Giants Owner Wellington Mara Has Died -

[soleft]

NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2005) -- Wellington Mara of the New York Giants, one of the NFL's most influential owners for more than a half century and the last of the league's founding generation, died Oct. 25. He was 89.

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/NYG/9002737


At least he got to see one more good one

[rinsd]

1. Word was he woke up and smiled after Sunday's comeback....

....a good and decent man that will be missed.

Wellington Mara...rest in peace.

[soleft]

2. Mara's heart was with Phil Simms during the dark Handley years

I'll aways appreciate him for that.

[rinsd]

3. shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....you must NEVER speak his name.....

...ya never know when he'll come back to haunt us.

[bigwillq]

4. RIP

To a great owner and a good friends of the NFL. You will be missed.

[akarnitz]

5. Mr. Mara was a true giant of the NFL

I'm glad the Packers aren't controlled by a typical ownership group, however, if they were, Wellington Mara would be the type of owner I'd like them to have. Here's the story from the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/sports/football/26mara.html?th&emc=th