March 26, 2010

TV Sports Pioneer Chet Simmons Dead at 81: Chet Simmons, the sports broadcaster who was the first president of ESPN and the founding commissioner of the USFL, has died at age 81. More on Simmons from ESPN.

posted by rcade to general at 10:01 AM - 5 comments

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posted by tommybiden at 10:23 AM on March 26, 2010

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posted by boredom_08 at 12:29 PM on March 26, 2010

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posted by Demophon at 12:38 PM on March 26, 2010

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posted by yzelda4045 at 02:45 PM on March 26, 2010

Plain and simple: he and ESPN changed the American sports world. Too bad the USFL never caught on, though.

posted by jjzucal at 09:24 PM on March 26, 2010

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