Kevin Paul Dupont (born January 11, 1953) is an American sports journalist. During his career, Dupont has worked for the '' Boston Herald'', ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'', and ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

''. While with ''The Boston Globe'' in 2002, Dupont was awarded the

Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award The Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an accolade presented annually to a print newspaper columnist or reporter in recognition of their achievements covering the game of ice hockey. The award is "to recognize distinguished members of the newspaper ...

by the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Early life

His father served in the United States Army, where he met his future wife in England. After giving birth to Dupont's older sister, the family moved to Bedford, Massachusetts, where he was born on January 11, 1953. Dupont graduated from Bedford High School in 1971 and was later inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame.

Career

In 1977, Dupont was hired as a sportswriter for the ''

Boston Herald American The ''Boston Herald'' is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulit ...

'', covering the Red Sox. Later, in 1979, Dupon was elected to the

Baseball Writers' Association of America The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for journalists writing about Major League Baseball for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying websites. The organization was founded in 1908, and is known ...

Board of Directors starting in 1980. He eventually left the ''Boston Herald American'' for ''

'', where he covered the New York Islanders,

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

, and New Jersey Devils until 1985. Due to his successful journalism career with the Times, Dupont was hired full-time with ''

'' as a beat writer. In 2002, Dupont was awarded the

by the Hockey Hall of Fame.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupont, Kevin Living people 1953 births Boston University alumni Elmer Ferguson Award winners Male non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers Writers from Springfield, Massachusetts Bedford High School (Massachusetts) alumni Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts The Boston Globe people The New York Times writers Boston Herald people People from Bedford, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts