RIP Steve Sabol

That's too bad. I never met him, but he has to be on the very short list of most universally liked people within NFL circles. I always thought it was a great decision by MacCambridge to devote so much space to NFL Films in "America's Game."

Hopefully they show a Best Of NFL Films marathon on NFL Network. I don't know why, but for some reason the episode on the Bills' comeback against the Oilers has always been my favorite.

 

RIP Sir.

 

Dammit. Cancer sucks.

 

That's terribly sad news, but here was a man who got the very most out of the life he was given.

 

One of the best assets the NFL ever had.

That's too bad. RIP.

 

NFL Films is one of the great propaganda machines in human history.

I mean that in a positive way. Absolutely adore their work.

RIP.

 

To see how good at entertainment Sabol was, compare the NFL Films product and the older the product the better, with the films and videos from similar periods broadcast by the other three sports' cable networks. The World Series and Stanley Cup highlight films are amateur travesties when John Facenda was ALREADY a legend created by the Sabol family.

 

The Autumn Wind is a pirate
Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
swaggering boisterously
His face is weather beaten
He wears a hooded sash
With his silver hat about his head
And a bristly black moustache
He growls as he storms the country
A villain big and bold
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake
As he robs them of their gold
The Autumn wind is a Raider
Pillaging just for fun
He’ll knock you ’round and upside down
And laugh when he’s conquered and won.

Pure genius. I actually remember a time when I thought that was a poem of olden days adapted to the Oakland Raiders.

http://theraidercast.com/the-autumn-wind/

 

Took over for his dad and built an empire. RIP

 

So sad.

 

A one-of-a-kind to be sure, and what a nice guy. What a legacy. He will be missed.