Steve Sabol was the president and one of the founders of NFL Films, along with his father Ed.
15 Facts About Steve Sabol
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Steve Sabol attended Colorado College, where he majored in art history and was an All-Rocky Mountain Conference football as a running back and was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
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Steve Sabol was the subject of a humorous article about his self-promotion exploits in the November 22,1965, issue of Sports Illustrated.
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When ESPN was founded in 1979, they soon signed NFL Films as a production company and Steve Sabol became an on-air personality in the 1980s.
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Steve Sabol won 35 Emmy Awards and had a documentary about him air on 60 Minutes.
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Steve Sabol was named the 2002 Sports Executive of the Year by Sporting News magazine.
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Steve Sabol received the Pete Rozelle Award, which is presented each year to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the National Football League and to professional football.
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Steve Sabol was the recipient of the 2010 Sports Leadership Award presented to him at the March of Dimes 27th Annual Sports Luncheon.
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Steve Sabol won over 40 Emmys during his time with NFL Films.
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Steve Sabol was married for over a decade to his first wife, Lisa, mother of his only son, Casey Steve Sabol.
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Steve Sabol was the author of the poem "The Autumn Wind", later adopted by the Oakland Raiders as an unofficial anthem.
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On September 18,2012, Steve Sabol died of brain cancer in Moorestown, New Jersey, 18 months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in March 2011.
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Steve Sabol died two weeks before his 70th birthday, and a week after his father's 96th.
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Steve Sabol was honored before every NFL game in Week 3 with a video tribute.
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On January 15,2020 Steve Sabol was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.