NJ Senate to Proclaim Oct. 2 'Steve Sabol Day'
Sens. Diane Allen and Dawn Marie Addiego proposed a measure to honor the late founder of NFL Films.
Sens. Diane Allen and Dawn Marie Addiego (both R-Burlington) will introduce a resolution on Feb. 4 that would proclaim Oct. 2 "Steve Sabol Day," in honor of the late president and co-founder of Mount Laurel-based NFL Films. Sabol died in September 2012 after an 18-month battle with brain cancer. NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell called the move "a great honor." “Steve Sabol was a creative genius who changed the way we look at football and sports,” Goodell said. “This is a great honor that I know Steve would proudly share with all of his colleagues at NFL Films headquarters in Mount Laurel.” Allen said Sabol's filmmaking documented the "intellect, emotion and humanity" of football" and that his "ingenuity, artistic brilliance and endless …
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Gary B
11:59 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Nice right up Matt. His passion will be missed for sure. And as a side note, this area is fortunate to have such great professional fans such as Didinger and Sabol, those two have given us the game as we know it today, just amazing. I still love to watch the NFL Films archives, something about the game was pure back then, much more raw and honest, and I'm for one thankful that Sabol brought that … more ›