Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN - Softcover

Rasmussen, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1962988228 ISBN 13: 9781962988223

Verlag: SuccessDNA, 2026

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THE GREATEST SPORTS ENTREPRENEUR STORY EVER TOLD... Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN tells the incredible tale of Bill and Scott Rasmussen, the father and son team who against all odds and legions of doubters created the most significant sports business of all time. With unique perspectives from key players in the origin story, you’ll be taken on an entrepreneurial roller coaster ride right up to ESPN’s launch on September 7, 1979. Sports Heaven features the perspectives and insights of Bill, Scott and the team who built ESPN from a dream into a powerhouse. You’ll hear from original anchors Chris Berman, George Grande, Bob Ley, and Greg Wyatt as well as leaders of consequence like Jimmy Pitaro, George Bodenheimer, and Rosa Gatti as they recount the riveting and seemingly improbable entrepreneurial tale of destiny that became ESPN. If you love sports and business success you will love Sports Heaven.

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Bill Rasmussen founded ESPN immediately after being fired by the Hartford Whalers hockey team. There is no better author to tell the incredible, underdog origin story of ESPN.

Mike Soltys ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen first hired Mike in the summer of 1980 as a college intern. Mike then went on to serve 43 years in ESPN’s corporate communications department, his last 20 years as vice president. Mike, currently ESPN’s official historian, offers the postscript on what elements that were put in place in 1979 and are still critical aspects to ESPN’s remarkable success.

Chris Berman has been an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN for decades starting a month after its initial launch in 1979 and joined ABC in 2020. A six-time honoree of the National Sports Media Association's National Sportscaster of the Year award, Berman was instrumental in establishing ESPN's lasting popularity during the network's formative years. 

Garrett Z. Sutton is an attorney and the author of eleven entrepreneurial books including Start Your Own Corporation and Loopholes of Real Estate, which have sold over 1 million copies as part of the original Rich Dad Advisor series. Garrett helps bring Bill’s entrepreneurial lessons to life. Garrett is also the Executive Producer of the Tenero.TV documentary Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN on Bill Rasmussen and the founding of ESPN.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SuccessDNA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1962988228
• ISBN 13: 9781962988223
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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