Legal Opinion
Soar v. National Football League Players Ass'n
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 2, 1975No. Civ. A. 4986PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This is a class action brought on behalf of professional football players who played in the National Football League prior to the 1959 season. Defendants are the National Football League (NFL) and two of its officers, Pete Rozelle and James Kensil and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and two of its officers, William Curry and Edward Garvey. Plaintiffs seek recovery of certain funds allegedly due them in connection with a pension fund trust agreement originally established on April 23,1959 and executed in 1962, entitled the “Bert Bell NFL…
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