Ed Sabol
Production · Executive Producer · Producer · Director
Born Sep 11, 1916 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Active 1962–2015
Edwin “Ed” Sabol (1916–2015) was a visionary filmmaker and the pioneering founder of NFL Films, whose innovative approach transformed professional football into one of America’s most cinematic and emotionally resonant sports.
Filmography
NFL Films Classics: More Than a Game — Executive ProducerBattle of Champions: Super Bowl XIII — ProducerThe Super Seventies — Executive ProducerThe Best of Thunder and Destruction: NFL's Hardest Hits (1992) — Executive ProducerThe Hidden NFL (1991) — Executive ProducerThe Hidden NFL: The NFL You’ve Never Seen Before (1991) — Executive ProducerNFL Super Duper Football Follies (1989) — Executive ProducerCrunch Course (1986) — Executive ProducerAutumn Ritual (1986) — Executive ProducerThe All New NFL Football Follies (1986) — Executive ProducerLegends of the Fall (1980) — ProducerBig Game America (1969) — ProducerThe Football Follies (1968) — Executive ProducerThey Call it Pro Football (1966) — Executive ProducerPro Football's Longest Day (1962) — Director · Producer