Joe Rosentover
Joe Rosentover | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Rosentover January 12, 1903 [1] |
| Died | December 4, 1973 (aged 70) [1] |
| Nationality | American [1] |
| Occupation | Football Manager |
| Known for | Manager, President: American Association minor football league; Atlantic Coast Football League |
Joseph "Joe" Rosentover (12 January 1903 - 4 December 1973[2]) became the manager and president of the American Association football league in 1936 [3] and also became the president of Atlantic Coast Football League in 1963.
Personal life
Rosentover was born in 1903. He died at the age of 70 in 1973.[1][4]
American Association
In 1936, when he was 33, Rosentover was made president of the newly founded American Association.[5] In 1940 the league started to include teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania.[3][5] He was inducted into the American Football Association Hall of Fame in 1983.[6]
Atlantic Coast Football League
In 1963, the year after the league was started, Rosentover was made president and manager of the Atlantic Coast Football League, a league that included teams from several former AA/AFL markets (including two, the Newark Bears and Providence Steam Roller that revived former AA teams). Rosentover was with the league through no later than the 1967 season; by 1968, Cosmo Iacavazzi had replaced him as head of the league.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ancient Faces". 1973. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Family Search". 1973. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Gill, Bob (1990). "Nothing minor about it The American Association/AFL of 1936-50" (PDF). The Coffin Corder. 12 (2). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Joseph Rosentover Is Dead; Led Minor Football Leagues". The New York Times. December 21, 1973. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b Gill, Bob (1989). "ALL FOR ONE... The Minor Leagues' "Big Three" Make History in 1946" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 11 (1). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Semi-Pro Hall of Fame". American Football Association. American Football Association. Retrieved 27 April 2012.