Eddie Germano (born November 15, 1924) is an American cartoonist who is best known for his sports cartoons.Eddie Germano
Eddie Germano, 2007, Retrieved 10/1/2010

Biography

Eddie Germano was born in

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, Massachusetts in November 1924. He started working at an office of ''

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'' at age 16.Eddie Germano Cartoons
Syracuse University, 23 Sep 2009, Retrieved 10/1/2010 After serving in the Army, got his first full-time position as a cartoonist in 1948. He then worked at several Massachusetts and Florida newspapers. In 1963 he joined the staff of the

Brockton Enterprise ''The Enterprise'' is an afternoon daily newspaper published in Brockton, Massachusetts. It is considered a newspaper of record for Brockton and nearby towns in northern Bristol and Plymouth counties, and southern Norfolk County. The Fuller-Tho ...

in order to create sports and editorial cartoons for the publication. At age 66, Germano left the ''Enterprise'' to pursue freelance work. Germano continues to draw privately commissioned cartoons. He has 3 children as well as six granddaughters: Jaclyn Germano, Jennifer Germano, Julia Germano, Justina Germano, Anna Germano, and Maria Ducey and 3 grandsons: Edward Germano, Michael Germano, and Harry Germano.

Career

Besides working at newspapers, Germano also worked on numerous cartoon projects. He acted as producer on a cartoon television show for three years. In 1971 Germano began contributing special cartoon sports features for ''

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''. During the 1990s, Germano worked with Tom McCormick on Mr. Speaker, a strip that is unpublished. Some of his cartoons have also been displayed at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Books

Germano's cartoons often feature Boston's sports teams. In 1989 his book ''Red Sox Drawing Board'' was published.

Awards

He won the

National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

Sports Cartoon Award in 1981 and 1992.National Cartoonists Society
2008, Retrieved 10/1/2010 Germano also won an award for his cartoon series on heavyweight boxer

Rocky Marciano Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; ), better known as Rocky Marciano (, ), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the onl ...

, who grew up in

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References

External links

Eddie Germano
at Syracuse University (primary source material)

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