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...Sports, Chet later headed NBC Sports and had a guiding hand in numerous technical innovations, such as the use of instant replay. And, again with the fan in mind and at heart, he hired a Koufax, a Kubek, and several other great sports names as commentators. With two networks behind him, Chet then went to ESPN, becoming the 24-hour sports channel's first president in 1979. "What lies ahead for cable television is incalculable," he said. How right...
Chet was also a key player behind three franchises that remain among the most popular in sports television--SportsCenter, the early-round coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament and the National Football League draft telecast. Along the way, he gave many young women and men a shot. He hired me at ESPN and my brother Bryant at NBC. These jobs were our first network career breaks...
...while Chet left ESPN in 1982 to become the founding commissioner of the short-lived United States Football League, he will forever be associated with the network he steered in its early years. My brother and I, and many other men and women, both on camera and behind the scenes, owe him our gratitude. And most important, so do sports fans...
Harvard (10-17, 4-4 Ivy), playing against Columbia (15-13, 6-2 Ivy) at O’Donnell Field yesterday, lost both games of its doubleheader with the Lions. In the first game, the Crimson never had a chance, falling behind, 9-0, after three innings and losing in an absolute rout by the score of 24-1 in the seven-inning contest...
...going into the 1,000-meter mark. Brown continued to take seats in the third 500 of the race, holding as much as an eight-seat advantage at one point. The Crimson kept pace and then moved up almost six seats in the sprint to finish just one second behind...