Joe Rosentover

Joe Rosentover
Born Joseph Rosentover
(1903-01-12)January 12, 1903 [1]
US [1]
Died December 4, 1973(1973-12-04) (aged 70) [1]
Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey [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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ancient Faces". 1973. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Family Search". 1973. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Gill, Bob (1990). "Nothing minor about it The American Association/AFL of 1936-50" (PDF). The Coffin Corder. Professional Football Researchers Association. 12 (2). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Joseph Rosentover Is Dead; Led Minor Football Leagues". The New York Times. December 21, 1973. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 Gill, Bob (1989). "ALL FOR ONE... The Minor Leagues' "Big Three" Make History in 1946" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 11 (1). Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Semi-Pro Hall of Fame". American Football Association. American Football Association. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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