Georgia Frontiere: Owner of the Rams Dies at 80

Georgia Frontiere was an American businesswoman and the majority owner of the Rams franchise from 1979 until her death. Born Violet Frances Irwin on November 21, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, she began as a singer and actress.

She inherited the team after the 1979 drowning death of her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom. She moved the franchise from Los Angeles to St. Louis in 1995, and the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000 under her ownership. She was often called the first female owner in the NFL, though Violet Bidwill Wolfner owned the Cardinals before her.

Frontiere married seven times and had two children, Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez. She was treated for breast cancer in 2007 and died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 18, 2008, at age 80.

Achievements: Owner of the Rams, Super Bowl XXXIV champion (2000).

Birth: November 21, 1927 - St. Louis, Missouri.

Profession: Team owner.

Interesting Facts: She sang professionally before running the Rams.