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Roger Goodell: Biography

Roger Goodell

Birth Place: Jamestown, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/19/1959, Aquarius
Profession: NFL commissioner

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Roger Goodell Fast Facts:

Father, Charles, was appointed to replace assassinated U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
Captained the football, basketball and baseball teams in high school, but an injury kept him from playing football at Washington & Jefferson College.
Worked as a bartender in Washington, PA, during college.
Began his career with a yearlong internship in the NFL's public relations department, followed by a stint with the New York Jets' promotions department.
Named the NFL's ninth commissioner after the owners' fifth balloting session; Goodell prevailed 23-8 over the league's outside counsel, Gregg Levy.
Established a hard line on player behavior with a new personal-conduct policy that was enforced through the 2007 suspensions of Chris Henry, Adam Jones, Terry Johnson and Michael Vick.

Roger Goodell Relationships:
Jane Skinner - Wife
Charles Goodell - Father
Jean Rice Goodell - Mother
Patricia Goldman - Stepmother
Charles Goodell - Grandfather
Timothy Bartlett Goodell - Brother
Michael C.E. Goodell - Brother
Jeffrey H. Goodell - Brother
Sarah Wheeler - Aunt
Barbara House - Aunt
Nancy Hunt - Aunt
Theodore Rice - Uncle
Robert Rice - Uncle
William Rice Goodell - Brother
College:
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA (BS in Economics, 1981)

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