Joe Falls

Joe Falls

male, deceased (2004)
death by myocardial infarction, Death from diabetes, Associated Press, detroit free press, Diabetes, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward
Joseph Francis Falls (May 2 1928 - August 11 2004) was an American journalist. He began his career in his native New York City. At the age of 17 in...
Grantland Rice

Grantland Rice

male, deceased (1954)
Vanderbilt University alumni, New York Herald-Tribune, From Tennessee, bible, college football, Hollywood Walk of Fame…J.G. TaylorSpinkAward
Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880-July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sportswriter.
Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon

male, deceased (1947)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Midtown Manhattan, franklin delano roosevelt, Midtown, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward, American
Damon Runyon was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew...

Fred Lieb

male
baseball, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward, American, sportswriter, The Pride of the Yankees, Frederick Lieb
Frederick Lieb was an American sportswriter and baseball historian. He and his wife Mary were especially close to Lou Gehrig. Walter Brennan's...
Hal Lebovitz

Hal Lebovitz

male, deceased (2005)
Cleveland, columnist, journalist, Beat writer, cleveland indian, editor…J.G. TaylorSpinkAward
Hal Lebovitz (September 11, 1916 - October 18, 2005) was a longtime sportswriter and award-winning columnist. He was a fixture on Cleveland's...
Wendell Smith

Wendell Smith

male, deceased (1972)
African American, Major League Baseball, pittsburgh pirate, chicago sun-times, negro league baseball, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward
Wendell Smith (March 23 1914 - November 26 1972) was a noted African American sportswriter who was influential in the choice of Jackie Robinson to...
Bob Addie

Bob Addie

male, deceased (1982)
baseball, Washington Senator, the washington post, washington times-herald, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward, American
Robert Addie (February 6 1910 - January 18 1982) was an American sportswriter who covered baseball for "The Washington Post" and "Washington...
Joe McGuff

Joe McGuff

male, deceased (2006)
Death from motor neurone disease, From Kansas City, Kansas City, writer, Irish-American, baseball hall of fame…J.G. TaylorSpinkAward
Joseph T. McGuff was an American journalist, author, and newspaper editor. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he attended Marquette University and served...
Warren Brown

Warren Brown

male
Major League Baseball, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward, American, putnam, sportswriter, The Chicago Cubs
Warren Brown (January 3, 1894 - November 20, 1978) was an American sportswriter who spent the major portion of his career in Chicago, Illinois....

Jim Murray

male, deceased (1998)
buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Pulitzer Prize for Commentary winner, Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, sportswriter, J.G. TaylorSpinkAward, American
James Patrick Murray (December 29, 1919 - August 17, 1998) was an American sportswriter at the "Los Angeles Times" from 1961 to 1998. Many of his...