Bill Rasmussen, the founder of ESPN, has died at 93 according to the network. Here’s what is known about his cause of death.

Bill Rasmussen, whose vision and ambition fueled the 1979 launch of ESPN as the world's first 24-hour television network, died Tuesday. He was 93.

ESPN lost one of its most important original people as Bill Rasmussen, the network's co-founder, passed away this week at the ...

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ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the age of 93 from complications of Parkinson's disease.

He is survived by two sons, Scott Rasmussen and his wife Laura, as well as Glenn Rasmussen; his daughter Lynn Van Hollebeke ...

Bill Rasmussen, who founded ESPN in 1979, has died, the network has announced. He was 93. Rasmussen died from the effects of ...

LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the world's first all-sports cable network with his son, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN ...

The former New England Whalers exec and his son came up with the idea for an all-sports network in 1978 while stuck in traffic.

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, known as "The Father of Sports Television," has died from the effects of Parkinson's disease.