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NADA
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VS.
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NFL
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In 1917, when a group of car dealers banded together in hopes of influencing government auto policy
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Formed
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In 1920, when Ohio League football owners met in Ralph Hay's Canton Hupmobile dealership
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40,000
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Franchises
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32
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$647 billion (2000 sales)
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Revenue
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$3.4 billion (1999)
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Frank McCarthy, chief executive for 33 years
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Patriarch
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George Halas, who ran the Bears for 64 years
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"Nothing" in Spanish
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Acronym means
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"No Fun League" to critics
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In 1977 auto dealers' hotel goes condo, forcing them to scramble to find 300 rooms for national convention
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Past New Orleans woes
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In 1986 TV newsman says Jim McMahon called city's women "sluts," forcing station to issue retraction
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NADA's 1942 warning that war may eliminate U.S. cars from Japan forever
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Prescient prediction
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Joe Namath's 1969 guarantee of Jets' Super Bowl win over Colts
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Show room
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Hardbodies displayed in
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Locker room
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Emissions controls, mileage restrictions
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Pesky problems
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Salary cap, murder charges
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Smarmy glad-hander (top left)
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Stereotype
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Steroid-pumped oaf
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Lincoln Navigator
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Symbol of overindulgence
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Tony Siragusa (top right)
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That new car smell
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Irresistible come-on
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That old Monday Night Football theme
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John Elway, owner of 17 Colorado dealerships
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Denver bigwig
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John Elway, owner of two Super Bowl rings
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No-haggle policy
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Exciting innovation
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No-huddle offense
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Sticker price
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Useless number
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Passer rating
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Rustproofing
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Biggest rip-off
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Seat licenses
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Edsel
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Toughest sell
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Cardinals
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After the NFL postponed its Week 2 slate, pushing the playoffs back a week, the league began negotiating with the National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) over which outfit would stage its biggest event on Feb. 3 in New Orleans: NADA's annual convention or the Super Bowl. Here's how the car dealers stack up against the football folks.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
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