Just over 51 years ago in Philadelphia, a neat trick with a videotape unit at the Army-Navy football game gave birth to instant replay, to become a staple of sports telly ever since... Tony Verna, the CBS tech who figured it out, went on to produce and direct many a live event for Black Rock... he passed away Sunday from leukaemia in Palm Desert, Calif; 81.
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