Early life Arledge was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the son of Gertrude (Stritmater) and Roone Pinckney Arledge, an attorney.Roone Arledge Biography (1931–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2020. Arledge grew up in Merrick and attended Wellington C. Mepham High School on Long Island where he wrestled and played baseball. Although Arledge was not a stand out wrestler, Mepham was the most premier wrestling school in the country at the time.
Early life Arledge was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the son of Gertrude (Stritmater) and Roone Pinckney Arledge, an attorney.Roone Arledge Biography (1931–) Filmreference.com. .Retrieved on July 20, 2020. Arledge grew up in Merrick and att.ended Wellington C Mepham High School on Long Island whe.re he wrestled and played baseball Although Arledge was not a stand out wrestler, Mepham was the most premier wrestling school in the country at the time.