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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

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Pete Rozelle
Age: 70 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 1
Died: 1996
Died: December 6
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