Robert Verdi is the

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team historian. Verdi has worked for the ''

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'', '' Golf Digest'', and ''

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'' during his career and he was named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year 19 times. Verdi was awarded the

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by the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.

Career

Verdi grew up in

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, and attended Paul D. Schreiber High School before attending

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in 1963. At Lake Forest College, Verdi worked for the student newspaper, ''The Stentor'', while majoring in English. After graduation, he earned a job at the ''Chicago Tribune''. From 1967, Verdi worked full time for the ''Tribune'' before joining '' Golf Digest'' and ''

'' in 1997. As such, Verdi then transitioned to a weekly columnist for the ''Tribune'' until 2009. While with the newspaper, Verdi covered the Chicago Blackhawks and was elected president of the

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. In 2004, Verdi received the PGA of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and in 2005 was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame. In 2010, Verdi was named the Chicago Blackhawks team historian. Amongst other tasks, this job entailed writing stories about the team's history on the team's website. While with the Blackhawks organization, Verdi was awarded the Memorial Golf Journalism Award in 2012. Later, in 2016, he was awarded the

by the Hockey Hall of Fame. During his career, Verdi was also selected as Illinois Sportswriter of the Year 19 times.

Publications

The following is a list of publications: *''McMahon!'' (1987) *''Holy cow!'' (1989) *'' Once a Bum, Always a Dodger'' (1991) *''Chicago Blackhawks : seventy-five years'' (2000) *''The golden jet'' (2010) *''One goal achieved: the inside story of the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks'' (2010) *''One goal II: the inside story of the 2013 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks'' (2013) *''One goal. III: the inside story of the 2015 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks'' (2015)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Verdi, Bob Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Port Washington, New York Chicago Blackhawks personnel Lake Forest College alumni Chicago Tribune people American sportswriters American sports journalists Sportswriters from New York (state) American male non-fiction writers Elmer Ferguson Award winners