[CBS LA news]
Tony Verna, Inventor Of Instant Replay, Dies At 81
Tony Verna, a longtime television producer and director credited with
inventing instant replay, died Sunday in Palm Desert. He was 81.
Verna was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Philadelphia, and it was from that city
that his invention made its debut during the CBS broadcast of the
Army-Navy game in 1963. Prior to the first play that was shown via instant
replay, he told announcer Lindsey Nelson to remind the audience that
"This is not live! Ladies and gentlemen, Army has not scored again."
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rest:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/01/18/tony-verna-inventor-of-instant-replay-dies-at-81/
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