First ESPN president Chet Simmons dies at 81

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First ESPN president Chet Simmons dies at 81

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03-25-2010, 10:10 PM

[Image: http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif...NHeadlines]Sports broadcasting and cable pioneer, Chester R. Simmons, who served as president of ESPN when it launched 1979 launch, died of natural causes today in Atlanta. He was 81.

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