George Finkel

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]}