Shelly Saltman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetShelly Saltman
American sports executive
Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1931
Date of Death: 16-Feb-2019
Profession: sports administrator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Shelly Saltman
- Sheldon "Shelly" Arthur Saltman (August 17, 1931 in Boston – February 16, 2019 in Los Angeles) was a promoter of major sports and entertainment events including the worldwide promotion of the Muhammad Ali / Joe Frazier heavyweight championship boxing matches, creating the Andy Williams San Diego Golf Classic and helped to arrange the independent NFL Players Association games during the 1982 NFL season strike.
- Saltman was perhaps best known to the public as the man that Evel Knievel tried to beat to death with a baseball bat in 1977. Saltman created, wrote, and produced shows for television such as Pro-Fan, Challenge of the NFL Cheerleaders (an early "reality" show), and the movie Ring of Passion about the fights between American boxer Joe Louis and German champion Max Schmeling in the years leading up to World War II.
- He was also the author of various books including Evel Knievel on Tour, with Maury Green, and FEAR NO EVEL: An Insider's Look At Hollywood with Thomas Lyons.
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