While most thought he should have been in the Hall of Fame years ago, he now joins his father and will be enshrined with the Class of 2020. When ESPN was founded in 1979, they signed NFL Films as a production company. Steve and Ed Sabol are the third father/son combination in the hall, joining Tim and Wellington Mara, owners of the New York Giants, and Art and … You’d find more drama looking at a fish tank. © 2019 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium August 6, 2011 “I don’t remember my dad ever having a head. This and his love for Hollywood prompted Sabol to start his film company, Blair Motion Pictures, at the age of 46. Sabol, along with his father, was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2011. "In the course of that, you created something entirely new,” said Perry, according to USAToday.com. But as enthralling as the images of Sabol’s NFL were on celluloid, the drama doubled when Sabol brought in a former Philadelphia newsman named John Facenda to voice the pictures in his trademark stentorian baritone. Ed Sabol, the man who founded NFL Films, happened to be at the bar. The only issue about this remarkable accomplishment after 50 years of service for the NFL is, why in the ham-sandwich did it take this long? The Hall of Fame just enshrined seven newbies, but what does the future hold? [6], Sabol died on February 9, 2015, at his home in Arizona. He’s credited with innovations from player microphones to ground-level slow motion, montage editing, and music in sports films: https://t.co/cbe0pXGzmQ, — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 17, 2020. [4] In 1996, he was elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Ed Sabol doesn’t just belong in the Hall of Fame, he should have his own wing. Sabol and his father, Ed, were inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in November 2011, which was followed by Sabol's induction into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in December. He was there to usher us in and out of each segment, teasing us with what we were about to see. The Hall of Fame should have special category, or better yet, a remarkable section in the Hall for Mr. Sabol—called the Producer—because he brought the game to the world. The immensely creative overcoat salesman envisioned a new way to tell stories and, as the founder of NFL Films, taught himself everything he needed to know to revolutionize the way Americans watch sports. [5], Sabol founded Blair Motion Pictures in 1962. The immensely creative overcoat salesman envisioned a new way to tell stories and, as the founder of NFL Films, taught himself everything he needed to know to revolutionize the way Americans watch sports. Linebackers Les Richter and Chris Hanburger, running back Marshall Faulk, defensive end Richard Dent and cornerback Deion Sanders will be enshrined for the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. In 1964, Blair Motion Pictures became NFL Films, with an exclusive deal to preserve NFL games on film. It was Lana Turner being discovered at that malt shop—sort of. Along with his father Ed, Steve started what would become NFL Films back in 1962 when his father got the rights to the 1962 NFC Championship. What’s a thriller without the music building to a crescendo, warning the heroine to LOOK OUT! They flirted with doing this posthumously, and that would have been a disgrace. Mr. Sabol single-handedly introduced the NFL to the world, while the game itself delivered its excitement and greatness. Mr. Sabol had a great crew of photographers to assist him in his vision. He’s 94 years old. He was of Romanian descent. [5] He was honored before every NFL game in Week 3 with a video tribute. One of his first cameramen was his son, Steve, who was 22 when he began filming. You heard me—it took them nearly 50 years after he fed his first footage into his 16 mm camera to put Ed Sabol into the Hall of Fame. Dick Ebersol (left) of NBC SPorts, Steve Sabol (center) of NFL Films, and Sean McManus of CBS Sports. "[5] In 1995, he officially retired from NFL Films in his role as President and chairman.

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