Steve Sabol NFL 69 DIES of cancer

	Steve Sabol NFL 69 DIES of cancer Stephen Douglas "Steve" Sabol (October 2, 1942 -- September 18, 2012) was an American filmmaker. He was the president and one of the founding members of NFL Films, along with his father Ed. Born in Moorestown Township, New Jersey, Sabol attended Colorado College, where he played football. He was the subject of a humorous article about his self-promotion exploits in the November 22, 1965, issue of Sports Illustrated. He began working at NFL Films as a cameraman alongside his father Ed Sabol after graduation. He started in the filming industry when his father got the rights to the 1962 NFL Championship. This company eventually grew into NFL Films, with Sabol serving mainly as a cameraman, editor, and writer in the 1960s and 1970s. When ESPN was founded, they signed NFL Films as a production company and Sabol became an on-air personality. He has since won 35 Emmy Awards and has had a documentary about him air on 60 Minutes. Sabol also played a part in founding the NFL Network. He is also the author of the poem "The Autumn Wind". As president of the most honored filmmaker in sports, Sabol continued to be the artistic vision behind the studio that revolutionized the way America watches football. Sabol and his father, Ed, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 5, 2011, were honored in 2003 with the Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for "revolutionizing the way America watches football and setting the <b>...</b>	From: moviespadepokan Views: 0 0 ratings
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