Don Rossi

Who is Don Rossi?

Donald A. Rossi was the founding general manager of the Dallas Texans and was later president of the National Golf Foundation and the Executive Director of the Golf Course Builders Association of America.

Rossi was a quarterback at Michigan State University in the 1938 and 1939 seasons. He also boxed at the school.

He was a National Football League official when he became the Texans first general manager under Lamar Hunt. After the Texans were 3–4 in their inaugural season under Rossi, he was fired on November 1, 1960 and was replaced by long time Hunt assistant Jack Steadman. The Chiefs were 5–2 under Steadman completing the first season at 8–6 and having an average attendance of 24,500