HistoryMain article: History of the New Orleans SaintsEarly historyThe brainchild of local sports entrepreneur Dave Dixon, who also founded theLouisiana Superdome and the USFL, the Saints were actually secretly born in abackroom deal brought about by Congressman Hale Boggs, Senator Russell Long andNFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The NFL needed congressional approval of theproposed AFL-NFL merger. Dixon and a local c...
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