Dick Ebersol

About

Sportscaster best know as a longtime producer and executive for NBC Sports. He was named The Most Powerful Person in Sports by The Sporting News in 1996.

Before Fame

He attended Yale University but dropped out to become an Olympic researcher for ABC sports.

Trivia

He miraculously survived a plane crash in Colorado in 2004.

Family Life

He married actress Susan Saint James in 1981. They have children named Willie and Charlie.

Associated With

His Emmy for Lifetime Achievement was presented to him by boxing legend Muhammad Ali in 2009.