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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Barry Wilner and Rob Maaddi

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner who ran league in era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

Obit Paul Tagliabue Football - (AP2006)

Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure at 84 years old.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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