Roone Arledge Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 18, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Roone Arledge Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Roone Arledge Facts

Full Name	Roone Arledge
Birthdate	July 08, 1931
Birth Place	New York City, NY
Age (in 2025)	94 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Entrepreneur

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Roone Arledge Age & Birthday

Roone Arledge is best known as Entrepreneur who has born on July 08, 1931 in New York City, NY. Currently, Roone Arledge is 94 years, 5 months and 10 days old. Roone Arledge will celebrate 95th birthday on Wednesday, 8th of July 2026. Below the countdown to Roone Arledge upcoming birthday.

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Roone Arledge Biography

About

TV executive who invented Monday Night Football, ABC World News, Primetime, and several other long-running network programs.

Before Fame

He played baseball and wrestled for his high school team on Long Island.

Trivia

He was usually thought of as a sports-broadcasting pioneer. However, he was chairman of ABC News for over 20 years.

Family Life

He had four children from his first marriage. He left his wife during a vacation in Hawaii to broadcast a football game.

Associated With

He was friends with Curt Gowdy.

Top Asked Questions about Roone Arledge

How old is Roone Arledge in 2025?

Roone Arledge is 94 years old today.

When was Roone Arledge born?

Roone Arledge was born on July 08, 1931 in New York City, NY.

What is Roone Arledge zodiac sign?

Roone Arledge zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Roone Arledge best known for?

Roone Arledge was best known as Entrepreneur.

Fun Facts about Roone Arledge's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Roone Arledge's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Roone Arledge was born on Wednesday, 189^th day / 28^th week of 1931
Roone Arledge has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Roone Arledge birthday is VIII.VII.MCMXXXI
Roone Arledge's birthstone is Ruby
Roone Arledge's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Roone Arledge age in year is 94 years old
Roone Arledge age in month is 1133 months old
Roone Arledge age in day is 34497 days old
Roone Arledge age in hour is 827928 hours old
Roone Arledge age in minute is 49675680 minutes old
Roone Arledge age in second is 2980540800 seconds old
Next Roone Arledge birthday is on Wednesday, July 8th 2026
Roone Arledge age in next birthday (2026) is 95 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 08, 1931 birthday

Historical Events on Roone Arledge Birthday (July 08)

Below are historical events that coincided with Roone Arledge's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1962	Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
1966	King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
1968	The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
1970	Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
1972	Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.
1980	The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park.
1980	Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.
1982	A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months.
1988	The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
1994	Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
2003	Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
2011	Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
2014	Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
2021	President Joe Biden announces that the official conclusion of U.S. involvement in the War in Afghanistan will be on August 31, 2021.
2022	Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a speech in Nara.
1982	The birth of Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1983	The birth of John Bowker, American baseball player
1983	The birth of Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1988	The birth of Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
1988	The birth of Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
1989	The birth of Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion
1989	The birth of Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012)
1990	The birth of Kevin Trapp, German footballer
1991	The birth of Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
1992	The birth of Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1992	The birth of Son Heung-min, Korean footballer
1997	The birth of Bryce Love, American football player
1998	The birth of Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
1999	The birth of İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player
2014	The death of Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
2014	The death of John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (b. 1956)
2014	The death of Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (b. 1945)
2014	The death of Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
2015	The death of James Tate, American poet (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (b. 1928)
2018	The death of Tab Hunter, American actor, pop singer, film producer and author (b. 1931)
2020	The death of Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer (b. 1987)
2020	The death of Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (b. 1987)
2022	The death of Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020. (b. 1954)
2022	The death of Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (b. 1923)
2022	The death of Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
2022	The death of Tony Sirico, American actor (b. 1942)

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