimate Assist," a book about basketball and media. He has also authored articles that have appeared in Public Relations Review, Communications and the Law Journal, Fordham ... Read more
Reviews for The Commissioner. The Legacy of Pete Rozelle.
In my opinion, Pete Rozelle was the most compelling sports executive of the 20th Century and his life and career needed to by written. I am so pleased that it finally has. What is so apparent in reading about this great man is not only his vision, his brilliance, his often understood toughness when he needed to be, but also ... Read more