Roone Arledge
- January 10, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Roone Arledge |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 8, 1931(1931-07-08) |
| Age | 93 |
| Date Of Death | 2002-12-05 |
| Birthplace | Queens |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Roone Arledge Biography
| Name | Roone Arledge |
| Birthday | Jul 8 |
| Birth Year | 1931 |
| Place Of Birth | Queens |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | Gigi Shaw , Ann Fowler , Joan Heise |
| Children(s) | Susan Lee Arledge, Roone Pinckney Arledge II, Elizabeth Ann Arledge, Patricia Lu Arledge |
Roone Arledge is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on July 8, 1931 in Queens, New York, United States. Television executive who invent Monday Night Football, ABC World News and Primetime as well as many other long-running network programs.
He was friends with CurtGowdy.
From his first marriage, he had four children. His wife died while he was on vacation in Hawaii, to broadcast a football match.
Roone Arledge Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
Roone Arledge is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roone Arledge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a Long Island High School wrestler and played baseball.
His reputation was that of a pioneer in sports-broadcasting. He was, however, chairman of ABC News for more than 20 years.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Roone Arledge Dating?
According to our records, Roone Arledge married to Gigi Shaw , Ann Fowler , Joan Heise. As of December 1, 2023, Roone Arledge’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Roone Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roone Arledge celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.
What did Roone Arledge do?
NEW YORK — Roone Arledge, a pioneering television executive at ABC News and Sports responsible for creating shows from “Monday Night Football” to “Nightline,” died Thursday. He was 71. Roone Arledge created “Wide World of Sports” and “The American Sportsman” for ABC.
Is Roone Arledge still alive?
December 5, 2002
Who invented Monday Night Football?
Roone Arledge , the TV sports visionary who made “Monday Night Football” a national viewing habit, and turned the earnest but ancient Olympic Games into a worldwide television spectacular, died Thursday, Dec. 5. He was 71. Roone Arledge created “Wide World of Sports” and “The American Sportsman” for ABC.
How did Monday Night Football start?
Monday Night Football first aired on ABC on September 21, 1970, with a game between the New York Jets and the Browns in Cleveland. Advertisers were charged US$65,000 per minute by ABC during the clash, a cost that proved to be a bargain when the contest collected 33% of the viewing audience.
Who played in the first ever Monday Night Football game?
The New York Jets meet the Cleveland Browns in the first-ever Monday Night Football game on September 21, 1970.