Pete Axthelm
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Pete "The Ax" Axthelm (born August 27, 1943 in New York City, NY - died February 2, 1991) worked as a sportswriter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, Sports Illustrated and Newsweek. During the 1980s, his knowledge of sports and journalistic skill aided him in becoming a sports commentator for The NFL on NBC and NFL Primetime on ESPN. Pete Axthelm died of liver failure on February 2, 1991 at the age of 47.
[edit] Works
The City Game, Harper's Magazine Press, New York, 1970 (ISBN 0-8032-5934-4)