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Dick Ebersol
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| Known for: | SNL 25, XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, ABC's Wide World of Sports |
| Birth name: | Duncan Dickie Ebersol |
| Birthday: | 28 July 1947, New York, New York, USA |
Trivia
The Sporting News magazine ranked him #1 of 100 most powerful people in sports, 1996. Had been ranked 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 70th in previous years.
In 1996, he suffered a heart attack.
Children: Harmony Lucas, Sunshine Lucas, William James, Charles and Edward ("Teddy").
Dropped out of Yale to work as researcher for ABC Sports at 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympic Games. Later returned to university and obtained degree.
Was executive assistant to Roone Arledge, president, ABC Sports.
Uncle of actress Christa Miller.
He placed the highest bid in a charity auction in 2003 for the privilege of knowing who Carly Simon wrote about in her song "You're So Vain".
Norm MacDonald was fired from SNL 25 after told an unflattering joke about him.
On November 28, 2004, a charter plane carrying him and two of his sons, crashed and burst into flames during takeoff in Colorado, killing three people, including his son, Edward (Teddy), aged 14, and seriously injuring Ebersol and son, Charlie, age 21.
Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005.
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