▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁were ▁ 3 – 4 ▁in ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁under ▁Ros si , ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁long time ▁H unt ▁assistant ▁Jack ▁Ste ad man . ▁ ▁The ▁Chief s ▁were ▁ 5 – 2 ▁under ▁Ste ad man ▁comple ting ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁ 8 – 6 ▁and ▁having ▁an ▁average ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 2 4 , 5 0 0 ▁( the ▁highest ▁of ▁any ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁American ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁Ros si ' s ▁most ▁last ing ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁the ▁h iring ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁coach ▁H ank ▁Str am . ▁ ▁Ros si ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁G olf ▁Foundation ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Public ▁G olf ▁C ourses ▁( now ▁the ▁National ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁O wn ers ▁Association ) ▁from ▁its ▁found ing ▁as ▁a ▁N G F ▁spin ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁G olf ▁Build ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁now ▁gives ▁the ▁Don ▁A . ▁Ros si ▁Award ▁to ▁" hon or ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁made ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁golf ▁and ▁its ▁growth , ▁and ▁who ▁have ▁inspired ▁others ." ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Don ▁Ros