The Eagles and Chiefs will meet in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday in New Orleans
In this Aug, 31, 2005 file photo, a man pushes his bicycle through flood waters near the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina left much of the city under water. Political consultant and New Orleans native James Carville on saving the Superdome
In early December 2004, even before Katrina left her obscene fingerprints on one of the most vibrant cities on the continental land mass, Tagliabue had begun to deal withowner Tom Benson, who was secretly lobbying to set the stage to move his team to San Antonio. After Katrina, it was a secret no longer.
There were others: Thornton was the local glue once the timetable was set. Goodell was the go-to guy who rode herd on Thornton’s army, and Benson, who reluctantly came around. But Paul Tagliabue was the mastermind. He dealt with FEMA. He dealt with the governor. He dealt with the other owners and he dealt with Benson.
When Tagliabue was asked why he was so sure it could be done, he quoted his personal hero, President Harry Truman: “Anything is possible — if you don’t care who gets the credit.” And he didn’t. And so, they played four games in Louisiana. With Benson pacified and work racing ahead on the dome against a deadline with no margin for error, Paul Tagliabue nation-builder became Paul Tagliabue volunteer fireman.
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