Some Television Firsts In Football…Pro and College

Here are some interesting firsts in the coverage of the game. The video is from ABC’s first season of what would become a juggernaut in television sports coverage…’Wide World Of Sports’.

Here, in a preseason game between the Dallas Texans and the San Diego Chargers, we will see the first use of an overhead camera with a platform suspended by a 130 foot crane. There are also microphones on the quarterbacks, which was another first. Finally, there is a portable camera on the sidelines. We have seen NBC do this in 1956. They seem to have not followed through but Roone Arledge did.

By the way, it is thought the first overhead camera use in an NCAA game came at The Liberty Bowl in 1964. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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