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Roone Pinckney Arledge

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Roone Pinckney Arledge

Birth
Forest Hills, Queens County, New York, USA
Death
5 Dec 2002 (aged 71)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
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Television Producer. He was a mainstay at ABC, first innovating and guiding the sports division to heights it had never before achieved, then later taking over and repairing the slumping news division. He was responsible for innovations in sports such as the slow motion instant replay, and also created Monday Night Football. Mr. Arledge had retired in 1998 and had been suffering from cancer.
Television Producer. He was a mainstay at ABC, first innovating and guiding the sports division to heights it had never before achieved, then later taking over and repairing the slumping news division. He was responsible for innovations in sports such as the slow motion instant replay, and also created Monday Night Football. Mr. Arledge had retired in 1998 and had been suffering from cancer.

Bio by: John T. Chiarella

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John T. Chiarella
  • Added: Dec 5, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6991730/roone_pinckney-arledge: accessed ), memorial page for Roone Pinckney Arledge (8 Jul 1931–5 Dec 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6991730, citing Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.