George Finkel

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates George Finkel (July 29, 1936 – April 17, 2019) was an American television sports producer and director. He was the son of architect Maurice Herman Finkel. He graduated from University of Michigan in 1958.[1]

Finkel worked for NBC Sports from August 1971 to February 1990 and won three Emmys, for producing Super Bowl XIII,[2] for 1982 World Series, and for producing gymnastics at the 1988 Olympics.[1]

He also produced the highest-rated basketball game in television history: the 1979 NCAA men's championship game, featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State defeating Larry Bird's Indiana State.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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