All my homies hate jfk
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JFK worship is so weird
They got raked over the coals for it, too.
Rozelle consulted Pierre Salinger, a personal friend of his who was President Kennedy’s press secretary, within hours of Kennedy’s assassination asking him for his recommendation whether that Sunday’s games two days later should be played. Salinger thought the Kennedys would have wanted the games to be played.
It should be noted the AFL decided to postpone their games almost immediately. Patriots owner Billy Sullivan, who was friendly with the Kennedy family (and of course had his team based in JFK’s native Boston), particularly pushed hard for the postponement.
Nothing good happens in Dallas.