Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia's Original Terrible No Good Very Bad Sports Year
If you think Philadelphia sports are a sad scene now, then you weren't around in 1972, when the only thing standing in the way of all-out despair was Steve Carlton.
The Brutal Legacy of Frank Rizzo, the Most Notorious Cop in Philadelphia History
The former police commissioner and mayor known to fellow cops as "The General" has been dead for decades, but Philadelphia is still grappling with his controversial, racially-tinged policies.
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