1. Jack Earl Teele was an American football executive and sportswriter.
20 Facts About Jack Teele
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Jack Teele served as an executive for thirty-one seasons in the National Football League, including twenty-one with the Los Angeles Rams and ten with the San Diego Chargers, and two in the World League of American Football with the Barcelona Dragons.
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Jack Teele was born on June 17,1930, in Bloomington, Illinois.
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Jack Teele's family moved to Long Beach, California, in 1941.
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Jack Teele was known for being one of the first students in the city to attend all levels of education there, having graduated from Garfield Elementary School, Washington Junior High, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach City College, and Long Beach State University.
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Jack Teele was a member of the Long Beach State men's basketball team, and played in their first ever season.
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Jack Teele returned to United States in 1954, starting a local sports column in The Independent titled "Sports About Town".
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In 1960, Jack Teele was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as the director of publicity, replacing Bert Rose who became general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.
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In 1967, Jack Teele had helped organize the first Super Bowl, booking the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs into the Edgewater Hotel in Long Beach.
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Jack Teele secured the team practice space at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the sports field of Long Beach State University.
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Reeves died prior to the 1971 season and after Carroll Rosenbloom acquired the team the following year, Jack Teele was replaced by Don Klosterman.
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Jack Teele served as vice president of administration from 1978 to 1980, before resigning in March 1981.
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Jack Teele served with the Rams under three different owners, six head coaches, and "umpteen different quarterbacks" during his twenty-one year stint with the organization.
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Shortly after resigning as Rams vice president of administration, Jack Teele accepted an offer from the San Diego Chargers as assistant to the owner.
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Jack Teele served in that position from 1981 to 1982 before becoming assistant to the president in 1983.
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Jack Teele was reported as team vice president in 1985.
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Jack Teele returned to his role of assistant to the president in 1986, before being named Director of Administration in 1987.
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Jack Teele was fired by Chargers owner Alex Spanos in January 1991.
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Jack Teele later served as their general manager in 1992 before the league suspended.
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Jack Teele died on September 14,2017, at the age of 87.