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John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda (/ f ə. ˈ s ɛ n. d ə / fuh-SEN-duh; August 8, 1913 – September 26, 1984) was an American broadcaster and sports announcer.He was a fixture on Philadelphia radio and television for decades, and achieved national fame as a narrator for NFL Films and Football Follies.
Scott became the play-by-play announcer on CBS' lead NFL broadcast team. He was partnered with Paul Christman in 1968 and 1969 and Pat Summerall from 1970 to 1973. During his tenure with CBS he called four Super Bowls , seven NFL (later NFC ) championship games, and the 1961 Orange Bowl ; he also called major college bowl games for ABC and NBC ...
In April 1959, DeLaney became the announcer for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. After the election, DeLaney worked as a television sports host in New York City from 1962 to 1968 on WPIX and called the Ivy League Football Game of the Week on radio from 1964 to 1968.
NFL Films also produces the Greatest Moments series, which details classic games from the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's (decade); the Lost Treasures series, which uses old NFL Films footage, which had previously never been shown on television, to look at football players, coaches, and referees; and NFL Films Presents, an umbrella ...
He left the job when WINS went all-news in 1965. He also co-hosted the syndicated NFL Films series This Week in Pro Football in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Summerall was also associated with a production company in Dallas from about 1998 through 2005 which was called Pat Summerall Productions. He was featured in and hosted various ...
When ESPN was founded in 1979, they soon signed NFL Films as a production company and Sabol became an on-air personality in the 1980s. He won 35 Emmy Awards and was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes Sports. [9] Sabol played a part in founding the NFL Network. [10] In 1985, Sabol took over NFL Films from his father, Ed Sabol. [11]
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The 1969 NFL Championship Game was the final broadcasting assignment for Paul Christman, who died less than two months later on March 2.; The 1967 NFL Championship Game was televised by CBS, with play by play being done by Ray Scott for the first half and Jack Buck for the second half, while Frank Gifford handled the color commentary for the entire game. [4]