Steve Rosenbloom (born November 23, 1944) is a former
American football
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executive who served as president of the
Baltimore Colts
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and
Los Angeles Rams
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and general manager of the
New Orleans Saints
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.
Baltimore Colts
The son of Baltimore Colts owner
Carroll Rosenbloom
Dale Carroll Rosenbloom (March 5, 1907 – April 2, 1979) was an American businessman. He was the owner of two National Football League franchises; he was the first owner of the Baltimore Colts, and later switched teams, taking ownership of the ...
, Rosenbloom began his involvement with the team at the age of 12 as an equipment assistant. He became a publicity assistant at the age of 17 and then worked in the front office under general manager
Red Kellett. After he graduated from
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
in 1967, Rosenbloom became the Colts' business manager. In 1969 he became the assistant to the team president.
On March 18, 1971, he succeeded his father as team president.
Los Angeles Rams
The elder Rosenbloom swapped franchises with Los Angeles Rams owner
Robert Irsay
Robert Irsay (March 5, 1923 – January 14, 1997) was an American professional football team owner. He owned the National Football League's Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts franchise from 1972 until his death in 1997.
Early life and education
Irsay ...
in 1972, but Steve Rosenbloom remained with the Colts for a year before joining the Rams.
Carroll Rosenbloom drowned on April 2, 1979. In order to take advantage of the widows' tax exemption, he left 70% of the team to his wife,
Georgia Frontiere
Georgia Frontiere (born Violet Frances Irwin; November 21, 1927 – January 18, 2008) was an American businesswoman and entertainer. She was the majority owner and chairperson of the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams NFL team and the most prominent fem ...
, and divided the remaining 30% between his five children.
Rosenbloom took over as operating head of the Rams, but was fired by Frontiere on August 17, 1979, due to conflicts between him and general manager
Don Klosterman.
New Orleans Saints
In December 1979, Rosenbloom was named general manager of the New Orleans Saints. He resigned on January 20, 1981, after owner
John W. Mecom Jr.
John W. Mecom Jr. (born 1940) is the chairman of the John W. Mecom company and former owner of the New Orleans Saints NFL football team.
Mecom is the son of Texas oilman John W. Mecom Sr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth. He was a student at the Univ ...
hired
Bum Phillips
Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips Jr. (September 29, 1923 – October 18, 2013) was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers fro ...
as head coach.
Post-NFL career
After leaving the Saints, Rosenbloom remained in
and has worked in real estate and investing and owned an oil equipment business.
In 1991 he moved to
Covington, Louisiana
Covington is a city in, and the parish seat of, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,564 at the 2020 United States census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Covington is part of ...
.
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1944 births
Baltimore Colts executives
Georgetown University alumni
Los Angeles Rams executives
New Orleans Saints executives
People from Covington, Louisiana
People from Atlantic City, New Jersey
Living people