Don Ohlmeyer (Sept. 10, 2017, age 72)
Don Ohlmeyer, one of the most iconic television producers and programmers of his generation who worked in both sports and entertainment and was one of the original producers of Monday Night Football, died on Sept. 10 in Indian Wells, California, at the age of 72.
Ohlmeyer served as one of MNF’s producers during its heyday in the 1970s, and also helped lead NBC to No. 1 in prime time in the 1990s by producing shows like “Seinfeld” and “ER. He joined NBC Sports as executive producer and president in 1993 after spending ten years at ABC Sports. Eventually, Ohlmeyer also produced his own company, Ohlmeyer Communications, to produce sports and entertainment programs.
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