I highly recommend the series "A Football Life" showing on NFL Network. Everything touched by NFL Films is absolute class. "A Football Life" is no different. So its fitting that the most recent episode profiled Ed Sabol. As the founder and heart of NFL Films since the the early '60s. Sabol has done as much as anyone in the presentation of professional football. Everything that we have seen of the NFL in the last half century has been touched by Ed Sabol and his son Steve. The NFL shot past baseball in popularity and never stopped, never looked back. That growth was greatly enhanced by the skills of the Sabols. They did everything right. Most people perfect their craft in part by learning from their mistakes. The Sabols perfected their craft by making each success better than the last. Everything that they did was golden. From the voice of John Facenda to the music of Sam Spence, nothing was done half way or ignored. Its just remarkable what Ed Sabol created and loved. I can think of no other organization, company or person that never failed to do things right. Consistent perfection is elusive but NFL Films is as close as it gets.
Ed Sabol, his son and his little company are a real treat. So is "A Football Life." The Flea Flicker says "check it out."
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