Colts linebacker Mike Curtis said, "I hate to see Carroll go. The Rams will carry the same philosophies with them.”, The complete list of L.A. Times’ endorsements in the November 2020 election. You play a part in the lives of young men, and you help them grow. There were few who missed the grasp of Mr. Rosenbloom, who inherited modest wealth from his father, a Baltimore clothing manufacturer, and increased the fortune many times through shrewd transactions, in and out of sports. [1][8][9], The Colts repeated as champions in 1959, again defeating the Giants, 31-16, for the NFL Championship. You have everything wrapped up in one bundle. Rosenbloom now lives in Covington, La., outside New Orleans, and is in the oil equipment business. [3], In 1960, the City of Baltimore awarded Rosenbloom the “Man of the Year Award.”[21], Since his death, the Rams’ players and coaches give the Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award to the team’s rookie of the year. So he chose to move his football team and last November signed a 35‐year lease for use of Anaheim Stadium in Orange County and development of 90 acres around the stadium. Mr. Rosenbloom, who had recovered from a minor heart attack in 1974,apparently was swimming alone when a neighbor noticed he was struggling against severe undertow. Durch informelle Gespräche 1965 mit dem Eigentümer der Baltimore Colts Carroll Rosenbloom brachte er die Fusion mit der NFL ins Rollen. [3], At the age of 33, Rozelle was elected commissioner. Rosenbloom and his mistress Georgia were engaged in 1960, however it took Rosenbloom ten years to divorce his first wife. Rosenbloom separated from first wife, Velma, in the early 1950s. You play a part in the lives of young men, and you help them grow. It was not a surprise to close friends and family because Rosenbloom was trying to take advantage of the widow's tax exemption. [6] Rosenbloom was furious and successfully argued that Miami had tampered with Shula. Steve Rosenbloom later would comment on the bizarre situation stating that "Dad told me he was trying to take advantage of the widows tax exemption (by making Georgia the prime beneficiary). In 1960, the NFL owners were deadlocked about naming a successor to Commissioner Bell. Endorsement: The Times endorses Hoffman, Anderson, Henderson and Han for LACCD. During a brief retirement, Rosenbloom lived as a gentleman farmer on Maryland's Eastern Shore, growing corn and peaches. [3] He was 72. During the 1960 through 1962 seasons, the Colts struggled. He expected her to sit home and do the social things" he then went on to say "Dad wasn't dead 15 minutes and she was in her glory. “If you had to write a paper on how to dismantle a successful sports franchise, and had the Rams write it for you, you’d have an A-plus paper,” Rosenbloom said. Rosenbloom and Frontiere married in 1966, though they had been together for eight years and had two children together. My father made a commitment when we agreed to move the team to Anaheim. With the success of his first enterprise, Rosenbloom diversified his business interests. Describing his commitment to the Colts and his experience running a franchise, Rosenbloom told Sports Illustrated: "After the first year in football, I found that of all the things I've ever done, this is the thing. “Anywhere he wants.”. He was the eighth of nine children, raised in a Jewish family. Japan upsets Sweden 3-1 in the other semifinal, and would go on to beat Team USA in the final at Frankfurt on penalty kicks. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Though Dr. Joseph H. Davis, the Dade County coroner, stated, “there is not one scintilla of reason to believe this is anything other than an unfortunate accident,” a PBS Frontline documentary called “An Unauthorized History of the NFL” suggested that Rosenbloom, a known gambler, may have been murdered, causing conspiracy theorists to question the case. By 1959, Blue Ridge had grown to include almost a dozen shirt and overall companies and 7,000 employees, leading some to dub Rosenbloom "America's Overalls King."