ESPN Founder Rasmussen Dies at 93, Pioneered 24-Hour Sports Network
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Bill Rasmussen, the entrepreneur behind ESPN, died at 93 from Parkinson’s disease. He and his son conceived a 24-hour sports network and launched ESPN in 1979, transforming sports media with innovations like around-the-clock programming and SportsCenter. As ESPN’s first president and chairman, he helped grow the company from a Bristol startup to a global media enterprise, later receiving multiple honors and remaining active in publishing and philanthropy after leaving ESPN in 1980.
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