Dave Solomon (1952 – August 6, 2011) was a Connecticut

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and newspaper columnist. Originally from the

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, Solomon was graduated from the

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in 1974. He was sports editor of the university's newspaper ''Daily Campus'', and at the same time wrote for the ''Hartford Times''. He moved to the ''

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'' in 1976, for which he covered sports for the next 35 years. Eventually he became a columnist, regularly contributing under the title ''I Was Thinking''. A member of the

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and the

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, Solomon was honored by the

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and the

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, and received the Bill Keish Award for media service to the

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. Senator

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called Solomon a "Connecticut journalistic institution."''Jewish Ledger'', August 10, 2011

Notes

References

Dave Solomon was New Haven Register sports columnist, ''Jewish Ledger'', August 10, 2011

State Loses An Essential Sports Voice With Death Of Dave Solomon , ''Hartford Courant'', August 8, 2011

External links

To know Dave Solomon was to truly admire him, ''New Haven Register'', August 8, 2011

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