The Duke

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The Duke was the longtime co-owner and influential executive of the New York Giants, central to shaping the modern National Football League.

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The Duke canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football executive ⓘ
National Football League owner ⓘ
person ⓘ
advocatedFor revenue sharing in the NFL ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wellington Mara ⓘ
burialPlace Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York ⓘ
causeOfDeath lymphoma ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
coOwnerOf New York Giants ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1916-08-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2005-10-25 ⓘ
education Fordham University ⓘ
Loyola School ⓘ
era pre-merger and post-merger NFL ⓘ
executiveOf New York Giants ⓘ
family Mara family ⓘ
father Tim Mara ⓘ
founderOf New York Giants ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
honoredBy New York Giants jersey patch with his initials ⓘ
inductedInto Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
influenced development of the modern National Football League ⓘ
inspired naming of the NFL official game ball "The Duke" ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
militaryService United States Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Wellington Mara ⓘ
nickname The Duke ⓘ
The First Lady of Football ⓘ
notableFor helping shape NFL television revenue sharing ⓘ
longtime leadership of the New York Giants ⓘ
numberOfChildren 11 ⓘ
ownershipStake New York Giants ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Rye, New York ⓘ
positionHeld co-chief executive officer of the New York Giants ⓘ
president of the New York Giants ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Rye, New York ⓘ
sibling Jack Mara ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
spouse Ann Mara ⓘ
workedWith Pete Rozelle ⓘ
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1997 ⓘ
yearsActive 1930s–2005 ⓘ

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Wellington Mara → nickname → The Duke ⓘ
Wellington Mara → nickname → The Duke ⓘ
subject linked to: The Duke