RIP NFL Films' Steve Sabol
on 18/9/12
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*The football world says goodbye to a legend of the sport on Tuesday. Steve Sabol, President of NFL Films, has died at the age of 69 years old after an 18 month battle with brain cancer. (NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal)
*The game had no greater ambassador. (CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora)
*He did not play or coach or own a team but few have impacted the NFL like Steve Sabol. So sad to lose this legend. (ESPN's Mike Tirico)
*Steve Sabol deserves as much credit for making the NFL "America's Game" as anyone who has ever lived. (NFL Net's Andrew Siciliano)
*You know what one of the great things about Steve Sabol was? He had a sense of humor about himself, and football. So rare in NFL today. RIP.
(SportsOnEarth.com's Will Leitch)
*God bless you, Steve Sabol. Not only one of the most transcendent people in league history, but a great and generous gentleman. (Yahoo Sports' Doug Farrar)
*What an impact on the game we love. You cannot see the history of the NFL without the Sabol family. (NFL Red Zone's Scott Hanson)
*Name one person in the NFL that hasn't been impacted in some way by Steve Sabol. You can't. He will be missed. Memory Eternal. (NFLPA's George Atallah)
*Goodbye, Steve Sabol. A true American, and NFL, original. (SI's Peter King) (via Twitter)
*The game had no greater ambassador. (CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora)
*He did not play or coach or own a team but few have impacted the NFL like Steve Sabol. So sad to lose this legend. (ESPN's Mike Tirico)
*Steve Sabol deserves as much credit for making the NFL "America's Game" as anyone who has ever lived. (NFL Net's Andrew Siciliano)
*You know what one of the great things about Steve Sabol was? He had a sense of humor about himself, and football. So rare in NFL today. RIP.
(SportsOnEarth.com's Will Leitch)
*God bless you, Steve Sabol. Not only one of the most transcendent people in league history, but a great and generous gentleman. (Yahoo Sports' Doug Farrar)
*What an impact on the game we love. You cannot see the history of the NFL without the Sabol family. (NFL Red Zone's Scott Hanson)
*Name one person in the NFL that hasn't been impacted in some way by Steve Sabol. You can't. He will be missed. Memory Eternal. (NFLPA's George Atallah)
*Goodbye, Steve Sabol. A true American, and NFL, original. (SI's Peter King) (via Twitter)
