National Football League
Upon her husband’s passing, Frontiere inherited a 70% ownership stake in the Los Angeles Rams. Carroll’s five children inherited the other 30%.
Often dubbed the first female owner of an NFL franchise, the League reported that Frontiere was actually the second female majority owner. Violet Bidwill Wolfner inherited the Chicago Cardinals after her husband’s death in 1947 and owned the franchise until she died in 1962. However, during Frontiere’s tenure, she was the only active female majority owner in the NFL.
During her years as owner, Frontiere moved the Rams twice, first relocating from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1980 to Anaheim (a deal Carroll made in 1978), then to St. Louis in 1995.
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