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Roone Arledge

Roone Arledge (Television sports.  Born, Forest Hills, NY, July 8, 1931; died, New York, NY, Dec. 5, 2002.)  As the originator of “Wide World of Sports” and Monday Night Football for ABC-TV Sports,...

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Teddy Brenner

Teddy Brenner (Boxing.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, Apr. 25, 1917; died, New York, NY, Jan. 7, 2000.)  In a business not noted for integrity, Theodore Brenner was a pillar of honesty and was also called, for...

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Bob Wolff

Bob Wolff (Sportscaster.  Born, New York, NY, Nov. 29, 1920.)  Acknowledged as the longest-running sportscaster in television history, Robert A. Wolff has been on the New York sports scene since 1954....

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