Saturday, September 22, 2012

NFL Films' Steve Sabol exalted pro football, ignored its realities

It's safe to say no one left behind more stories, more memories, than Steve Sabol, the president of NFL Films, who died Tuesday at 69. I think of Sabol and I think of Super Bowl IV in Tulane Stadium, Jan. 11, 1970.There have been and will be many tributes to Steve Sabol this week. His passing on Monday night is one that affects so many people. The greatest tribute to a person's life is that they not only affected the people who they knew, but positively affectedSteve Sabol, one half of the father-son duo which founded NFL Films, passed away today after an 18 month battle with brain cancer. He was two weeks shy of his 70th birthday. Sabol and his father Ed changed the waySteve Sabol's death has sparked an outpouring of passionate support this week around the NFL. The pioneer filmmaker advanced the way the game was viewed behind the scenes, as his unique access and insight proved to be must-watch entertainment.Steve Sabol's death has sparked an outpouring of passionate support this week around the NFL. The pioneer filmmaker advanced the way the game was viewed behind the scenes, as his unique access and insight proved to be must-watch entertainment.
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