Pete Rozelle Quotes

But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.
Pete Rozelle

Win, Goal, Player

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

Job, Someone, Tell

At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.
Pete Rozelle

Job, Hands, Clean

Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems.
Pete Rozelle

Peace, Emotional, Problems

Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location.
Pete Rozelle

Both, Present, Remain

I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one.
Pete Rozelle

Great, Thought, Point

I think the big thing I've had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don't have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well.
Pete Rozelle

Success, Control, Big

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

Society, Fun, Football

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

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

Working, Fact, Influence

People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.
Pete Rozelle

Life, Emotional, Football

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.
Pete Rozelle

Good, Successful, Football

Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake.
Pete Rozelle

Saying, Rather, Getting

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly.
Pete Rozelle

Political, Football, Doubt

The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.
Pete Rozelle

Difficult, Late, Washington

There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.
Pete Rozelle

Sunday, Night, Monday

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Celebrity

Born: March 1, 1926

Died: December 6, 1996

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