About: Bert Bell

De Benneville "Bert" Bell (February 25, 1895 – October 11, 1959) was the National Football League (NFL) commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. As commissioner, he helped chart a path for the NFL to facilitate its rise in becoming the most popular sports attraction in the United States. For his innovations with the NFL, and his stewardship as commissioner, he was posthumously inducted into the charter class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

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dbpedia-owl:abstract	De Benneville "Bert" Bell (February 25, 1895 – October 11, 1959) was the National Football League (NFL) commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. As commissioner, he helped chart a path for the NFL to facilitate its rise in becoming the most popular sports attraction in the United States. For his innovations with the NFL, and his stewardship as commissioner, he was posthumously inducted into the charter class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Bell began his formal days of playing football at the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. As the starting quarterback on the Penn Quakers, he led his team to the 1917 Rose Bowl. His college days were interrupted by a stint in the United States Army during World War I. After resuming, and then concluding, his college playing days, he became an assistant football coach with the Quakers and then the Temple Owls. He became the co-founder and co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933. There, Bell successfully proposed the creation of the NFL draft. He became the sole owner and coach of the Eagles in 1936 and then moved on to become part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940. He was elected to be NFL commission in 1946 and subsequently sold his stake in the Steelers. As NFL Commissioner, he acted as the principal spokesman for the NFL and persuaded owners to act cohesively to enhance the league's popularity and it's financial viability. He enacted an anti-gambling resolution into the NFL constitution. He negotiated the merger of the NFL with the AAFC. He developed regular season schedules with the purpose of increasing the competitive balance within the league. He enacted rule changes in the NFL to enhance the appeal of the game on television. He unilaterally recognized the NFLPA and assisted in negotiating the first pension plan for the players. The conclusion of his tenure as commissioner, and life, would abide barely enough for the playing of the Greatest Game Ever Played.
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