BOLD CAPS Indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. * indicates Old-timer/Senior Finalist. Selection of Old-timer/Senior candidate began in 1972. No nominee was selected in 1975. # indicates Contributor Finalist. A Contributor category was added to the Selection Process in 2015 ...
During tenure, NFL grew to unparalleled heights during his 17-year reign after succeeding Pete Rozelle as league Commissioner ... By a wide margin, the NFL with its competitive equality is considered nation’s most popular sport ... Committed to a “league think” philosophy, his leadership en...
then proceeded to set numerous franchise records that only now Patrick Mahomes is surpassing. Dawson was enshrined in Canton as a player in 1987, then received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. ...
Why he was elected: It took 11 votes, in multiple cities over multiple meetings, by the NFL owners to select Tagliabue in 1989 to replace Pete Rozelle as the league's commissioner. Before Tagliabue's tenure, the commissioner largely ran the league's day-to-day operations but held little p...
Commissioner … Georgetown, New York University … 1989-2006 National Football League … During tenure, NFL grew to unparalleled heights during his 17-year reign after succeeding Pete Rozelle as league Commissioner … By a wide margin, NFL with its competitive equity is considered nation’s most ...