the rams moved to saint louis in 1960.
the rams moved to saint louis in 1960.
when did the rams move to saint louis?
1960
frontiere, however, responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit. on april 12, 1995 the owners acquiesced to her demands, wary of going through a long, protracted legal battle. tagliabue simply stated that "the desire to have peace and not be at war was a big factor" in allowing the rams move to go forward. in a matter of a month, the vote had gone from 21–6 opposed to 23–6 in favor. jonathan kraft, son of patriots owner robert kraft, elaborated on the commissioner's remarks by saying that "about five or six owners didn't want to get the other owners into litigation, so they switched their votes." only six teams remained in opposition to the rams move from los angeles: the pittsburgh steelers, new york giants, new york jets, buffalo bills, arizona cardinals, and washington redskins. after the vote was over, steelers owner dan rooney publicly stated that he opposed the move of the los angeles rams because "i believe we should support the fans who have supported us for years."
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however, frontiere responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit. the owners eventually acquiesced to her demands, wary of going through a long, protracted legal battle. tagliabue simply stated that "the desire to have peace and not be at war was a big factor" in allowing the rams move to go forward. in a matter of a month, the vote had gone from 21–6 opposed to 23–6 in favor, with the raiders, who left the coliseum and return to oakland later in 1995, abstaining. jonathan kraft, son of patriots owner robert kraft, elaborated on the commissioner's remarks by saying that "about five or six owners didn't want to get the other owners into litigation, so they switched their votes." only six franchises remained in opposition to the rams move from los angeles: the pittsburgh steelers, new york giants, new york jets, buffalo bills, arizona cardinals (who played in st. louis from 1960 to 1987), and washington redskins. after the vote was over, dan rooney publicly stated that he opposed the move of the los angeles rams because "i believe we should support the fans who have supported us for years."
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