Tag Archives: National Football League
Joe Carr
Joe Carr (Executive. Born, Columbus, OH, Oct. 22, 1880; died, Columbus, OH, May 20, 1939.) A very active sports administrator for two decades, Joseph F. Carr had his greatest impact on the National Football League. Carr succeeded Jim Thorpe, the first president, in 1921 and worked to expand the league from its small-town roots into […]
Bert Bell
Bert Bell (Pro football. Born, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 25, 1894; died, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 11, 1959.) A Penn man who co-founded the Philadelphia Eagles, DeBennville Bell served as commissioner of the National Football League for almost 14 seasons (1946-59). Bell died after suffering a heart attack while attending a Steelers-Eagles game at Franklin Field. Among […]
