Steve Sabol(1942-2012)

Producer
Director
Writer

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NFL filmmakers Steve Sabol and Ed Sabol attend the 25th Annual Sports Emmy Awards April 19, 2004 in New York City.

A disillusioned television sports producer rekindles his love for sports and story telling when he befriends a women's professional football team from Austin, TX.

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Playing with Rage (2006)

Steve Sabol was born on 2 October 1942 in Moorestown, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Sports Illustrated: The First 25 Years (1981), NFL Monday Night Matchup (1985) and They Call It Pro Football (1966). He was married to Penelope (Penny) Ashman and Lisa Denesium Kapp. He died on 18 September 2012 in Moorestown, New Jersey, USA.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Sports Illustrated: The First 25 Years

TV Movie

Producer

1981

NFL Monday Night Matchup (1985)

NFL Monday Night Matchup

5.9

TV Series

Producer

1985

They Call It Pro Football (1966)

They Call It Pro Football

6.4

Short

Producer

1966

NFL 50 Greatest Quarterbacks (2001)

NFL 50 Greatest Quarterbacks

Director(executive producer)

2001

Credits

Producer

2012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Champions
7.8
- executive producer
- 2013
The San Francisco 49ers Team of the '80s
7.6
- executive producer
- 2012
NFL Characters Unite
Short
- producer
- 2012
Heart: The Story of the 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers
Video
- executive producer
- 2012
The Pittsburgh Steelers: Behind the Steel Curtain
Video
- executive producer
- 2012
Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts
7.4
- executive producer
- 2012
Namath
7.7
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2012
Greatest Super Bowl Moments
Video
- executive producer
- 2011
Two Minutes to Glory
Video
- executive producer
- 2011
Packers: Road to XLV
Video
- executive producer
- 2011
A Fine Line: The Story of the 2009 Steelers
Video
- executive producer
- 2010
Lombardi
8.2
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2010
History of the Minnesota Vikings
- executive producer
- 2010
NFL Full Contact
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2010
America's Game: Pittsburgh Steelers the Story of Six Championships
Video
- executive producer
- 2009

Director

NFL Films Legends of Autumn
- Director
- 2007
NFL Top 10
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 2007
NFL the Greatest Players & Coaches
- Director
- 2006
NFL Films Inside the Vault 1960-1970
- Director
- 2003
The NFL's Hard-Hitting Grooves
Video
- Director
- 2001
NFL 50 Greatest Quarterbacks
- Director (executive producer)
- 2001
Battle of Champions: Super Bowl XIII
Video
- Director
- 1998
Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams
Video
- Director
- 1998

Writer

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playing with RAGE

playing with RAGE

Personal details

Born
- October 2, 1942
- Moorestown, New Jersey, USA
Died
- September 18, 2012
- Moorestown, New Jersey, USA(brain cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Print ads for Playboy magazine's "What sort of man reads Playboy?" promotional campaign (1985).

Did you know

Trivia
His father, Ed Sabol, founded NFL Films, which produces films for the National Football League. In 1989, Steve was named President of NFL Films.

Quotes
You know how I came up with the name 'Road to the Super Bowl?' It's an homage to the old Bob Hope - Bing Crosby buddy movies - you know, like 'Road to Zanzibar' or 'Road to Morocco.' Can you tell? All I've done my whole life is go to movies.

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