Steve Sabol

Birth Name:

Stephen Douglas Sabol

Birth Place:

Moorestown, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Producer, Camera department, Director

Credited with elevating the game of football with his creative editing, use of orchestral music, live commentary from players and coaches, and highlighting of emotional themes
Received a lifetime achievement award from the Sports Emmy Awards in 2003, which he shared with his father, Ed Sabol
Won more than 40 Emmy Awards during his career and oversaw another 107 Emmys for NFL Films
Attended Colorado College, where he persuaded his football coach to let him play by advertising himself in newspapers, postcards, t-shirts and other items
Started out as a cameraman for his father Ed Sabol's company NFL Films
Quote: "My dad wanted to show the game the way Hollywood portrayed fiction, with a dramatic flair․ I wanted to show the game the way I had experienced it ․․․ the eyeballs bulging and the veins sticking out and the snot flying․ We blended those two styles․"
Best known as the president and creative force behind NFL Films
Worked as a producer, writer, director and cameraman for NFL Films
His Super Bowl highlights film was the inspiration for Sam Peckinpah's slow-motion gunfight scene in the 1969 film "The Wild Bunch․"

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