Pete Axthelm

Pete Axthelm
Born(1943-08-27)August 27, 1943
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 1991(1991-02-02) (aged 47)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materYale University, 1965
Occupation(s)Journalist, sports reporter, columnist, sports commentator
Spouses
  • Jill Delaney Axthelm
  • Andrea Axthelm
Children1 daughter

Pete Axthelm (August 27, 1943 – February 2, 1991) was a sportswriter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and its Inside Sports. During the 1980s, his knowledge of sports and journalistic skill aided him in becoming a sports commentator for The NFL on NBC and NFL Primetime and horse racing on ESPN.[1][2][3] While on the pregame telecasts for the NFL in the early 1980s, Axthelm was NBC's answer to CBS' Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder on The NFL Today, providing betting angles to the games.[4] Later in the decade, he would be hired in a similar role by ESPN at the urging of John Walsh, who had been the editor of Inside Sports.[5]

  1. ^ "Colleagues mourn death of Pete Axthelm". Bangor Daily News. Maine. Associated Press. February 4, 1991. p. 13.
  2. ^ James, George (February 4, 1991). "Pete Axthelm, 47, sports author, columnist and TV commentator". New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Asher, Mark (February 3, 1991). "Sportswriter Pete Axthelm dies at 47". Washington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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