Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died Tuesday. An ESPN historian said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
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Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died Tuesday. An ESPN historian said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s disease.