Carroll Rosenbloom
| Carroll Rosenbloom | |
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| Born |
March 5, 1907 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | April 2, 1979 (aged 72) Golden Beach, Florida |
| Cause of death | Drowning due to probable heart attack |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | owner of the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams |
| Spouse(s) | Velma Anderson (divorced) Georgia Frontiere (until death) |
| Children |
with Anderson: -Steve Rosenbloom -Dan Rosenbloom -Suzanne Rosenbloom with Frontiere: -Chip Rosenbloom -Lucia Rodriguez |
| Parent(s) | Anna Rosenbloom Solomon Rosenbloom |
Carroll Rosenbloom (March 5, 1907 – April 2, 1979) was an American businessman. He was the owner of two National Football League franchises; he was the first owner of the Baltimore Colts, and later switched teams, taking ownership of the Los Angeles Rams.
During his stewardship of both franchises, Rosenbloom amassed the best ownership winning percentage in league history (.660), a total regular season record of 226 wins, 116 losses, and 8 ties, as well as 3 NFL championships (1958,1959,1968), and 1 Super Bowl (Super Bowl V).
Rosenbloom has been described as the NFL's first modern owner and the first players' owner. Rosenbloom was part of the NFL inner circle that negotiated the league's network TV contracts with NBC and CBS and the NFL/AFL merger, both of which contributed to professional football becoming both profitable and the most watched spectator sport in the United States.
Rosenbloom was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 5, 1907, to Anna and Solomon Rosenbloom. He was the eighth of nine children, raised in a Jewish family. His father, an immigrant from Russian Poland, started a successful work-clothing manufacturing company.
As a youth, Sports Illustrated described Rosenbloom as an "indifferent student" but a "good athlete." He played football and baseball and boxed.
Rosenbloom graduated from Baltimore City College in 1926 then later that year attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied psychology and business and played halfback on the football team. At the time, the Quakers' backfield coach was Bert Bell, who later became the commissioner of the NFL.
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