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List Of Sports Writers
The following is a partial list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters * Les Biederman * Furman Bisher * Jimmy Cannon * Henry Chadwick * George W. Daley * Dan Daniel * Pierce Egan * Charley Feeney * Larry Felser * Mary Garber * Halsey Hall * Arnold Hano * Sid Hartman * W. C. Heinz * Zander Hollander * Jerome Holtzman * James Jerpe * Leonard Koppett * Sam Lacy * John Lardner * Ring Lardner * Fred Lieb * Tim Murnane * Jack Murphy * Jim Murray * Murray Olderman * Edwin Pope * Shirley Povich * Rutherford "Rud" Rennie * Grantland Rice * Edwin Rumill * Damon Runyon * Red Smith * Steve Wilstein * Dick Young * Bob Addie North American publications ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' * Tony Barnhart * Craig Custance * Terence Moore * Dave O'Brien * Steve Wyche ''Baltimore Sun'' * Peter Schmuck ''Boston Globe'' * Amalie Benjamin * Jackie MacMullan * Bob Ryan * Dan Shaughnessy ''Boston Herald'' * Steve Buckley * Gerry Callahan * Tony Massarotti ''Chicago Sun-Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Biederman
Lester John Biederman "Verna Hocker Becomes Bride" ''The Harrisburg Telegraph''. Wednesday, December 4, 1946. p. 18. Retrieved 2015-09-11. "The marriage of Miss Verna M. Hocker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Hocker, 3428 Old Orchard Road, Progress, and Lester John Biederman, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Biederman of Wilkinsburg, took place at noon today." (June 7, 1907 – November 30, 1981) was an American and columnist, writing exclusively for '''', from 1930 until his retirement in 1969. He was known for, among ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lacy
Samuel Harold Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Credited as a persuasive figure in the movement to racially integrate sports, Lacy in 1948 became one of the first black members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). In 1997, he received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing from the BBWAA, which placed him in the writers' and broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. Upbringing Lacy was born on October 23, 1903, in Mystic, Connecticut to Samuel Erskine Lacy, a law firm researcher, and Rose Lacy, a full-blooded Shinnecock. The family moved to Washington, D.C., when Sam was a young boy. In his youth he developed a love for baseball, and spent his spare time at Griffith Stadium, home ballpark for the Washington Senators. His house a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Runyon
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from Brooklyn or Midtown Manhattan. The adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character and the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicts. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit", "Benny Southstreet", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charley", "Dave the Dude", or "The Seldom Seen Kid". His distinctive vernacular style is known as "Runyonese": a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in the present tense, and always devoid of contractions. He is credited with co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Rumill
Edwin M. Rumill (September 28, 1910 – September 15, 1987) was a prominent sportswriter in the Boston area for approximately 40 years. A member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, he wrote articles and editorials for ''The Christian Science Monitor'' from 1932 until his retirement in 1972. Rumill covered the Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it .... His photograph can be seen in the Boston Red Sox version of the official 1946 World Series Program.http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-8029126.html References Sportswriters from Massachusetts 1910 births 1987 deaths Writers from Boston Sports in Boston 20th-century American non-fiction writers {{US-journalist-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantland Rice
Henry Grantland "Granny" Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio. Early years Rice was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Bolling Hendon Rice, a cotton dealer, and Mary Beulah (Grantland) Rice. His grandfather Major H. W. Rice was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Rice attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he was a member of the football team for three years, a shortstop on the baseball team, a brother in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and graduated with a BA degree in 1901 in classics. On the football team, he lettered in the year of 1899 as an end and averaged two injuries a year. On the baseball team, he was captain in 1901. Sportswriter In 1907, Rice saw what he would call the greatest thrill he ever witnessed in his years of watching sports during the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutherford "Rud" Rennie
Cecil Rutherford "Rud" Rennie (1897–1956), newspaperman, was a sportswriter for the ''New York Herald Tribune'', chiefly assigned to the New York Yankees baseball team and the New York Giants football team, for some 36 years. He was a friend and confidant of many celebrated sports figures such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Pepper Martin, and Dizzy Dean, as well as his many colleagues in the press box. Much quoted from his writings as well as tossed-off quips, Rennie was a member of The Newspaper Guild from its founding in 1933. He served on the board of directors of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, and was frequently on the yearly selection committee for Most Valuable Player and the Honor Roll, and was on the executive committee of the New York Chapter. Early life He was born Cecil Claire Rutherford Rennie on August 8, 1897, in Toronto, the son of Scottish-born parents James Rennie, a coachman-driver, and Christina Rutherford, a cook, both in domestic serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Povich
Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for ''The Washington Post''. Biography Povich's parents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. Having grown up in coastal Bar Harbor, Maine (then known as Eden), far from a major league team, the first baseball game he ever saw was a game for which he wrote the game story. Journalism career Povich joined the ''Post'' as a reporter in 1923 during his second year as a Georgetown University law student, and in 1925 was named Editor of Sports. In 1933, he became a sports columnist, a responsibility that continued until his death, with only one interruption. In 1944, Povich took on the assignment of war correspondent for ''The Washington Post'' in the Pacific Theater. Following World War II, he returned to his sports desk. He was the sports editor for the ''Post'' for forty-one years. Then-Vice President Richard Nixon once told ''Post'' publisher Phil Graham: "Shirley Povich is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Pope
John Edwin Pope (April 11, 1928 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist known for his sportswriting at the ''Miami Herald'', where his work appeared from 1956 until his death in 2017. He covered Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLVII. Some referred to him as "the best writer of sports in America." Early career Pope's journalistic career began at the early age of eleven, when he began covering small events for his hometown ''Athens Banner-Herald''. By the time he was fifteen he had been promoted to the sports editor of the paper, thus making him the youngest person in the country to hold that position. His college years were spent at the University of Georgia, and after graduating he worked briefly with the United Press International, ''Atlanta Journal'' and ''Atlanta Constitution''. ''Miami Herald'' Pope's success with his 1954 book ''Football's Greatest Coaches'' allowed him to leave the Atlanta area and move down to Miami, where he accepted a lucrative position at the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Olderman
Murray Olderman (March 27, 1922 – June 10, 2020) was an American sports cartoonist and writer. His artwork often accompanied the sports stories he authored. His art also has been used by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and hung above the Hall of Fame busts. The Hall of Fame made all of the artwork digital so it must be accessed by visitors to the hall through electronic kiosks. Early life and education Olderman was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Jennie (Steinberg), a homemaker, and Max Olderman, who worked in the garment industry. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. He aspired to be a sportswriter at an early age. When he was in his teens, he wrote sports columns for a county weekly. He practiced drawing cartoons through trial and error. One of his drawings was first published in '' The Columbia Missourian'' during his junior year at the University of Missouri. Olderman graduated from University of Missouri with a B.J. degree, Stanford University with a B.S. in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Murray (sportswriter)
James Patrick Murray (December 29, 1919 – August 16, 1998) was an American He worked at the ''Los Angeles Times'' from 1961 until his death in 1998, and his column was nationally syndicated. Among his many achievements was winning the NSSA's Sportswriter of the Year award 14 times (12 of those consecutively). In 1990, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his 1989 columns, and the Baseball Hall of Fame awarded him the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1987. Cited as an influence by countless sports journalists, Murray was a fixture at the for 37 years. After he won the Pulitzer in 1990, Murray modestly said he thought the prize winner should have had "to bring down a government or expose major graft or give advice to prime ministers. Correctly quoting Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda shouldn't merit a Pulitzer Prize." He was offered $1 million to join ''The National Sports Daily'', but declined. Career Prior to his tenure with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Murray was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Murphy (sportswriter)
Jack Murphy (February 5, 1923 – September 24, 1980) was a sports editor and columnist for the ''San Diego Union'' newspaper from 1951–1980. Jack Murphy Stadium was named in his honor. He was affectionately referred to by fans simply as "The Murph" and "El Murph" by Spanish speakers. Early life Murphy was born on February 5, 1923 in Denver, Colorado. He was the older brother of New York Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy. Career Murphy moved from Fort Worth, Texas in 1951 to become a sportswriter for the ''San Diego Union'' newspaper. On December 21, 1960, Murphy wrote a column for the ''San Diego Union'' proposing the Los Angeles Chargers American Football League team become a San Diego franchise. Over the next year, through his ''Union'' articles, he would become a key figure in persuading San Diegans to relocate the Chargers. He also helped secure the Padres baseball team as a National League expansion team in 1969. Jack Murphy Stadium After the Chargers began to outgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Murnane
Timothy Hayes Murnane (June 4, 1851 – February 7, 1917) was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at '' The Boston Globe'' for about 30 years until his death. At the same time, he organized and led professional sports leagues and helped govern the baseball industry. He had been a professional baseball player, and played several seasons in the major leagues as a first baseman and center fielder. Biography Early life Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Murnane acquired his Irish brogue from his father, an Irish immigrant. Little is known about his childhood; he mentioned in one of his newspaper columns that he attended school in a one-room rural schoolhouse. While some sources say Murnane attended Holy Cross prep school in Worcester, Massachusetts, this is doubtful; searches in the school's archives show there was another man with the same name who attended, but he was from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and Murnane was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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