He’s in every hall of fame possible in his industry, and there’s probably not an award he hasn’t received. Correction, make that hadn’t received, because on May 6, Dick Ebersol added another: a lifetime-achievement honor by the PGA Tour.
At an annual Players Championship dinner for industry leaders, guests were curious as to why there was no honoree's name on the invitation, but that mystery quickly was cleared up. Ebersol, the former chairman of NBC Sports, knew about his honor, but he also knew that a second honoree was going to be surprised: longtime friend Ken Schanzer, the former president of NBC Sports.