At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was. Pete Rozelle cleancommissionerconference share on social
The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington. Pete Rozelle difficultgeorgelate Change image and share on social
But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl. Pete Rozelle bowlcoachgoal Change image and share on social
I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it's our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us. Pete Rozelle aspectathleticbad share on social
I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. Pete Rozelle apparentlyareacapture share on social
In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners. Pete Rozelle awfulclubfact Change image and share on social