ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen dies, a DePauw University grad who never forgot his roots
(DePauw University) INDIANAPOLIS Bill Rasmussen, the founder of ESPN and a 1954 graduate of DePauw University who pushed to get the legendary Monon Bell football game on national TV, died Tuesday a… [+9596 chars]
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