Georgia Frontiere we hardly knew ye

[jdkings24]

http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/66617/

Georgia Frontiere Passes Away
Friday, January 18, 2008
Georgia Frontiere, owner of the National Football League’s St. Louis Rams, passed away in Los Angeles today. She had been hospitalized for several months with breast cancer.

Frontiere, 80, was principal owner of the Rams since inheriting the team from her husband Carroll Rosenbloom in 1979. Georgia was one of the few active female owners of a major professional franchise. She is survived by two children, son Dale (Chip) Rosenbloom and daughter Lucia Rodriguez, six grandchildren, and Earle Weatherwax, her companion of 19 years.

Under Georgia’s ownership the Rams were based in Los Angeles from 1979 until 1995, when Frontiere relocated the franchise to St. Louis, her hometown. The St. Louis Rams were Super Bowl champions in the 1999 season and NFC champions in the 2001 season.

Statement from Georgia’s daughter, Lucia Rodriguez, and son, filmmaker Chip Rosenbloom:

“Our mom was a beautiful person who lived an extraordinary life. She put up a courageous and brave fight. Thanks to her doctors and her spirit we were blessed with more time with her than expected.

“Our mom was dedicated to being more than the owner of a football team. She loved the Rams’ players, coaches, and staff. The warmth and generosity she exuded will never be forgotten.

“She will be missed by those who loved her and will be remembered as a kind and generous person. We will love her forever.”

Statement from John Shaw, President of the Rams:

“It’s been my privilege for twenty-eight years to work for a loyal, generous, and supportive owner who was totally committed to her football team. This is an enormous loss for me and for the Rams’ organization. All of our prayers and sympathy go out to her family.”

In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family requests that donations be made to The Georgia Frontiere Memorial Fund (Fund #618210). Checks should be made payable to The UCLA Foundation. Please mail to UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases, 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 265, Los Angeles, California 90095. Donations may also be made online at: https://giving.ucla.edu/GeorgiaFrontiereMemorialFund. For assistance, please call Patricia Roderick,

[OrangePuck]

"Works for me." - Fred Dryer

[Kings Provisional]

http://www.letsgokings.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=71641

[psychopuck]

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[ShattStar03]

The wicked witch is dead!

[KINGS17]

Originally Posted by ShattStar03

The wicked witch is dead!

I don't usually speak ill of the dead, but yeah cue the Munchkins and the music...

I'm still not convinced that Carol Rosenblooom's drowning was an accident.

[ShattStar03]

Originally Posted by KINGS17

I don't usually speak ill of the dead, but yeah cue the Munchkins and the music...

I'm still not convinced that Carol Rosenblooom's drowning was an accident.

Neither do I

[krudmonk]

boo hoo

[jdkings24]

Originally Posted by Kings Provisional

http://www.letsgokings.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=71641

i started mine first, oh yeah! lol

[TONGA]

Bye

[Butch 19]

Originally Posted by jdkings24

Georgia Frontiere Passes Away

Statement from Georgia’s daughter, Lucia Rodriguez, and son, filmmaker Chip Rosenbloom:

“Our mom was dedicated to being more than the owner of a football team. She loved the Rams’ players, coaches, and staff.

Ha! even her daughter & step-son knew she didn't love the fans.

Seriously, all kidding aside, this is the 2nd best day of being a Rams' fan since she destroyed this once-good-football team and left L.A.

She actually fired one of Carroll's sons? How evil can one be?

I used to love going to Rams games at Anaheim Stadium (much better for football than the Colisuem), and even thru the games they won and good games I saw, one of our most fun times was booing Georgia when she would walk onto the field just before halftime. We usually sat behind the Rams bench and whenever she walked out onto the field, the whole section would stand up and yell at her.

Her evilness was never more apparent than when the Rams finally won the Super Bowl, and the first words out of her mouth on camera was to diss Southern California fans. Wow.

But the ultimate blame for the Rams being in St.L. has to go to Carroll. How do you will your team to your wife when it's her 7TH marriage and your own 4th or 5th? I mean really, what's permanent in this relationship? Why not will the team to your own son? (who your wife would eventually fire)

And the one Rams SB win? It was all due to Trent Green being injured by the Chargers in a pre-season game, so they had to grab Kurt Warner to let it fly. It was by no grand scheme by Georgia and her "staff" that they ever won anything.