| Birth: | Jul. 8, 1931 | | Death: | Dec. 5, 2002 | 
Television Producer, Sports and News Innovator. He was a mainstay at ABC, first innovating and guiding the sports division to heights it had never before achieved, then later taking over and reparing the slumping news division. He was responsible for innovations in sports such as the slow motion instant replay, and also created Monday Night Football. Mr. Arledge had retired in 1998 and had been suffering from cancer. (bio by: John T. Chiarella)
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Spouse:
Gisele Shaw Arledge (1952 - 2010)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Roone Arledge | | | Burial:
Southampton Cemetery
Southampton
Suffolk County
New York, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John T. Chiarella
Record added: Dec 05, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6991730 |
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KID0FTHE80S
Added: Mar. 29, 2013 |
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Mark V.
Added: Dec. 5, 2012 |
Thank you for making Monday's in the fall and early winter something to look forward to.I still love to here the original Monday Night Football theme. Your innovations in sports Television are still being practiced today.RIP
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RobPhilll
Added: Aug. 17, 2012 |
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