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ESPN founder, 'father of sports television,' Bill Rasmussen dead at 93
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Yahoo Sports
ESPN founder, 'father of sports television,' Bill Rasmussen dead at 93
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the age of 93 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
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Yahoo Sports
Bill Rasmussen, ESPN Co-Founder, Dies at 93
"Quite simply, none of us would be here today if it wasn’t for Bill’s passion and all the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit," chairman Jimmy Pitaro says
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Yahoo Sports
ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2025.
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Yahoo Sports
ESPN founder, 'father of sports television,' Bill Rasmussen dead at 93
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the age of 93 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
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- first Yahoo Sports coverage detected ESPN founder, 'father of sports television,' Bill Rasmussen dead at 93
- +5m Yahoo Sports coverage detected Bill Rasmussen, ESPN Co-Founder, Dies at 93
- +6m Yahoo Sports coverage detected ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
- +6h Yahoo Sports coverage detected ESPN founder, 'father of sports television,' Bill Rasmussen dead at 93
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