The former sports broadcaster and his son Scott came up with the idea for an all-sports network in 1978 while stuck in traffic
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ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen has died at the age of 93
Rasmussen and his son, Scott, came up with the idea of an all-sports network in 1978 while stuck in traffic
The network launched just over a year later
Bill Rasmussen, a former sports broadcaster and public relations executive who founded ESPN, has died at the age of 93, the network announced.
Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.
“Bill was a remarkable man — a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a…
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