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Pete Rozelle
Pete RozelleBorn: Mar. 1, 1926Football NFL Commissioner from 1960-89; presided over growth of league from 12 to 28 teams, merger with AFL, creation of Super Bowl and advent of huge TV rights…Carly Patterson
Carly PattersonBorn: February 4, 1988American Gymnast Won gold in the women's all-around competition, a first for an American in a non-boycotted Olympics, and earned a silver in the team…Executive Departments
Find detailed information about each Executive Department, including the department's secretary, role in government, contact information, and history of the department…Alfred Nzo 2000 Deaths
Alfred NzoAge: 74 African politician who began fighting apartheid in South Africa as a student with the African National Congress Youth League. He spent his entire career with the A.N.C. and…Margaret Murie 2003 Deaths
Margaret MurieAge: 101 conservationist who championed the preservation of wilderness. Murie and her husband Olaus successfully campaigned for the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife…Ray Ewry
Ray EwryBorn: Oct. 14, 1873Track & Field won 10 gold medals (although 2 are not recognized by IOC) over 4 consecutive Olympics (1900,04,06,08); all events he won (Standing HJ, LJ and TJ)…Diana Mosley 2003 Deaths
Diana MosleyAge: 93 glamorous British intellect and socialite who created a scandal in 1932 when she left her husband, Bryan Guinness, for Oswald Mosley, a leader of the British Union of…Keizo Obuchi 2000 Deaths
Keizo ObuchiAge: 62 Japanese prime minister who fell into a coma after suffering a stroke in April. He was plucked to be prime minister in 1998 by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and…Gabe Paul 1998 Deaths
Gabe PaulAge: 88 renowned wheeling and dealing baseball executive partly responsible for building the Reds' teams of the 1960s and the Yankees' teams of the 1970s; briefly worked with the…Frank Gorshin 2005 Deaths
Frank GorshinAge: 72 versatile actor and impressionist who played the wisecracking, green-clad Riddler on television's Batman. He recently won praise for his impersonation of George Burns in…