Franklin P. Adams
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Heywood Broun (Sportswriter. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 7, 1888; died, New York, NY, Dec. 18, 1939.) Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun wrote more than 21 million words in a professional career that...
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Pat McDonough (Sportswriter. Born, Fargo, ND, Mar. 11, 1906; died, Kearny, NJ, Mar. 1, 1996.) On July 1, 1925, when the Evening Telegram was still located at 73 Dey Street in Manhattan, Patrick J....
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Bill Hanna (Sportswriter. Born, Kansas City, MO, 1862; died, Newfoundland, NJ, Nov. 20, 1930.) For nearly four decades, William B. Hanna covered sports for New York newspapers, starting with The...
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Hype Igoe (Sportswriter. Born, Santa Cruz, CA, June 13, 1885; died, Queens, NY, Feb. 11, 1945.) Coming from California in 1907 as a sports cartoonist, Herbert A. Igoe became one of New York’s leading...
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Herbert Bayard Swope (Horse racing. Born, St. Louis, MO, Jan. 5, 1882; died, New York, NY, June 20, 1958.) Perhaps the most famous New York newspaperman of his time, Herbert Bayard Swope was a horse...
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Jim Roach (Sports editor. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 20, 1907; died, New York, NY, Mar. 16, 1978.) James Pilkington Roach was one of the few sports editors universally respected throughout the...
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George Tidden (Sportswriting. Born, Brooklyn, NY, 1856; died, Brooklyn, NY, June 30, 1913.) Born Gerhard Otto Tidden to immigrant German parents in South Brooklyn, George Tidden became a leading...
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