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Today is the 40th anniversary of arguably one of the worst sports decisions ever made - Pete Rozelle's decision to play the full slate of NFL games two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Actually, it was at the req... (Below threshold)1. Posted by jen | November 23, 2003 7:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually, it was at the request of the Kennedy family. Jack Valenti was on Don Imus on Friday - he was recounting the events in Dallas (he was there as an advisor to LBJ) from 40 years ago. Somehow football came up in the conversation and Valenti said that they were planning to cancel or postpone those games, but that the Kennedy family asked that they continue.
1. Posted by jen | November 23, 2003 7:04 AM |
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Posted on November 23, 2003 07:04
2. Posted by Kevin | November 23, 2003 9:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rozelle and Pierre Salinger (Kennedy Press Secretary) went to USF together. The story as it's been told from Salinger and Rozelle is that Rozelle called Salinger for advice and he said Kennedy loved football and they should play.
2. Posted by Kevin | November 23, 2003 9:24 AM |
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Posted on November 23, 2003 09:24
3. Posted by jen | November 23, 2003 6:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ah, close and yet not so close.
3. Posted by jen | November 23, 2003 6:38 PM |
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Posted on November 23, 2003 18:38
4. Posted by Joe Grossberg | November 25, 2003 11:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe I'm just young, but life goes on, man.
I know I was comforted by a return to normalcy, especially the reassuring distraction of sports, after 9-11.
4. Posted by Joe Grossberg | November 25, 2003 11:52 AM |
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Posted on November 25, 2003 11:52