▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁election ▁by ▁ 7 0 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁Kath le en ▁O ' Con nor ▁I ves . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁business people ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁business people ▁Category : American ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : American ▁corpor ate ▁direct ors ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Les ley ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁P yle ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁John ▁A . ▁P yle ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 1 ), ▁British ▁atmos pher ic ▁scient ist ▁John ▁Howard ▁P yle ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 8 7 ), ▁American ▁state ▁governor ▁John ▁L . ▁P yle ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 0 2 ), ▁att orney ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁John ▁P yle ▁( ult rar un ner ) ▁ ▁See ▁also <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁NFL ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁regular ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League . ▁Before ▁the ▁season , ▁El mer ▁L ay den ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁NFL , ▁while ▁Carl ▁St or ck ▁res igned ▁as ▁league ▁president . ▁L ay den ▁also ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁president ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁at ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually .