I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for.

Tagliabue has also been honored for his work with gay rights group PFLAG. )


Response to September 11 attacks
Two days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Tagliabue announced that the games scheduled for the upcoming weekend were cancelled citing the magnitude of the events and security concerns. Legacy
Tagliabue has been praised for these politically related actions taken as NFL commissioner:
He took a stand against the State of Arizona for refusing to establish a state holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Tagliabue is currently the chair of Georgetown University's board of directors. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell who was elected to the position on August 8 2006.