| Joe Rosentover | |
| Born | Joseph Rosentover January 12, 1903 [1] US [1] |
|---|---|
| Died | December 4, 1973 (aged 70) [1] Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey [1] |
| Nationality | American [1] |
| Occupation | Football Manager |
| Known for | Manger, 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Ancient Faces". 1973. http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/person/17808439/joseph-rosentover-profile-and-genealogy. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Family Search". 1973. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/SSDI/individual_record.asp?recid=135188896&lds=3®ion=-1®ionfriendly=&frompage=99. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gill, Bob (1990). "Nothing minor about it The American Association/AFL of 1936-50". The Coffin Corder (Professional Football Researchers Association) 12 (2). http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-02-398.pdf. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "Joseph Rosentover Is Dead; Led Minor Football Leagues". The New York Times. December 21, 1973. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0612FC3B5D127A93C3AB1789D95F478785F9. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gill, Bob (1989). "ALL FOR ONE... The Minor Leagues' "Big Three" Make History in 1946". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 11 (1). http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-02-398.pdf. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ "Semi-Pro Hall of Fame". American Football Association. American Football Association. http://www.americanfootballassn.com/hall-of-fame.html. Retrieved 27 April 2012.