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Incoming White House chief of staff has NFL ties

Susie Wiles, who will serve as chief of staff in the next Donald Trump administration, apparently will be taking some of the interpersonal skills learned from her legendary father to the White House. Wiles, 67, is the daughter of the late Pat Summerall, a former NFL player and a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. She has had a long career in Republican politics, beginning in the 1970s as an aide to Rep. Jack Kemp -- a former football player himself -- and including work in the Reagan White House. "Think about this: Her dad sat between John Madden and Howard Cosell, two of the biggest personalities, pains in the a--, right?