1. Bert Rose was the commander of a United States Navy submarine chaser during World War II.
12 Facts About Bert Rose
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Bert Rose is credited with coining the Vikings name for the new team.
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The moniker was intended, Bert Rose said, to serve the dual purpose of representing an aggressive entity imbued with the will to win as well as to pay tribute to the people of Scandinavia, the descendants of whom are quite populous in the Minnesota region.
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Bert Rose recommended the Vikings name to the team's board of directors and it was adopted on September 17,1960.
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Bert Rose selected Los Angeles cartoonist Karl Hubenthal to design the team's helmet, uniforms and logo and chose the team's purple and gold colors to match those used by his alma mater, the University of Washington.
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Bert Rose hired former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin to serve as the team's first coach.
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Bert Rose was in charge of ticket sales for the first Super Bowl.
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In 1966, Bert Rose was on the screening committee that interviewed prospective owners for the league's expansion franchise in New Orleans.
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On July 20,1967, Bert Rose was named general manager of the New Orleans Saints.
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Bert Rose was fired in 1969 by the team's new general manager, Pete Retzlaff.
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Bert Rose was responsible for bringing high school football to the stadium.
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Bert Rose retired in 1988 and remained in Dallas until his death on October 14,2001.