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

Pete Rozelle

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Pete Rozelle
Age: 70 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 1
Died: 1996
Died: December 6
Businessperson
Commissioner
South Gate
California
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Least
Jobs
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