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'{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Ed Sabol | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Edwin Milton Sabol | birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|9|11}} | birth_place = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|2|9|1916|9|11}} | death_place = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] | alma_mater = [[Ohio State University]] | occupation = Founder of [[NFL Films]] | awards = [[Ed Sabol#Awards and honors|Awards and honors]] }} '''Edwin Milton Sabol''' (September 11, 1916 – February 9, 2015) was an American filmmaker and the founder (with his son [[Steve Sabol]], among others) of [[NFL Films]]. He was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2011 as a contributor due to his works with NFL Films. ==Biography== ===Early life, education, and career=== Sabol was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref name=JSHOF>{{cite web|title=International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame entry for Ed Sabol|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/EdSabol.htm|accessdate=February 19, 2007}}</ref> in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] in 1916 and raised in [[Blairstown, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2015/02/09/6b8c8c16-b0ab-11e4-854b-a38d13486ba1_story.html | title = Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, dies at 98 | work = Washington Post | accessdate = February 10, 2015 | date = February 9, 2015 | first = Matt | last =Schudel | first2=Leonard | last2=Shapiro}}</ref> While attending [[Blair Academy]], he excelled in several sports, and set a World Interscholastic Swimming record in the 100-yard freestyle race.<ref name=CapeMay>{{cite web |last = Rollet |first = Ron |title = Ed Sabol Bio |publisher = Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival |url = http://www.njstatefilmfestival.com/releases/2005-edsabol.htm |accessdate = February 19, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070325030914/http://www.njstatefilmfestival.com/releases/2005-edsabol.htm |archive-date = March 25, 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> He continued his noted swimming career at [[Ohio State University]]. He was selected for the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympic]] team but refused to participate because of the games' connections to [[Nazi]] Germany.<ref name=JSHOF /> He had some success in the theater as an actor, appearing on Broadway for the production of ''[[Where Do We Go from Here (play)|Where Do We Go from Here]]''.<ref name=CapeMay/> He served in World War II, and upon returning to civilian life, worked as a clothing salesman out of his father-in-law's factory.<ref name=60minII>{{cite web |title = NFL Films, Inc.: Father-Son Team Establishes Gold Standard For Sports Photography|publisher = CBSnews.com |date = August 25, 2004|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/26/60II/main595946.shtml |accessdate = February 19, 2007}}</ref> ===NFL Films=== Sabol founded Blair Motion Pictures in [[1962 NFL season|1962]]. Its first major contract was to film the [[NFL Championship Game, 1962|1962 NFL Championship Game]] between the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Green Bay Packers]] at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in New York. In [[1964 NFL season|1964]], Blair Motion Pictures became NFL Films, with an exclusive deal to preserve NFL games on film. It has been said by his son [[Steve Sabol]], of NFL Films, "The only other human endeavor more thoroughly captured on 16-mm film than the National Football League is World War II."<ref name=60minII/> In 1995, he officially retired from NFL Films in his role as President and chairman.<ref name=CapeMay/> In 1996, he was elected to the [[International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name=JSHOF/> On February 5, 2011, Sabol was elected to the [[Professional Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]].<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/YearlyFinalists.aspx Pro Football Hall of Fame, Finalists]</ref> ===Death=== Sabol died on February 9, 2015, at his home in Arizona.<ref name=ESPNObit>{{cite web|title=NFL Films founder Ed Sabol dies|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12301982/nfl-films-founder-ed-sabol-dies-age-98|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref> ==Awards and honors== * 1935 World Interscholastic Record holder, 100-yard freestyle swimming<ref name=CapeMay/> * 1937 [[Big Ten]] championship, 400-yard freestyle relay swimming<ref name=CapeMay/> * 1937 National [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] championship, 400-yard freestyle relay swimming<ref name=CapeMay/> * 91 [[Emmy]] Awards (to NFL Films)<ref name=CapeMay/> * 1987 [[National Football League Alumni#NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet|Order of the Leather Helmet]] (presented by the NFL Alumni Association)<ref name=JSHOF/> * 1987 Bert Bell Memorial Award (presented by the NFL)<ref name=JSHOF/> * 1991 [[Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award|Pete Rozelle Award]] (presented by the NFL)<ref name=JSHOF/> * 1996 International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame<ref name=JSHOF/> * 2003 Lifetime Achievement Emmy<ref name=CapeMay/> * 2004 John Grierson International Gold Medal<ref name=SMPTE> {{cite web|last = D'Amato|first = Sally-Ann |title = SMPTE Announces Award Recipients for Contributions to Motion Imaging Technology |publisher = Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |date= October 11, 2004|url=http://www.smpte.org/news/press_releases/2004awards.cfm |accessdate = February 19, 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060927014104/http://www.smpte.org/news/press_releases/2004awards.cfm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = September 27, 2006}}</ref> * 2011 [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Announced |publisher = Pro Football Hall of Fame |date = February 5, 2011 |url = http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/2/6/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2011-announced/ |accessdate = February 6, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110209074121/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2011/2/6/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2011-announced/ |archive-date = February 9, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|1803526|Ed Sabol}} * {{IBDB name}} * [http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/EdSabol.htm International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame profile] {{2011 Football HOF}} {{Pro Football Hall of Fame members}} {{Sports Lifetime Achievement Award}} {{Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabol, Ed}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American cinematographers]] [[Category:Film producers from New Jersey]] [[Category:American male actors]] [[Category:American male swimmers]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Blair Academy alumni]] [[Category:Jewish American football people]] [[Category:NFL Films people]] [[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's swimmers]] [[Category:People from Warren County, New Jersey]] [[Category:Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recipients]] [[Category:Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Sports Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Atlantic City, New Jersey]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Warren County, New Jersey]] [[Category:Jewish American military personnel]]'