The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game

by Pete Rozelle, Ray Didinger (Editor)

History of the Super Bowl with fantastic information and more in depth pictures. All and all a fantastic book about a major yearly sporting event. THE SUPER BOWL.

Genres: Sports, Football

382 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle was an American professional football executive. Rozelle served as the commissioner of the NFL for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 until his retirement in November 1989. He became the youngest commissioner in NFL history at just the age of 33. He is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.

During his tenure, Rozelle saw the NFL grow from 12 teams to 28, oversaw the creation of large television-rights deals and the creation of Monday Night Football in 1970, oversaw the 1970 AFL–NFL merger and the creation of the Super Bowl, and helped the NFL move from a twelve-game schedule to a sixteen-game schedule. By the time of his retirement, many people considered him the most powerful commissioner in sports. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

Reviews

[Chris J · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from my parents for Christmas when I was 14 years old. Now, at the age of 40, I have completed it.

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