Former NFL Executive Ernie Accorsi, Architect of Giants' Super Bowl Upset, Dies at 84
Accorsi built the New York Giants roster that pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, according to ESPN.
Longtime NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, who built the New York Giants team behind one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, has died at 84, ESPN reported.
Accorsi spent decades as an NFL front-office executive, according to the report, which credited him as the architect of the Giants roster responsible for the historic Super Bowl win.
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