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ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease

Sportsnet · August 18, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease

Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died Tuesday.

He was 93.

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